Dubh Linn, Norway, and Dinerth, 910 AD
Dubh Linn, Norway, and Dinerth, 910 ADIf you can instil fear and obedience in those surrounding you at the tender age of sixteen, you inevitably acquire a harsh and despotic disposition. Add to the impact the reverence reserved for royalty, and there’s little wonder that a glance from the youthful Erik Bloodaxe could set a grown man cowering. A man’s countenance is also sculpted by characteristic expressions assumed when dealing with others. Of course, a mere look would have no such effect unless backed up by reputation—in this case, renown for acts of merciless cruelty. It was, therefore, difficult, if not reckless, to say no to the boy-man. It was not surprising that Norsemen already settled in Dubh Linn, maybe with family ties, agreed to uproot an
