The marching speed of Ivar's troops could have been faster.
What was slowing them down was a ship—an unusually large ship. It was more than four times as long as the ordinary longships used by pirates, and its height was more like a small city wall than a ship. It was more like a small city wall than a ship.
68 pairs of oars can be extended from both sides of the ship. And even if rolling logs are placed at the bottom of the ship, it will take nearly 300 people to work together to barely move it on land.
Viewed from a distance, this is more like a moving fortress than a ship.
There are many small holes on the side of the ship, and through each small hole, a burning green flame can be seen.
The countless flames emitted green light day and night through countless small holes, making the entire ship look like a ghost ship carrying the dead.
What's even more frightening is that the sides of the ship on both sides are actually covered with a layer of nails - fingernails and toenails, all of which are picked out from people's bodies, and some are even covered with bloody scabs. They wrap around the ship
The body is like putting a layer of armor on the ship.
You can imagine how many slaves let out heart-rending wails in order to get this layer of nails.
Ivar named the ship Najirfa.
In the mythology of this group of northern tribesmen, Najirfa is an underworld ship built entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead. Its owner is Loki, the god of fire and trickery. When Ragnarok comes,
This ship will transport hordes of giants, monsters, and armies of the dead to battle the gods.
Ivar spent ten years and used all the plundered resources to secretly build this shocking giant ship in Ireland. After the completion of Najirfa, it lay quietly on the shore for six or seven more years.
Year.
No one knows why Ivar imitated the description in the myth to create Najirfa, let alone when this legendary ship of the underworld will set out and where it will be.
Following Ivar's troops was a giant wolf.
It was discovered by Ivar when he was hunting in the large forest on the border of England and Scotland. When he was found, his size was twice the size of an ordinary adult wolf. However, under Ivar's care, he gradually grew into a mature wolf.
How tall is one person?
Some people speculate that this is because Ivar used some kind of magic when raising it. Others say that Ivar would ask his servants to carry him to the cage with the giant wolf every night, and feed him the food to the giant wolf.
Drizzled with his own blood.
You can see that its snow-white fur is dotted with blood-like red in the shape of blood veins.
Now, this giant wolf can easily break free of the iron ropes as thick as a wrist. In order to restrain this monster, Ivar has had to increase the number of iron ropes to twelve. It is extremely rough to everyone. But maybe it is because of being
Because Ivar has grown up, it is as quiet as a newborn puppy in front of Ivar.
Ivar named the giant wolf Fenrir.
In the myths of these northern tribesmen, Fenrir is the first son of the God of Trickery and Fire. He is a demon wolf that can hold up the heaven and earth when its upper and lower jaws are opened. It will break free from the chains when Ragnarok comes.
bound, and Odin, the King of Gods, will be swallowed by it.
Ireland is not much richer than Scandinavia. In that barren and lonely land, Ivar raised Fenrir as if he were his own beloved son and did not let him suffer any harm.
More than once, people asked him: "Why did you make Najirfa? Why did you raise Fenrir?"
But Ivar still smiled sickly every time, and then set his sights on distant Scandinavia.
Ivar is the eldest son of Ragnar Lodbrok. When he was a child, people discovered that he had "elf" level protection, but no one could tell which god his protection came from. Some people say,
His protection comes from Thor, the god of thunder, some say that his protection comes from Tyr, the god of war, and some even say that his protection comes from Bugela, the god of poetry...
After he became an adult, a serious illness destroyed his legs, which also stopped people's speculation about his protection. People all turned their attention to his younger brother, Halfdan, who was protected by Baldr, the god of light.
Only the most beloved people can be protected by Baldr. In their mythology, Baldr is the heir of Odin.
Ivar, on the other hand, had to be carried around, so he got a less honorable nickname: The Boneless.
He and his two brothers worked together to attack Britain. Sigurd rushed to attack Britain, the richest country, but was defeated due to Alfred's resistance. Ivar and Halfdan worked together to capture the entire Scotland.
They helped Sigurd invade England, but failed. After that, Ivar voluntarily gave Scotland to his younger brother - even if he refused, everyone, including Ragnar, had already agreed to give Scotland to Halfdan
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After that, Ivar left Britain with his troops and moved to Ireland. After pacifying the entire Ireland, he lived in seclusion there for a long time. He only went there when Ragnar planned to launch a large-scale robbery.
Scandinavia is at Ragnar's bidding.
When his father Ragnar's messenger brought news that his brother Sigurd had died in battle and summoned him to attack Hestein, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky and fell in the direction of Scandinavia.
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At that moment, Ivar seemed to have received a divine revelation. He woke up Fenrir, who was still sleeping, lay on him, and ran all over Ireland like a rushing wind in one night. He blew and was named by him.
For Heimdall's horn, all the troops scattered across Ireland were summoned, and then, with the combined efforts of everyone, they pushed Najirfa into the sea.
When the sun rose, Nagirfa transported Ivar, Fenrir and Ivar's huge army to Scandinavia.
In Scandinavia, not only Hestein, but also the undefeated one protected by Odin - Ragnar Lodbrok, is waiting for him.
Let time return to the present.
Scandinavia had already entered a season suitable for sowing, but now, snow was falling in the sky. Amidst the falling snowflakes, his troops dragged Najirfa to the coast of Funen. The sea
The waves were unprecedentedly turbulent, as if they were about to swallow up the entire land.
So Ivar calmly said to his troops: "Halfdan is dead."
No one believed what he said, because no magic could kill Halfdan protected by Badr. As for weapons - under Halfdan's flashing offensive, his troops should be invincible.
Fenrir roared at the sky, and the blood-red color on his fur was even more conspicuous in the snow.
The myth of the northern people describes the omens before the arrival of Ragnarok like this: the long severe winter, the death of Baldr, the god of light, the giant wolf Fenrir breaking free from his shackles, the giant snake Jörmungandr waking up from the mud bed of the seabed, the sun and
The moon was devoured, and Loki, the god of trickery and fire, was freed to use his ship Najirfar to transport the enemies of the gods to battle.
"So, who is Loki, the god of trickery and fire?"
Ivar raised his head and said to himself to the sky.
On his palm, an inconspicuous flame ignited quietly for a moment, and then quickly dissipated.
