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3. The living and the dead
tyrblotr ´ fell out of my hand.You saved my life! i´m lucky, it´s just a flesh wound.
I´m thanking you, Saxnôt, and i give you scullcrusher as a name of honour. it will fill the hearts of your enemies with horror. you´ll be rewarded splenderously when the battle is finished, because you have fulfilled your oath of loyalty.
The battle of Reric in the year 808, when the danes are fighting against the abodrites, who are allied with the mighty frankish empire.
the Danes are squeezed, because the attack of the Abodrites has brougth the ranks of the army in disarray. rurik´s second oldest son regivold is godfred´s hostage of honour...
...but he is fighting and dying as a member of the army. the danes are horrified and retreating. The battle seems to be lost.
at the very last moment, Rurik´s and Milegost´s riders attack the rear of the abodrites. they´ve been riding all night long.
rurik´s sons harald klak and ring are chopping down some of the enemies. they are unaware of the fact that their brother regivold has fallen on the field of glory.
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the battle of Reric is won! the abodrites are fleeing back to the Illow castle and the trading place reric in order to save their skin.
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the honour of the clan is craving revenge! it´s king godfred´s fault, so he must die! we are victorious, but regivold stays on the battleground. oh, but had we just been riding faster! now, we have to bow down in front of destiny´s vagary and the will of odin.
rurik and his sons Harald Klak, Ring and reginfred only feel bitterness at the sight of regivold´s mutilated body.
the Abodrites are fleeing into the swampy reed area with it´s secred paths. Saxnôt! there is godelaib, the duke of the abodrites! we must capture him, but we have to take care at every single step, we take. the scared abodrite warriors are not as dangerous as the swamp.
his horse is stuck, eirikr! so now the duke is on foot like us. thor is with us, who march forward without fear. it´s a pity, that most of our warriors only are thinking of booty, but we might catch the biggest prey: a grand warlord, who the minstrels will rhyme of.
Eric Knipper is a Comic Creator and Cultural Communicator. He lives in Copenhagen. Berserker is the ultimative Viking comic, which has everything: Epic battles, rituals, buildings, ships, weapons and the dayly life of the Vikings depicted on the foundation of written history. Experience the showdown between king Godfred of the Danes and Charlemagne, the mighty frankish emperor. Come and sail to alien countries, which are ravaged by the Vikings! In BersĂŚrker 3, the vikings are still on campaign against the Abodrites, who are allied to the Franks. Will they succeed in conquering the big tradingplace Reric?
Berserker, Published: 1: Godfred Vejdeking 2: On campaign against the Abodrites 3: The living and the dead More issues are under preparation.