The 10th volume of the collected works of Poul Anderson includes an off-cycle novel.

In the darkest hour of the Danish state, when brother went against brother, kings Hroar and Helgi, avenging the death of their father, subjugate the willful jarls. , terrifying the neighbors. The next to sit on the throne of Leidra will be Hrolf, the son of Helga, so that the lineage coming from Odin himself will not be interrupted. He will be destined to become the greatest of the Skjoldungs. However, the father's curse passes to the son along with military glory. And the witch’s terrible prophecy comes true, predicting Hrolf’s victory in a lost battle. The hero dies, struck by a treacherous blow, but the saga about him continues to live.