The Norns’ Visions Presents…
The Burdens of Heirs
A Romantic Epic Tragedy
Legacy is not a blessing; it’s a Burden.
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"Epic Tale. Norse Heart. Queer Soul."
A Romantic Epic of Mythic Tragedy and Human Connection
Romantic Epic • Queer Literary • Tragedy Dynastic Saga • Intergenerational Gothic
Written by pagan sapphic lovers, “The Burdens of Heirs” is a tragic, intergenerational saga set in a pagan medieval kingdom where love is bound to lineage and silence is its own form of violence.
What Makes This Series Unforgettable:
This isn’t just a story. It’s lives turned ink—bloody, beautiful, and burning with secrets.
Co-written by Anais & Alexis: real queer love, real magic, behind the scenes!
Norse Myth told with Honor, not Brutality—a pagan story where Norse people are loving, humane, and true.
Character-driven: Souls you’ll love, hate, and weep for—sometimes all at once
A long multi-part saga: a bingeable series that readers can live inside.
Queer and Diverse Identities: deep, non-tokenised representation
“Unfathomable despair…”“Earned transformations.”"Endless Ships!"“…ruined longing.”Themes You’ll Find Inside
⸸Oral traditions & Norse mythos: harsh beauty, ancient faiths. Norse roots told accurately, not brutalized, not through a western lense! Pagans are respected and humane!
⸸Romance: Sapphic and Achillean, intense, dangerous, obsessive, and deeply human
⸸Queerness as an accepted truth, not as a challenge to overcome: fluid identities, all forms of love, queer rage and joy, polyamory
⸸Trauma, legacy, and grief: the unfair truth that the past never really stays buried
⸸Witchcraft and Paganism: nuanced, historical, and rooted in ritual and reverence
⸸Multiple POVs: every side of the story, even the painful ones
⸸Psychological Depth and themes: Grief—not only of the dead, but of the lives they never got to live. Guilt. Sadness. Love. Sacrifice. Revenge. Trauma.
This Story is for:
⸸ Queer folk/romantics who loved The Last Kingdom and cried alone
⸸ Poets and Literary readers who underlined Madeline Miller and want more
⸸ Sapphic witches who’ve never seen themselves in a dynasty
⸸ Trauma survivors who hide grief in elegance
⸸ Lovers of tragedy, not happy endings
⸸ Queer kids of color who saw nothing of themselves in media
⸸ Those who were told family is blood, but then bled and got nothing back
⸸ The ones with mothers who gave them duty, not love
And fathers who gave them legacy, not safety
And lovers who never could love them in daylight.
Pop Culture Influences
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riot's "Arcane"
Angst, Friendships Turned enemies, Found Family, Emotional Devastation, Queer Love, Character Development, Diverse Representations, Varied Representations of Women
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CW's "The 100"
Endless Ships and Connections, Women in Power, Sacrifices and Hard Choices,
War-Torn Romances, The Weight of Leadership -
Netflix's "Haunting of Bly Manor"
Tragic Doomed Lovers, Non-Linear Storytelling, Love as Sacrifice, Slow Creeping Dread, Memory and Time Loops
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George Lucas' "Star Wars"
Political Drama, Family Betrayal, “I will burn the world for Love”, Fallen Lovers, Fate/Destiny, Generational Trauma
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Showtimes' "YellowJackets"
Feminine Rage, Trauma, Feral Group Dynamics, Queer Representation, Trauma Bonds
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Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us"
Loss, Grief, Survival Bonds, Hidden Truths/Storytelling, Multiple POVs, Broken Protectors, Moral Compromise, Tragic First Loves
Act I: Pembrook
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Act I: Pembrook ~
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The Burdens of Heirs: Act I
Pembrook
Their ancestors never warned them that lies run deeper than truths.
In war-torn Midhelm, three kingdoms cling to ancient secrets, but the burdens of the Heirs set fate into motion. A faithborn Princess, sworn to secure her kingdom through marriage, finds herself torn by a Norse admirer. Forbidden desires awaken, threatening her heart and fragile alliances.
As generations collide and secrets surface, the heirs must navigate a world where loyalty is tested and the price of love is devastating.
For readers of queer romance, psychological drama, and epic love stories, Pembrook is act I of a saga of passion, tragedy, and burdens carried across generations.
The truth comes quickly—
Legacy is not a blessing. It is a burden.
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