Berserkir (bare-ser-kerr): Elite warriors of Stonegate.
berserksgangur (bur-serks-gahn-gr): Untamed rage and bloodlust of Berserkirs.
blood craft: The magical ability to cast spells with runes and blood.
bone craft: The magical ability to manipulate, weaken, and break bones.
craft: Magic.
Divisive Wars: The battles that divided the realms into the three kingdoms.
Dravenmoor: The kingdom of Queen Elisabet. Home of soul crafters.
elskan: An endearment like “darling” or “my dear.”
fara wolf: Trained and bonded wolves used by Dravenmoor.
florin: Currency.
fossegrim: A water spirit from Norse folklore that uses a fiddle/violin to lure humans.
god-queen, the: The Wanderer King’s wife.
jarl/jarldom: Similar to a lord, the jarl leads and hails over his/her own territory within a kingdom.
Jorvandal: The kingdom of King Damir. Typically the home of bone crafters.
Jul: A winter holiday.
melder: A rare magical person born once a generation with the power to meld dead bone to bone to summon the strength of a fallen soul into the living.
Myrda: The kingdom of King Hundur. Holds an alliance with Jorvandal and is typically the home of blood crafters.
Night Ledges: Mountain range dividing the realms of Stìgandr from open territory.
realms of Stìgandr (stee-gander): The continent of the three kingdoms.
Salur: Otherworld, like Valhalla.
seasons: Term to signify years or passing time.
seax: A type of sword.
ser: Sir, mister.
soul bones: Marked bones of the dead used to create Berserkir warriors.
soul craft: The magical ability to manipulate, sever, and control souls of the living and dead.
Stav Guard: The warriors of Stonegate.
Stonegate: Royal keep of King Damir.
súlka: Miss, ma’am.
tagelharpa: A stringed instrument.
thorn blossoms: Used to create dyes to hide silver scars in the eyes.
Unfettered Folk: Clan living over the Night Ledges that serves no kingdom.
Wanderer King: Believed to be the first king of the realms, the father of magical craft.