Dramatis Personae
The Red Erik (Randy's past life)
The Beautiful Freydis (Theresa's past life)
The Invulnerable Leif (Howard's past life)
The Wily Snaebjorn (Stevens' past life)
The Treacherous Thorvald (Niall's past life)
The Jealous Gunnbjorn (Ken's past life)
Chapter One
The Norsemen ruled a vast domain: Ireland, Orkney and the Hebrides. Even part of the Frankish kingdom! And soon they would conquer England too!
But the map was getting new pieces added to it. There were those who wished to colonize unknown lands. So a group of Norse discussed what to do in the home of one of the group.
"We shall sail west!" exclaimed Erik. "Past England, past Ireland, past all of that!"
"To what?" asked Leif. "To the very edge of the world? There is nothing out there! You will doom us all!"
"No one has believed in a flat world in ages, Leif." Commented Gunnbjorn. "We may very well just reach the other side of Asia if there isn't a place to settle out there!"
"Still better than going to the same old places all the time." Chimed in Thorvald. Snaebjorn remained quiet. He was not much of a talker and that was usually because he had little to say.
Erik's love Freydis also chimed in. "Well, what have we to lose? Let us sail west!"