When all the goods were bought and sold, the female slave was taken back to the man's longhouse and had other maids dress her up.
That night, the man was eager to leave a permanent mark on the slave.
Hidden on the slave, a broken armband fragment was taken out.
Written on it were several lines of text mentioning Yinvar's name.
"Can I now become your guest from a slave?" the woman asked.
Then the two began to talk. About half an hour later, the woman used her eloquence to govern an earldom with tens of thousands of people. She successfully combined the experience that a Viking told her and the armband he left behind. on oneself.
"Hervey," the name began to appear in Ireland when slave status became a guest.
"Take me to King Yinvar," Hewei said.
"Your Majesty went to the south."
"Where in the south? Everything warmer than this is in the south."
"Mediterranean."
"Then help me."
"help you with what?"
"Make me the strongest shield maiden."
"I think you can make good use of other weapons. Women have many weapons to please men, little cutie."
The man said, plucking up the courage to take advantage again, "It's too cold, we should warm up."
"If you dare to touch me, you must be prepared to die, but if you treat me as a guest, if I see your majesty, I will say many good things about you in front of him."
Men like this kind of woman very much. Courage is a part of their lives. Hervey successfully persuaded the man not to take risks.
…
Finally left the island protected by God and came to the port city full of enemies.
This is the beginning of Hervey's new life, and she will start over in Ireland as Abu's relative.
After the man left, she leaned against the window and watched the moonlight all night.
Set a small goal, within five years, she will return to England in the "most majestic" way!
In the past, she would pray to the moonlight and God, but now, go to her Lord.
…
A few months ago.
"sail."
"start sailing."
On September 10, 865 AD, nearly 80 Viking longships set out from Ireland and robbed people along the way south.
Winter is coming, and there are more ships traveling on the sea. Many fleets are unlucky and directly collide with this terrible fleet. Without a word, they are all destroyed!
They passed through the Channel of Brittany and finally docked on the north side of the Imbilia Peninsula.
This expedition will let the "Asturias" kingdom on the island know that the Vikings are not easy to deceive.
Two years ago (AD 863), the then king of Asturias was "Odonigo".
At that time, the king was facing a Danish invasion of Vikings. He sent an envoy to talk and was willing to provide three times the wealth. However, he hoped that the Vikings would change from attacking to helping him and repel the invading soldiers of the southern pagan kingdom "Wuyemai". .
Facing the Vikings and Wu Yemai at the same time, the noble defenders not only did not beg for mercy, but instead inspired strong morale.
The Vikings, led by "Sigurd the Snake Eyes" and "Yinvar the Boneless", found that it was unprofitable to continue to rob them, so they readily agreed and joined forces to attack the Wuye Mai soldiers.
After helping to defend the southern land of the kingdom, Odonig openly broke the contract.
Snake Eyes and Yin Val had no choice but to retreat due to lack of troops, but they burned and killed along the coast before leaving.
Both sides planted the seeds of fierce hatred!
This time, the Northern Vikings made a comeback, led by the powerful leader among the Vikings, "Yinvar the Boneless."
Although there are different opinions, according to his own statement, he is Ragnar's eldest son.
In the past few years, the number of Vikings has increased every time they set sail across the ocean.
Before Ragnar attacked Paris, the Vikings were mostly small fleets. At that time, a Viking force of more than fifty longships was already a very terrifying number, but now there are often more than fifty ships. Fortune Robbery Fleet.
Among the eighty dragon boats, one-fifth of the boats were wide and short, ready to transport the looted things, while four-fifths of the boats were narrow and long, suitable for combat.
Yin Var is also in his forties this year, and is the most prestigious among Ragnar's sons.
He always believed that if Ragnar was no longer around, he would be the first leader of the Vikings.
But his relationship with his father became increasingly tense, and he also had many differences with his brothers.
The last time he worked with Snake Eyes, he wanted to establish his brother's dignified demeanor.
He originally sent troops to help his younger brother Snake Eyes on a friendly basis, and there was no need to share the spoils.
But when they arrived in the south, Snake Eyes secretly exchanged bad words between himself and the king of the south, causing suspicion and hoping to benefit from it.
In the end, the king didn't even give him the land he agreed to.
Snake Eyes mobilized a large number of troops, and Yin Val also suffered a lot of losses. The spoils obtained before leaving should have been distributed proportionally, but Snake Eyes kept them all.
And laugh at myself.
There was nothing wrong with the quarrel, and he said he would go back to Denmark and let his father judge the situation.
But before both parties returned to Denmark, Yin Val stopped being polite and directly grabbed his own share.
What meeting?
To hell with that.
This behavior made him feel like a stranger to his family members in the east.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, these old Viking territories, he has become increasingly unable to intervene in, and he simply concentrates on managing the power in Ireland and the southern seas.
In August, Yin Val began to take action,
On August 20, three small Viking chiefs from the North Sea joined.
On September 6, the two navies of West Francia were defeated.
On September 20, the fleet entered the Strait of Asturias, and these pagans were about to face a storm!
On September 21, the weather was clear, and Yin Val on the deck had already seen land.
Based on his many years of experience, he has entered the outer islands of the Asturian Sea.
At this rate we can be ashore within two days.
But going ashore directly has two consequences: encountering well-trained defenders, or being in no man's land.
This time, Yin Val will win a big victory so that he can become the sole heir at the future Viking conference.
Therefore, he must be steady. He asked the fleet to slow down, and then let the ships of several close men approach him.
Hit the open ocean to discuss next steps.
Several rising Viking star leaders gained the right to follow King Yinvar.
One of the young men took a boat very close to Yin Val's main ship.
"Chris what are you doing?"
After his name was called, Chris turned to look at the other Vikings on the boat and simply replied, "I'm looking at the people around His Majesty. Do you know who the tall warrior who will meet up today and board His Majesty's ship is?"
"This is Starr, the strongest swordsman among the Finnish Vikings."
Chris looked over again. On the dim tide, he couldn't see the faces on the boat clearly now, so he calmly replied, "First and second, you will know after comparing."
Chris has the confidence to say this.
But the other Vikings on the ship taunted him, "Don't forget who you are."
"I know that I was a slave taken back to Ireland from South Frank. It was you who turned me into this, and I used my own efforts to become a warrior. Do you want to try?"
These words sent chills down the spine of other people who knew him on the ship.
Even if you are from a foreign race, as long as you believe in the Viking gods and make meritorious deeds, you can become a great warrior among them and go to the Hall of Valor in the future.
But Chris has a quirk. When he was just a child more than ten years ago, his father, a clerk, was killed. After he was caught in the north, he experienced unspeakable evil deeds.
When he grew up, he fell into this evil behavior.
He has no shortage of Viking courage. He likes to compete with others over swordsmanship and gamble his life.
But after he wins, he doesn't just stab others with his sword, but humiliates the loser wantonly.
Use the most primitive "body weapon" to humiliate the loser.
"If you lose, you're a loser, so I'm going to take away your courage."
His behavior made even his fellow Vikings afraid of quarreling with him.
Nowadays, hundreds of ships are traveling together, and many Vikings from other sea areas have come, and some people don't like him.
But after being reminded by the people around him, he knew that twelve challengers had done that...
No one dares or wants to provoke this madman again.
"It's a pity that Chief Sigurd didn't come this time." Chris said.
Thinking of the many good-looking Viking berserkers around Snake Eyes, he felt itchy.
He competed with swords and humiliated them before killing them.
After a while, he heard other people talking.
"... Leader Snake Eyes stayed in the Kingdom (Denmark) and was canvassing for votes to win over people's hearts, so he didn't follow."
"Why?"
"After the berserker system is established, who will lead the three berserkers? Apart from His Majesty Ragnar, aren't there objections?
I heard that the high priest has decided the next day to worship the main god Odin. At that time, all the Viking leaders will return to the "Holy Land" to gather and listen to the divine revelation. Your Majesty will also decide on the successor and the auxiliary manager at that time. candidate.
Your majesty's kin leaders can be selected as heirs, and non-kin can become important ministers of the next Viking king.
It’s only been a year or two. If you have the opportunity to make a great contribution, you have to give it a try, so I brought you here to participate in this southern invasion..."
Whoosh.
A strong wind suddenly blew on the sea in the dark night, and no one dared to take it lightly.
"A different kind of wind is coming. Change the direction of the bow."
Chris is a natural navigator. After feeling the wind direction, he used a simple Viking tool, a very primitive astrolabe, which produced a special Norwegian ore. This stone was placed on the astrolabe to match the tide. The direction of flow, as well as the position of the stars, can be found by observing the color changes of the astrolabe.
His call also attracted the attention of Yin Val not far away.
Yinvar's longship is the most prominent of these hundreds of ships.
The decoration is extremely gorgeous, dragon head statues are installed on the hull and stern of the ship, the sails and oars have also been processed, and the draft is stable and fast.
The ship can accommodate nearly fifty people, making it a very large warship.
Yin Val allowed thirty people to board his main boat, so the space was quite spacious.
The sailor who came on board to row the oars and control the sails on his ship could directly become the captain giving orders on any ship.
Everyone on the boat had a lot of experience at sea, but they all discovered the change in wind direction later than Chris.
"The sailor on that boat was the one who had a sword duel with someone last time and then fought off his opponent..."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this man is a Frankish slave and a madman."
The people on the boat talked to each other.
"As long as he obeys me, he is a loyal warrior and a very young man." Yin Val said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I am also somewhat interested in this young man. I have heard his stories. Leave him to me and I will make him your right-hand man." Starr, a master of swordsmanship, replied.
"Then let his ship come closer."
After Yin Val gave the order, Chris suddenly got the opportunity to board the main ship.
When he stepped onto the main ship, he felt a chill all over his body. This feeling was so strong!
In addition to Starr, there are also several swordsman masters.
What a great feeling.
After being tortured by the Vikings, Kunsang fell into madness.
And Chris also fell into madness after being reduced from a Frank aristocratic boy to a plaything.
After he became stronger, he did the same thing to other Vikings, knocking off their swords and insulting their hearts.
His heart was beating fiercely. He really wanted to fight with a sword naked, and his skin would be cut open. The beautiful scene at that moment was so perfect...
"Your Majesty, I am Chris, and I would like to offer you the highest respect." Chris suppressed his impulse and performed a Viking etiquette.
But then, a cold voice came from behind him, "After three breaths, pull out your waist sword and let me see how terrifying the 'madman' they call it is?"
Chris didn't move, the pressure was so great that it felt like time had stood still!
brush!
In less than ten seconds, Starr had his third breathless time. Starr pulled out the sword in his hand. Under the moonlight and above the tide, their mental reactions reached their peak.
Weapons are the life of a warrior, and the Vikings never abandon their swords.
The two shiny sharp blades moved quickly and forcefully, striking sparks in the darkness.
After five sword strikes, Chris's arm was numb, and Starr was no longer alive, but in front of Yin Val, it must be obvious that he still had some strength left.
It wasn't until Yin Val's voice sounded that the two of them took back their swords.
"Our swords should be aimed at the heart of the enemy, rather than slashing at our own people. 'Crazy' Chris, you will be my retinue from now on. Tell me, how many warriors did you bring to join me this time?"
Yin Val liked the term "madman" so much that he simply didn't move.
"Your Majesty, I don't have any direct personnel."
"When the sun rises, you will have fifty men, and you will lead them."
Yin Val's words increased Chris' strength countless times.
Chris thought, when will he be able to talk like this?
He gave orders like a king, rewarding and punishing his subordinates.
The dim tide lasted for several hours, and Yin Val decided to invade. This time he would not go directly to the capital "Oviedo", but to the nearby city "La Coruña".
The ship changed course, and after calculating the time, this group of Vikings found that they would land in the early morning. This was the best time, as the light was enough for them to land ashore, and it was also when the people on land had not yet woken up.
Yin Val did not break his promise. When the sun rose on the sea level, Chris became one of the leaders of the vanguard.
He was also allowed to use his own battle flag!
The calculation was very accurate, when we landed.
It happens to be the transition point between night and day, and it is more inclined to the latter.
Light wrestled with darkness, and then light won, but it was also time for these Viking demons to come ashore.
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