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Equinox
“Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.” - Samuel Pepys
After the death of their king, the Vikingr had no reason for invasion. They very nearly continued their raid to recoup their losses, but the English took advantage of the lull brought by the messenger- not to turn the tide of battle, but to offer freely that which the Vikingr would otherwise take by force.
The Vikingr, despite their reputation, did not thirst for blood and battle. They too had taken losses, and accepted the offer readily, though cautiously. The feast of Michaelmas to celebrate the autumnal equinox was but a few days away, and true to their word, the English brought forth food and drink in fellowship- and in the end, both viking and englishman treated each other like old friends, and were merry.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowviking/sets/72157628491409801/
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Hidden Treasure
"Silver and gold may make us bold and bind our jewels together, but certain things to certain men are valued more than treasure."
To the men of Bradwic, food for winter is more important, and their hidden storage, in which some might expect to find gold, keeps salted meat and fish, sacks of grain, and fruits and vegetables.
It is not yet October, but political tensions following the death of Edward the Confessor & the crowning of Harold Godwinson at the beginning of the year are reaching a fever pitch, and Harald Hardrada of Norway & Duke William of Normandy plan to invade to contest the throne. Such things give cause for worry, and so it is that the men of Bradwic hide their year's bounty.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowviking/sets/72157628194656543/
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The Hardships of a Warrior
When news of the Normans comes, the village makes to march- but there is no time to wait for the wounded and dying.
Thus Garulf, an englisc weapon-man, stays behind with the leg-wounded Hrafn, leader of the vikingr, tending the dead and dying.
These are the hardships of the warrior:
To see friends and comrades buried...
...to travel harshly in all weather...
...and to come to aid in battle when the battle is all but lost.
With the shield wall broken by Norman trickery, the English forces are slaughtered, caught on both sides by their foe. Elsewhere on the battlefield, King Harold is slain and brutalized, and the demoralized English forces are killed, or flee.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowviking/sets/72157628658642439/
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The Nemesis Ram
The village was nearly entirely slaughtered at Hastings. Ofdan and Evja fled, and Edgar, Sven, Hrafn and Garulf fought their way to the shield wall.
Filled with vengeance, the few survivors resisted, besieging Norman forts and raiding Norman caravans.
They fought to the bitter end.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowviking/sets/72157628658755359/
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The Normans' Iron Grip
After Hastings, Norman forts, motte and bailies built in wood, spring up all across England to keep the local populace under control.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowviking/sets/72157628658657781/
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Víkingr Attack!
"Cattle die, kindred die, every man is mortal. But the good name never dies, of one who has done well." - Hávamál
After a series of delays, a lone longship travels to England to catch up with the Norse army, but makes landing much too far north, going inland on the Tyne. Lost and desperate for supplies, the Norsemen come across Bradwic, and make to attack.
As the aenglisc weapon-men rush to defend their village from the víkingar, a second prong runs in at their backs. Trapped in a vise, things look grim until the arrival of an english messenger bringing news that, on this day, Harald Hardrada has been killed at Stamford.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowviking/sets/72157628280405207/
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