The Jarl nods at the words of both the skalds, "Egil was a great warrior and a great skald," he says to Quickstar, "And Londinius - the fact I thought your poem was also by a poet of ancient times is a testament to its quality."

He took up his round harp, its arms adorned with plaques of gold. "But who can tell me where this verse comes from:

Thiaurik the brave viking chief
was lord over the Hreith-Sea shore.
Now, equipped, he sits on his steed,
his shield strapped,
prince of the Maerings."