Revised new edition featuring Andreas Fröhlich as the narrator, a new opening chapter, and an expanded soundscape. Many, many years ago, in a fjord in Denmark, lived the Viking boy Ivar. The day Fred arrives is a sad day for Ivar: Odin has taken his father to Valhalla - and the village has lost its leader. Ivar must take on a heavy legacy. How can he ever become as great a warrior as his father was? Fred becomes Ivar's loyal friend. But when the quarrelsome Jarl Eirik prepares to attack Ivar's village, the two quickly need a good plan. Fred stays with the Vikings for almost a year. He listens to the Nordic sagas, the stories of Odin, Thor, and Loki. He meets the boat builder Harald and learns from him how the Vikings built their swift longships. He encounters the grim Knut.