Ivar smirked to himself as he road back into Kattegat, his new concubine on his chariot, her wrists bound. He’d raided a Sámi settlement and demanded tribute. Furs, tools and promise of more to come.

As part of his tribute, he’d taken her. Many viking men partook in bridenapping, the capture of English, Kievan Rus or Muslim women to be their brides was common. But no viking had ever kidnapped a Sámi woman to be his prize. Finally he would have his heirs, his legacy.