Karr Hunnason (Lloyd Thomas Salter), called Grabiorn (Greybear) born 1018 on Hjaltland(Shetland),
St. Niniane's Isle, where his father and uncle were jarls and power farmers under the Earldom
of Orkney. Karr learned combat from Thorfinn Shieldbreaker and Ulf the Forester.
He learned to sail at an early age and by age twenty was operating a merchant vessel
between the Orkneys, Shetlands and Faroe Islands. Karr also went on the occassional
raid of Isle Of Man or the Hebrides. After his father died in 1040,with Rognvalr Bruason
out of favor with the Norwegian court, Karr emigrated to East Anglia, ending up at Austlend.
Randr Arason (W. A. "Bill" Lewis,Jr.) by-named Lageles (Lawless) because of his rowdy, care-free nature.
Born 1018 A.D., in the year the Great Knut (Canute) was crowned king of Angle Land. A great-nephew
of Thorkell the Tall; grandson of Hemmingus (his mother was Englisc), he was carried to his
paternal grandmother to be reared, in 1022, when Thorkell's retinue was banished from England
for retaining "heathen practices." He grew up in Borghojde with cousins (including a distant girl
cousin)learning to "go a-viking." In 1034, at age 16, he formed his own "here" or raiding party
and attacked northern Scotland, conducting three raids over two years. In 1040 Lageles became
a captain in Hordaknut's army attacking England. When Hordaknut suddenly died in 1042 A.D.
Lageles found himself relocating to East Anglia.
Vigstyrkr Blaketilsson (Harvey Eubanks) called "Vig" for short.
Aslfgerr Azorkelsson (Sean McLaren) - Aslfgerr (Ulfgerr) is a Dane born ca. 997, His mother died when
he was five years old. His father, a shipwright, taught him the trade and sailing skills. However, the
viking life beckoned him and tales of the Jomsvikings filled his boyhood dreams. At eighteen he faced
the ''holmgang'' or trial of strength, defeating a much larger and older warrior. He was a Jomsviking.
In 1015 he was part of a group that invaded England, but then sold their services to Ethelred the
Unready. In 1030 he was part of Jomsviking mercernaries that fought for King Olaf. An eclipse on
the eve of Stiklarstadir was foreboding. Olaf lost. Aslfgerr and his surviving Joms companions
retreated to they stronghold. Over the years he went on many raids. In 1040, being a true
mercenary, he join Hordaknut's forces invading England that June. After the tribute was paid, he
stayed in eastern England settling in the small coastal village of Austlend.
A confirmed pagan and follower of the Old Gods, he often argues with the Kristmenn in the town.
Rondaelf Ulfgarson, called "the Reluctant" (Ron Phelps) - of Norwegian descent he was born
circa 985 A. D. outside of Jorvik (York) in the Danelaw. He was born on a small farm and did
farming, but became a shipbuilder by trade, as his father and granfather were. He can build
and repair longships, knars (cargo boats), and smaller boats that sail the coasts. After the
sumer crops are planted, Rondaelf satisfies his obligation to his Hersir by going on raiding""
expeditions for a share of "the loot." As a young man, hearing of the explorations of his
distant kinsmen Erik the Red and Leif Ericsson, he traveled to Iceland and Greenland. In
1002 he joined Thorvald's expedition to Vinland. The journey was nearly two years long.
After Thorvald's death he traveled the seas, north and south, east and west, raiding many
small towns and villages in many kindoms. He became a trader, traveling between Torvik,
Orkney and Norway, as well as Sweden. Early in 1040 he settled in Austlend.
"I have loved a few good women who have born me good sons who have become good
men. I am a skilled shipbuilder, an adequate farmer, a willing seaman, and a reluctant
warrior. I believe in God the Father and his son Jesus, but still pray to the old gods
because they may still be listening ..."
Ulfgard Thorloffson (Roy Hollar) - Ulfgard, born 1005 A.D. on a large farm near Borre, Norway
was the son of warrior-farmers. Son of Thorlof, the son of Ragnar of Daneland, called Ragnar
Halfdan, when Olaf the Good returned to rule Norway in 1015, Ulfgard, his mother and two
sisters accepted the Christian faith. He fought at Holy River in 1026 and supported Olaf
at the Battle of Stiklarstadir, July 1030, where he was wounded and King Olaf died. Afterwards,
he joined a band that moved east into Russia, then Constantinople, then Persia. Wounded
against the Moslems at Bagdad, Ulfgard led the surving vikings to Iberia(Spain) living in
Tuy for several years. In 1042 he sailed to England, settling in the trading town of
Austlend on the coast of East Anglia.
Bryntryggr Knudson (A. Bryan Salter) called Bryn is the ninth child of adventurer Knud Sturluson and a Welsh nobleman's daughter, Aeronwen verch Merfyn.