The second part, "Asper, the prince of Ashinar", deals with the eponymous son of Gorm and Herret. Gorm also has time to fall in love and marry Herret, Sir Orwick's best student. Gorm, Urff the chieftain of midgets, and swordmaster Sir Orwick go to fight them. His kingdom is in danger of being usurped if this is not enough, the Cynocephali note (a race of dog-headed humans foung in several Northern European myths, the Estonian word used in the book is peninukid) barricaded behind the mountains may break through any time. The first part, "King Gorm", deals with the king of the same name, who returns from his travels after ten years. It is very fast-paced and extremely Troperrific. It follows the life and adventures of four generations of Ashinar's royal family. The Chronicles of Ashinar ( Ashinari kroonikad) is an Estonian fantasy novel by Veiko Belials (and the very first of its kind).
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