Meet Asfrid Hrutdottir. She along with her younger sister Arngunn, were left orphaned after both their mother and father were killed during the raiding season. Both she and her sister were taken in as wards by Earl Beorcol and his family.
Asfrid would later go on to marry Beorcol’s eldest son, Thorkel, after spending much time together growing up as close friends. The two would go on to have a daughter, named Thora, who is prophesied to be the Daughter of the Sea. Learn more about Asfrid in the book Broken Souls.