Sigurd Vinland Saga Novels & Stories

Ravaged by the Northmen Chapter 2: Hall of the Conquerors The longship ground against the stony shore of the fjord with a sound like thunder rolling over the mountains, the icy wind carrying the sharp bite of pine, salt spray, and the distant smoke from cooking fires in the clustered longhouses. My legs trembled as Ragnar Bloodaxe lifted me effortlessly into his massive arms, carrying me up the rocky path like a prized trophy from the raid. My body still sang with the aftershocks of the claiming on the deck—every muscle deliciously sore, my skin marked with fingerprints and the faint red of his beard. The villagers gathered along the path, their eyes wide with a mix of curiosity, respect, an

“You have only just returned.” “I know,” he said softly. “I know, Sigrid. But our people need a solution, a better one than breeding slaves and codpieces.” “What’s better than codpieces?” Alyra wondered as she joined them, taking a seat next to Sigrid. She regarded the bones before Sigrid with interest. “A fore-telling?” “No,” Sigrid collected up the bones, returning them to the bag she had cast them from. “Thaelen wants to return to the sea.”

His call was met by hollers and gyration as each man set himself on edge, rowing as if his life depended on it, the drummers began a feverish tempo which drove the men to greater vigor and it was just as the sun went down that their boats touched viking shores Each man alighted his boat with his own share of the loot, each met by a happy face or a warm embrace, all except Bjørn, the first thing he noticed were Solveig's red eyes and her frail composure "Bjørn" she called her voice all but a whisper "they took her!, Skuld is gone"she wailed The clanging of metal against the ground hushed the already forming crowd "Where?" came his voice nothing more than a faint whisper "where is she?!" "Blòt

I added. “Cael and Helga met by the Sea of Norway. She was sailing a small vessel along the coastline. A storm blew in and she was saved by Cael. They fell in love sharing a week in the woods together. Eventually Helga remembered her responsibilities and decided to go back to her village.” James paused pouring half his glass down his throat.