Aaric is the son of Ivar Ingold, leader of the Olin Clan of the Viking people of the North. Aaric is an experienced archer and swordsman, but unlike the other Viking youth, he lacks the desire to kill another living thing, even an animal. His father describes him as more poet than warrior, and because of this, he has been passed over to participate in the Rite of Acceptance, the annual ritual when young Viking boys are initiated as Viking warriors...