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.
The soldiers said, a kid did it.
.قال الجنود أنّ ذلك الفتى قتله
Von einem Kind,
sagen die Gefangenen.
Lo dijeron los soldados, lo hizo un niño.
Según los soldados, lo mató un niño.
D’après les soldats vaincus,
un enfant l’aurait tué.
I soldati hanno detto che l'ha ucciso un ragazzino.
Dizem que foi um garoto que o matou.