St Nectan's cross

Sven Erisksen has heard that the hermit at St Nectan's cross in West Wales (Cornwall) knew valuable information about the Whorled Cup and its treasure. The vikings have landed and travelled inland to visit the hermit and obtain as much information from him that they can ....

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While Sven Eriksen and the bulk of the crew are inland, the rest of the men set up the camp and start cooking a wild boar ...

 Sven Eriksen had a long and deep conversation with the hermit at St Nectan's cross...

 After which they set off back to the ship ....

 a lone wolf howled ....

 as a  group of men crossed over the rocky crag wolves rushed up towards them ...

 and attacked them ...

 they fought them off as best they could ...

 finally the wolves had enough and they slunk away down the hillside, but two men had been killed ....

what was left of the group of men that encountered the wolves join up with the rest after passing through a rocky cleft ...

Some of the men spotted a few deer, they try their luck with the bow but don't hit the mark....

 the party skirts round one of small ponds in the marshy area ....

 Sven and his men reach the camp site and are looking forward to a good meal after their exertions...

hunting party ....

Ragnald's hunting party had been unsuccessful, so they headed back to the ship (- Sven Eriksen would not be happy, food was running short ....)

They skirted the woodland ...

 and as they passed through a large copse, a bear loped towards them... bear ! shouted Ivar

 the bear lumbered towards them rearing up on its hind legs to attack.. the bear pushed away Ivar's spear but Cerdic's spear got the bear in the stomach ....

 with the bear wounded, they set about it with their spears ....

 till it fell to the ground dead ....

well done all said Ragnar - looks like bear meat tonight ....