Chapter One

The ship floundered like a wounded beast in the surf as the waves slammed into it. Tiny figures could be seen running to and fro on the decks, trying to right the vessel but it was a lost cause. The rain fell like thick sheets of lead and the spray from the sea swept more than one man away like so much debris. It was a northern ship as anyone could plainly see. Called by some long-ships and by others dragon-ships, and others gave them more f. . .

Chapter One

The ship floundered like a wounded beast in the surf as the waves slammed into it. Tiny figures could be seen running to and fro on the decks, trying to right the vessel but it was a lost cause. The rain fell like thick sheets of lead and the spray from the sea swept more than one man away like so much debris. It was a northern ship as anyone could plainly see. Called by some long-ships and by others dragon-ships, and others gave them more f. . .