Viking Quest

It's AD 793, Norway. My chief heard of the monastery of Lindisfarne, and he issued a challeng to us. The first of us to return to Norway with the treasure will be richly rewarded.

First of all, I decided to take the loan, because I'll need money if I want to be the first to take the treasure. Secondly, I chose Kaupang as my settlement, as it's the nearest village to my destiny and the population is large and skilled. Thridly, I chose "Dragon" as my longship. I wasn't going to need a very big ship, as I was supposed to arrive quickly and one of the big ships takes a lot to get built. Fourthly, I didn't spend the money to reduce construction time, because that ship doesn't take so much time to get built. Fifthly, I hired navigators, sail-makers and carpenters. Finally, I chose the coastal route, because is safer.

Before starting my quest, I decided to consult the runes by casting the runes. They told me this:

"Your warriors are prepared for battle, and Tyr will watch over you as you face the enemy.

Thor tells me you may be fortunate on your journeybut you will still face challenges ahead.

Njord is standing by to guide your longship but you and your crew must remain vigilant at all times."

I started the voyage, and the only problem I encountered was a stormy weather that damaged a bit my ship. I arrived to Lindisfarne, and I beached my ship at "Location One", because is ell-hidden, even if we'll need to walk a lot to arrive to the monastery.

My warriors fighted for the monastery. My 29 warriors encountered 39 monks and killed 30. I only lost 10 warriors. I found 415 silver coins, 16 artefacts and 8 monks. I took the treasure, and I decided to not burn the monastery, because another viking may return later.

Before leaving, I repaired the ship. During the voyage, I encountered another stormy weather.

Finally, I arrived to Norway. I had 365 silver coins, 16 religious artefacts and 8 slaves. My ship took 5 months to build, the whole journey took 17 days and I lost 11 vikings on the raid. The summary is this:

"The pile of silver coins is fair.

The collection of artefacts is impressive.

The number of slaves is good.

Your journey time was solw.

You lost far too mani of your crew.

The chief is pleased that you did not burn down the monastery as his warriors can return to raid Lindisfarne in years to come."

My final score was 668 points and my chief considered me to be an insult to the Viking name.

by Enzo