Sea of Trolls (theme)

Sea of Trolls has many important themes. The brave young Jack did not give up after he and his sister were captured by the berserkers. He tried every possible way to protect his sister and himself under dangerous conditions. He knew he needed to build a strong relationship with his captors. Eventually, he became good friends with his captors, especially Olaf, who was the leader of the berserkers. Jack was also trying to protect Thorgil, a young female berserker. In return, Olaf and Thorgil saved Jack from the attack of the troll-bear and dragon while they were searching for Mimir's Well.

I also learned that we should believe in ourselves. In the beginning, Jack thought that he couldn't do anything. Of course, that caused some of the berserkers to think that he really was useless. However, he proved that he was a very good bard. Eventually, another bard showed him that it was very important to believe in yourself. If you have confidence, you will find a way out, even during a messy or dangerous situation.

We should be optimistic as well. In the beginning, Jack thought that he would be killed. When he decided to try and save himself and his sister, Lucy, things started to get better. He and Lucy successfully returned home.

Sea of Trolls (Plot)

In the exposition of Sea of Trolls, the characters were introduced. Jack was an 11 year old kid who worked on a farm. He was also taking lessons from the village Bard. He learned to sing, dance, and do magic. He had a sister named Lucy who was only 5 years old. Lucy believed that she was a princess who had gotten lost in the woods one day. It was a very peaceful setting in a village. The villagers had food, drink, houses, and peace-until the berserkers attacked them. The berserkers were fierce warriors who robbed and killed people for fun.

One day Jack and Lucy were captured by the berserkers. They had to think of a way to escape, but Lucy didn't help. She thought that someone from a palace would come to save her. They were almost sold as slaves, but Jack's skill as a bard saved them. The leader of the berserkers, Olaf One-Brow, was very impressed by Jack. He decided to keep the kids.

At the climax, Jack had to live in Olaf One-Brow's house. Although his title, bard, showed that he was better than a slave, the berserkers still treated him like a slave. The other slaves made him do a very dangerous task: cleaning out a troll-boar's pen. He almost got killed, but when he sang to the troll-boar, he calmed it down. The other slaves stopped mistreating him at that point. He also gained respect from the berserkers. When he accidentally caused Queen Frith's hair to fall out, he and two berserkers went on a quest to find a cure. One berserker was Olaf. The other was a girl named Thorgil.

Jack realized that if he wanted to escape, he would have to complete the quest. It was very dangerous: He had to fight off a troll-bear, a dragon, and a giant spider. Still, he became friends with the berserkers, and they were willing to sacrifice their lives for each other. Olaf died while protecting Jack from the attack of the troll-bear. Torgil also killed the dragon to save Jack. Jack managed to put the fearsome giant spider to sleep so that they could escape back to the queen.

Jack restored Queen Frith's hair, but she had overdone it. The hair covered her body, and she turned into a wild animal. Still, King Ivar allowed Jack and Lucy to return to their village, which they had been away from for more than a year. When they returned to the village, Jack gained respect from the villagers, since he had become a true bard. This book ended very well, as the Bard listened with great interest about the adventures Jack had gone through.

Sea of Trolls (Character)

Jack is the main character in the book, Sea of Trolls. As an eleven year old apprentice bard in the village, he learnt entertaining skills such as singing and dancing, and even some magic tricks. When the village was attacked by the berserkers, Jack and his sister, Lucy who was 5 years old, were captured by the berserkers. He had to face and survive many challenges to save his sister and himself. He had to deal with psychic trolls, savage berserkers, and mysterious Norns. Jack was a brave person, and could always find a way to solve his problems and get out of dangerous situations. Jack's sister, Lucy, believed herself to be a lost princess, and even thought the whole ordeal was an adventure that she would have to survive to gain the throne. She did not realise how much danger they were in.

Thorgil was a 12 year old berserker. In the beginning of the book, she and Jack hated each other. However, at the end, the two young kids became very good friends. Jack helped Thorgil when the other berserkers were teasing her, saying that women couldn't make poetry. When they were being attacked by a dragon, Thorgil protected Jack. Olaf One-Brow was the leader of a group of berserkers. Jack and his sister were almost sold as slaves by Olaf. But Jack managed to show his talent as a bard, which amazed Olaf. Olaf decided to keep Jack and his sister on their boat. Jack and Olaf eventually became friends. While Jack was performing a song to the queen of the berserkers, he accidentally put a magic spell on the queen that caused her hair to fall out. They heard that there was a Mimir's Well in Jotunheim that could give them unlimited knowledge to get anything they wanted. Together, Thorgil, Jack, and Olaf set off to search for Mimir's Well.

They were facing many challenges on their way searching for the Mimir's Well. Unfortunately Olaf died while he was protecting Jack and Thorgil from a troll-bear's attack. When Jack and Thorgil were attacked by a dragon, Thorgil protected Jack and killed the dragon. Eventually, Jack and Throgil finally found Mimir's well. They drunk the water from the well and went back to the queen. They managed to restore queen's hair. Jack and Lucy went home safely at the end of the story.