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 lake's not a barrier.
.البحيرة ليست حاجزًا
Der See hat nicht mal einen Schutzwall
und ist wunderbar flach.
El lago no es una barrera.
Este lago no es barrera.
Aucun rempart du côté du lac,
Il lago non è una barriera. È uno stagno 
poco profondo che facilita l'attacco.
O lago não é obstáculo.