Aelfhild is blessed. Aelfhild is cursed.Aelfhild can't decide which is more terrifying. All she knows is that the way her friends stare at her hand makes her increasingly nervous. Bearing the mark of the Gods is no easy thing.She returns home to a kingdom riven by civil war. Raiders gather along the northern border, eager for plunder. On the southern front, legions assemble and plan conquest. Her people are stuck between, ruled by a King concerned only with his power and lords with schemes of their own. Can Aelfhild use her mysterious new gifts to save the innocent folk of Earnfold, without having to sacrifice those closest to her? Without losing herself? Only the Gods know.Oaths and Old Gods is the second entry in the Queenmaker fantasy series, and the direct sequel to Runes and Red Sails. Set in a new world based on Norse and Old English mythology, it is an epic tale with its own unique legends, heroes, and monsters.