Askeladd withdraws temporarily from the war against England. While searching for a new source of income, he encounters a skirmish among the Franks and hatches a plot to steal their treasure. Askeladd sends 16 years old Thorfinn, who has grown up into a cold-hearted Viking, ahead as a messenger.
It looks like the Franks are fighting
amongst themselves.
.يبدو أنّ الفرنجة يتقاتلون فيما بينهم
Ein Scharmützel unter den Franken?
Parece que los francos luchan entre ellos.
Los francos se pelean entre sí.
C’est une escarmouche
entre clans francs.
Sembra che i franchi 
stiano combattendo tra loro.
Parece que os francos
estão lutando entre si.