The Wolf's Oath: an edge-of-your-seat Viking adventure in the thrilling Whale Road Chronicles

by Tim Hodkinson

This thrilling Viking adventure in the epic Whale Road Chronicles sees outcast prince Einar and his crew take on their most bitter foes.

Einar and the Wolf Coats sail back to the northern realms in order to honour a dying man's last wish by placing his sword into the hands of his son.

As they get closer to their destination, they encounter a fearsome band of Viking mercenaries. Einar is keen to join forces, but the Wolf Coats are vehemently opposed... until a violent skirmish makes both sides realise they will be stronger together.

First though the Wolf Coats must pass a prove themselves to their new allies by discovering the truth behind strange tales of bloodshed in the far north.

Einar soon realises he may have signed up for more than he intended, for he must cross swords with allies of his bitter Eirik, the Serpent King.

A powerful action-adventure novel perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane and Matthew Harffy.

Reviews for Tim Hodkinson

'Epic, violent storytelling and great fun to read' The Times
'Highly recommended!' Theodore Brun
'Will leave you breathless for more' Richard Cullen
'A superb author of dark age fiction' Simon Turney

Genres: Historical Fiction

431 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2026

About the author

I love reading and writing historical fiction.

My interest in ancient times, and particularly the medieval period, goes back to my childhood when my parents took us kids around the castles and megaliths of Ireland. I remember riding my bike as a boy to the see the various remnants of the Normans within reach of my home town of Lisburn. What would appear to most as uninspiring hillocks to me became in my imagination the site of heroic battles and I suppose that's where inspiration for some of my stories came from.
My interest only deepened with studying Old Norse, Medieval English and Celtic civilization at university and these topics have informed my first novels, along with a passion to tell stories about areas of Irish history that are sometimes overlooked and forgotten.

"Lions of the Grail" is set in Medieval Ireland, at the time the Scots invaded. Its a tale of knights and tournaments set against a war that time has forgotten. "The Waste Land" carries on the tale where Lions left off, while the novella, "The Savage Forest" takes the hero of this series, Richard Savage back to a time when he was still a young idealistic member of the Order of Knights Templar.

"The Spear of Crom" goes back to the time of the druids and is the story of a celtic cavalry officer in the Roman Army and his hunt for a mystical spear.

"The Undead" takes place in Victorian Belfast and moves into Gothic Horror, taking inspiration from Chapter 20 of Mary Shelley's classic novel "Frankenstein", which takes place in North Ireland.

Apart form that I have a couple of short stories set in the world of the Anglo-Saxons - "All the Kings Thanes" is my retelling of a true story treachery and the paranoia of power, while "Beowulf's Return" is set in the time of myth & legend.

My novels are available in print at all good online retailers and also (as well as the short stories) in Kindle format from Amazon.

I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing them.