Viking Boy (2012)
“He and his crew were wary of Gunnar at first, but their fear soon wore off when he didn’t perform any more sorcery.
One night Gunnar was sitting with Rurik. Viglaf had left Erlend at the steerboard and was playing a game of knuckle-bones with Thorkel amidships, and most of the others were asleep. A light breeze filled the sail, the sea gently hissing by beneath the hull. It was summer now, and the sky was never fully dark, the horizon lined with a faint glow even in the middle of the night.
“I’...ve been thinking, Rurik,” said Gunnar. “I know Odin has helped me, but he hasn’t exactly made things easy, has he? Why did he let Gauk sell me as a slave? Why did I have to spend more than half a year in Kaupang?”
“The Gods cannot live your life for you, Gunnar,” said Rurik. “A man must deal with whatever his fate throws at him. Be thankful Odin has helped you so far, and that he might help you again. In the meantime you must do what you can to help yourself, as you already have done, and bravely, too.”MoreLess
One night Gunnar was sitting with Rurik. Viglaf had left Erlend at the steerboard and was playing a game of knuckle-bones with Thorkel amidships, and most of the others were asleep. A light breeze filled the sail, the sea gently hissing by beneath the hull. It was summer now, and the sky was never fully dark, the horizon lined with a faint glow even in the middle of the night.
“I’...ve been thinking, Rurik,” said Gunnar. “I know Odin has helped me, but he hasn’t exactly made things easy, has he? Why did he let Gauk sell me as a slave? Why did I have to spend more than half a year in Kaupang?”
“The Gods cannot live your life for you, Gunnar,” said Rurik. “A man must deal with whatever his fate throws at him. Be thankful Odin has helped you so far, and that he might help you again. In the meantime you must do what you can to help yourself, as you already have done, and bravely, too.”MoreLess
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