1018 Berengar the Berserker

The sun began to set over the hidden corner of the world where Berengar found himself a guest of a long forgotten clan. Having completed the first of his trials, a great feast was set for the Kaiser in celebration of his victorious contest. 

Berengar sat near a campfire with a horn of mead in one hand, and two local beauties clinging to each of his arms while he spoke of his previous conquests. The two young women's full attention was on the handsome man and his tales of wonder. 

"I must have been no older than twenty when I killed my first man. You see, my brother had sent assassins after me, in one of his many attempts to claim my rightful position as heir to our father's lands and titles. These bastards thought they would ambush me in the mountains during a hunting trip, but you see, I knew they were coming.