In Another Life

by trubluvamp

Anna had always dreamed of leading an exciting life, of going on adventures like those found in fiction. Will she come to regret her wish when she is mysteriously sent back in time to Viking Britain or will she find herself more at home in the past than in her own time.

1. Chapter 1

In Another Life

Prologue

It started out like any other day, mundane, tiresome and lacking any excitement, I woke up, I ate and went through my day. I had always envied the lives people lead in films, asking myself why can't real life be like that and spent my days dreaming of going on a great adventure or finding my soulmate. That's how it always was in films and part of me when I was younger always thought things would be that easy. Things might be dull now but one day . . .During my schooling years, history had always been my favourite subjects, remembering the dates of all the great battles, the names of all the kings and queens and I felt a sense of nostalgic romanticism about the past, I was of the opinion that things were better back then. I knew, of course, that life in previous centuries was harsh, unequal and would seem completely alien to our modern eyes, remembering that saying, The past is a foreign country...but there were times when I looked at a beautiful old building next to a plain modern one, looked at an old photo and imagined what life was like then or after having just turned on the television and watched the news. That was what I thought but unbeknownst to me at the time my wish would come true.