Hollywood screenwriters James Jennewein and Tom S. Parker bring Norse mythology to life with an adventure-filled saga told in kid-friendly language. A Viking boy named Dane must choose a nickname for himself to keep up tradition. Will he become Dane the Dangerous or Dane the Despicable? When an evil warlord named Thidrek kidnaps Dane's sweetheart, he earns his nickname through great feats of derring-do-Dane the Defiant!