Elfgift

"I choose the slain!" A pagan king lies dying. With his last words, he leaves his kingdom to his son, Elfgift. But Elfgift is a bastard and a half-thing: the king's son by a beautiful elf-woman. The king has other sons, legitimate sons by his saintly Christian queen. Those sons have no intention of seeing their kingdom ruled by a pagan elf's get. They send armed men to murder Elfgift and burn his farmstead. They think themselves rid of their troublesome half-brother. But Elfgift is not alone. He has a powerful ally: the Battle-woman, Jarnseaxa. She fetches Elfgift out of this world and teaches him to fight for his life and his crown.