Andrew Ian Dodge puts on his Viking helmet and sings...
Æsa was right, of course, he easily defeated the monster and drove him away from their shores. He taught the village how to make sure they were never bothered again. Helping them inscribe his "rune" on their ships and on their weapons. No other people but those of Birger dared to wear the sign however, merely preferring to have it on things not on their own flesh. Very quickly the Vikings began to venture farther a-field to explore, raid and trade...""Is that the real reason they were able to reach the Americas so long before Columbus?" asked Claire glibly.
