Camilla Bruce - mostly updates

Norwegian writer of the dark and lovely. Latest: THE WITCH IN THE WELL & ALL THE BLOOD WE SHARE.

[Oneworld Publications @OneworldNews]

'Theatrical and deliciously dark, this book is pure magic' A.J. West

Happy publication day to At the Bottom of the Garden by Camilla Bruce, a dark gothic adult fairytale with a murderous aunt, witches and a vengeful housekeeper...

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[Camilla Bruce - mostly updates @millacream]

Out in the US today! 🖤🍾🐦‍⬛

[Oneworld Publications @OneworldNews]

So lovely to see Camilla Bruce's At the Bottom of the Garden on @TheFantasyHive's Most Anticipated Releases of 2025 list!

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@millacream

[Coffin Boffin @DrSamGeorge1]

JULEBUKK During Yuletide in Norway a Julebukk, or tricksy goat figure, goes door to door, indulging in carolling & trick or treating. These wonderful figures draw on fairy tale human to animal transformation as well as animal mumming
Image: Charles Fréger #GothicYuletide

[The Folk Horror Consortium @folkhorrorforum]

FOR THE BELLS TOLL FOR THEE-Off now to Norway where the most folk horror of all the churches in the known world are to be found. Known as the Stave(or 'Stafr' in Old Norse)style of architecture,they remain the oldest surviving wooden holy houses,dating back to the early medieval

[Point Blank @PointBlankCrime]

Fans of gothic fairy tale we have 5 proof copies of Camilla Bruce's deliciously dark novel #AttheBottomoftheGarden to give away! Out 30 Jan 2025 RT to enter! @millacream

[The Lineup @lineupweekly]

October may be ending, but it's always the right season for a good scare. @millacream @SofiaAjram @rachfacelogic https://t.co/Obgm8mGiuf

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

During a routine investigation, Norwegian researchers have found answers to an unsolved riddle about a mysterious trading post from the Viking Age...

When a silver button and a bowl scale suddenly appeared from the ground, archaeologists Geir Grønnesby and Ellen Grav Ellingsen from NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim) realized that they had found exciting evidence of a trading post from the Viking Age.

The finds come from two separate boat graves in Nord-Trøndelag in Norway.

The archaeologists were there to carry out a routine survey due to a renovation of the E6 motorway. But instead of a simple excavation in the road, the researchers found a possible answer to an unsolved riddle about a mysterious trading post, Steinkjer, from the Viking Age. The place is named in old sagas, but has never been found.

"These objects, especially the bowl scale, made us think of the saga literature's description of Steinkjer as a trading place. The sagas tell that under Eirik Jarl, Steinkjer was for a shorter period of greater importance than Nidaros (Trondheim, ed.). It was before Olav Haraldsson restored Nidaros as a royal residence and trading town,' write Geir Grønnesby and Ellen Grav Ellingsen in the magazine VITARK 8, which is published by the NTNU Science Museum.

Trondheim was Norway's capital in the Viking Age and the country's religious center. At that time the city was called Nidaros. The world's northernmost Gothic cathedral, the Nidraros Cathedral, was built in Trondheim when the first stones were laid over Olav Haraldsson's grave in 1070. The oldest extant parts of the cathedral were built in 1183. As a medieval city and religious capital, Nidaros played an important role in international trade throughout the Middle Ages. The Lewis Chessmen, an exquisite 13th Century set of walrus ivory and whale teeth, are believed to have been made in Nidaros.

Olav Haraldsson was Norwegian king who was credited with bringing Christianity to Norway. He was canonized in 1031, a year after his death. This was confirmed by Pope Alexander III in 1164. Olav Haraldsson is mentioned in a number of different Norse and Icelandic sagas. It is in these sagas that it is written about an important trading post in Steinkjer, which was even bigger than Nidaros. But until archaeologists began digging in Lø, they had only a few clues as to where the important trading post might be.

There were most certainly no permanent buildings in Steinkjer, as they would have been easy to find. And items for buying and selling made of organic materials will not have survived destruction of several centuries. Better clues are coins or other metal from foreign countries. Beyond this, archaeologists must rely on much more subtle evidence. One such evidence may be the geography of the place itself. "Although there is no archaeological evidence that there was a trading post in Steinkjer during the Viking Age, there are several aspects that support this idea," write Geir Grønnesby and Ellen Grav Ellingsen. They point out that one of the most important clues is that Steinkjer is located in a natural trading post, at the mouth of a river in the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. It is also a place where farmers have cultivated flat lands for centuries.

📷 : Bowls, swords, pearls – all are traces of a trading post in the Viking Age. The three balls in the lower left corner are silver buttons, which the archaeologists believe come from the British Isles. (📷© Åge Hojem)

#archaeohistories

[Camilla Bruce - mostly updates @millacream]

@Aliss32228664 Yes, it will! On January 30! 😊

[Camilla Bruce - mostly updates @millacream]

COVER REVEAL! ✨
I'm so thrilled to share the gloriously gothic cover of my next novel, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN!

Out in the US on January 28 from @DelReyBooks
— available for preorder now: https://t.co/xVynuzMPbR

Cover design: Sophia Chunn

[Library Service - Hampshire County Council @hantslibraries]

10 must-read books for true crime fans - @DeadGoodBooks

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[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Oneworld has secured Camila Bruce’s (@millacream) At the Bottom of the Garden, a “tale of an evil aunt, strange children and restless souls”. 👇 https://t.co/elMQJVbcB1

[Tor Books @torbooks]

Have you read #TheWitchintheWell by @millacream yet?! Kick off your new year with this thrilling new read, now available in paperback ✨

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[Camilla Bruce - mostly updates @millacream]

ALL THE BLOOD WE SHARE (UK) is out in paperback in today! 🎈

This edition has a glorious new cover featuring contemporary drawings of the Bender family. 🖤
@MichaelJBooks

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[Rowdy Geirsson @RGeirsson]

At the Battle of Hjörungavágr, Håkon Jarl called upon the wyrd sisters of Thorgerdr Holgabrudr and Irpa to shoot arrows from their fingertips at and dump hail on the Jomsvikings #FaustianFriday #ofdarkandmacabre 🖼️ Jenny Nyström

[Camilla Bruce - mostly updates @millacream]

The Witch in the Well (US) is out in paperback today! 🥳

https://t.co/napbwbuOn0

[Tor Books @torbooks]

The Very Happiest of #BookBirthdays to #HeWhoDrownedtheWorld by @shelleypchan and #TheWitchintheWell in paperback by @millacream! Check them out anywhere books are sold today 🌊

[Karen Lee Street @karenleestreet]

In Norway traditional bridal wear includes a crown & 'Bunad', their regional folk costume. 200 years ago wealthy families gave the expensive bridal crown as part of the daughter’s dowry. The bride owned the crown and could hire it out to other brides for income
#FolkloreSunday

[Atlas Obscura @atlasobscura]

They buried people, boats, and even a house. https://t.co/V0o6FzJ8K6

[Camilla Bruce - mostly updates @millacream]

EXCITING NEWS!!! 🎉🔪🎀

[Del Rey Books @DelReyBooks]

🚨 NEW TITLE ALERT 🚨 We're excited to share that we will be publishing @millacream's AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN, a speculative ode to wicked stepmothers, murderous housewives, vengeful housekeepers, and strange little girls. Coming in 2024!