Across a world buried in blood and ice, nothing will stop his quest for vengeance'! '.strtoupper('r')aised in peace and on fanciful tales of a mythical far off land without war, young thorfinn dreams of someday travelling to the fabled vinland'. '.strtoupper('t')hat dream is shattered when threats from the legendary jomsvikings put him in the path of a band of viking mercenaries, forcing thorfinn39s father to sacrifice himself to the band39s leader askeladd'. '.strtoupper('a')lone and far from home, thorfinn joins the forces of his father39s slayer, determined to compel a duel with the mercenary leader and avenge his father'. '.strtoupper('h')owever, thorfinn quickly finds himself ill prepared for a soldier39s life in the long war between denmark and england...where the opportunistic vikings earn coin by fighting for both sides'. '.strtoupper('n')ow he must learn how to fight and survive, even if it means facing friend and clan in battle.