Google search:
BRÖKK: Old Norse myth name of a dwarf who, along with his brother Eitri, made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer of Thor, probably derived from the Nordic element bróka, meaning "breeches."
The author also has an Author's Notes section at the end of the book:
Spoiler:
Author’s Notes
Malice Striker is a fuzzy blend of fact, fiction, and fantasy. Many of the figures mentioned in the book indeed lived in the period of Brökk’s tale—around A.D. 972. However, I have taken liberties with the geography in which the story is set—northern Norway—and invented the location of Bita Veðr.
Here are the facts:
1. Kenneth of Scotland aka Cináed mac Maíl Coluim served as King of Scotland (called Alba back then) from A.D. 971 - 995. While historical records show Kenneth had at least one son, who later became King Malcolm II (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) and may have had others, there is no mention of a wife or wives.
2. King Harald Bluetooth ruled Denmark, parts of Norway, and Sweden from A.D. 958 - 986.
3. While it is certain that in the 960s Harald Bluetooth converted to Christianity, the reasons for his conversion and the manner in which it happens is widely contested.
4. The Abbasid Caliphs ruled what is now Baghdad from A.D. 750 - 1258.Though the records show there was a golden age during which knowledge and scholars flourished (much of medicinal knowledge came from this region), the dynasty eventually fractured.
5. Norse mythology does indeed speak of the jötunn goddess, Skaði, but little is known about her. The jötunns were a mythological race of giants who lived in Jötunheimr, one of the nine Norse worlds.
6. While both King Kenneth and King Harald ruled around the same time period, there is no record of them ever having met or becoming allies.
7. Hot springs are found in Norway in the Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park near the ancient volcano, Bockfjorden. Coincidentally, the two hot springs located there are named The Troll and Jötunn Springs. They are the northernmost hot springs on the planet.
8. There is a Dumbarton Castle, which I vaguely used as a basis for Sumbarten Abbey, but all the rest is fictional.
9. Dalriada was a Gaelic overkingdom on the west of Scotland in the late 6th and early 7th centuries. The area encompassed what in modern times is Argyll and Bute and Lochaber in Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland, most likely County Antrim. However, the kingdom became subject first to the rule of Northumbria, then to the Picts, and ultimately became part of the Kingdom of Alba (Scotland). Thus during the period in which Malice Striker is set, King Kenneth ruled Dalriada, but the region had ceased to be referred to by that name.
-I haven't read this yet, but the name used seems valid to me based on a quick Google search.
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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
Okay, Brökk is the worst name I have ever come across. Brock I'd have accepted, but Brökk? No. If you don't know everything about how these umlauts are pronounced and what the resulting word means or sounds like in another language, then you should not use them. Ever.
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