The dragon ships drew closer. Dark sails billowed in the wind. Ominousness hung in the air. The Viking Harald Graufell reaches for power in the lands of the North. His dragon boats carry the cross on board: With the cruel Bishop Poppo by his side, he aims to defeat the heathens. But to raise a great army, the allies need gold. Or the "white gold." However, the ship carrying the precious narwhal ivory is plundered by their arch-enemy: the dark warrior Hakon. Hakon is one of the last rulers who believe in the old gods - his opponents see him as being in league with evil forces. He is determined to defend his land and his people against Graufell. But he is surrounded by betrayal...