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 fort's defended by only a few men.
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Die Festung ist zahlenmäßig unterlegen.
Das sind etwa 800 Angreifer.
Al fuerte lo defienden pocos hombres.
Pocos defienden el fuerte.
Les assaillants sont environ huit cents,
la défense est en sous-nombre.
Il forte è difeso da pochi uomini. 
Gli assalitori sono in 800.
O forte é vigiado por poucos.