VINLAND SAGA - Tome 4

In England 1013, the Danish army of King Sven the Forkbeard continues its invasion campaign. Despite the superiority of Sven's army, its advance was blocked in London, an impregnable city protected by Thorkell the Great, a Viking who had turned English out of sheer boredom. Sven decided to entrust the siege to his son Knut, at the head of an army of four thousand men. But Knut's army was decimated and the prince was taken hostage by Thorkell, who was determined to attract the attention of the King of Denmark. On a whim, Askeladd decides to set off with his army alone to rescue Knut, an extremely dangerous gamble to win money and glory. But when Askeladd's army finds Knut, he turns out to be a great disappointment. The prince is just a child with the manners of a delicate young girl. Thorfinn is in charge of the "princess's" bodyguard, which he is far from happy about, and he makes no secret of his contempt for this spoilt child. The road to the Danish camp will be long and hard, for although Askeladd has impressive qualities, he is always merciless, sparing neither man nor woman nor child...