811AD，خانداني，isolatedintheirhome，deepinthewoodsafewdaystravelfromBirka.Theyarepoor.Thehuntingandfishinghasbeenbadforsometime，andthefather，Joar，takesthedesperatemeasureofgoingonaVikingraid.Joardoesnotreturnforalongtime，andthefamilystartstofearheneverwill.Runa，theoldestdaughter，takesoverherfatherschoresinhisabsence.Shemisseshimdearlyandnourishesatenderhopethathe，onceagain，willreturntothem.Butinherheart，somehowsheknows，thatthesufferingofthefamilyhasjustbegun.Thereissomethingintheair，somethinginthewater，thewindandinthesoil.Runaisbecomingawareofsomethingvile，somethingdangerousoutintheforest。 Un dia quans es troba a la recerca d'un home，shefindsableedingman home，guerrerتتقريباpoc actiu。Shebringshiminside和家庭對他的傷口。