The war is taking away the lives of the young people that were waiting for the time to shine and earn their glory by taking a place in Valhalla with those who lived through their final moments in the battle. The army of Vikings was wild, their blood was boiling as the hit their shields with their axes ready to meet Odin. But the army of Kiev, stood silent but proud with their head held high.

Both of the armies were ready for the attack, ready to fight side by side despite all the differences, ready to die like a brothers if they had to.

Ivar the Boneless, the scourge of the whole world, the King of Norway, the one who could do the impossible, the one they worshipped like a God, was leading the army of Vikings. He shouted with rage that was leading him against his brother. Right beside him, was the woman they considered to be as godlike as Ivar the Boneless was, the one who was a queen, wife, warrior, but still she could not fight beside her people, because she was with child, and that was slowly becoming visible by her belly to everyone who could see her.

Brynhildr was on her horse flashing with her authority, making even those who couldn't understand her, listen carefully while she spoke the language she almost thought she forgotten.

*"Давай, борись, покажи всем, что мы живы, что мы будем распространять этот мир как ветер, и ничто и никто не сможет остановить нас, потому что тогда он умрет от наших мечей! Боритесь за меня и за свободу, мои братья!"

Brynhildr yelled raising her sword up in the air as the warriors of Kiev did the same showing a deep respect for a woman that used to be their queen, but deep in their hearts, the widow of Prince Oleg, the woman who once shyly stood beside her late husband, became the ruthless conquer that they would follow anywhere because they knew she would lead them into the glory. No matter who her gods were, no matter if she wore a cross or a Viking arm ring, she proved herself to be worth fighting for.

Ivar watched his beautiful face fill with emotions, like never before, he knew that she was frightened, and he was scared as well, scared that he will not come back and watch his child grow.

Hvitserk walked over to Brynhildr helping her to get down from her horse. He touched her trembling hand as he was trying to comfort her. Hvitserk was another man except Ivar who was allowed to see her weaknesses, and be there for her, he was a member of the family.

"Hvitserk." Brynhildr said with a slight smile unable to find the words. But she didn't have to, he already understood.

"Don't worry, Brynhildr, we will come back. Your child is going to have an amazing father, and I promise you that I will be the best uncle alright?" Hvitserk asked not allowing her to even for a minute think that he was slightly afraid ofthe battle because he was not ready to leave this world yet.

Brynhildr smiled asshe hugged him tightly.

"I know you will Hvitserk." Brynhildr said softly before leaving him and running in the arms of her husband.

"You should leave the battlefield my love." Ivar whispered holding her as tightly as he could, because everything could be for the last time before he let her go.

"I am scared Ivar." Brynhildr said.

"Don't be." Ivar whispered touching her cheek with his hand.

He gently kissed her forehead, and then her lips making her close her eyes shut trying to bear in mind the feeling of his warm lips on her skin.

Ivar then placed his hand on Brynhildr's belly.

"I will come back." Ivar said.

"I know you will."

Brynhildr left the battlefield with a heavy heart glancing on her loving husband one last time. The man were beside her in case she needed a protection, she left the shore going back to the camp from where she could see the glimpse of the terror that was about to happen.

Brynhildr held her hand on her belly protective of the unborn child as the words echoed through her mind.

Up onto the overturned keel

Clamber, with a heart of steel

Cold is the ocean's spray

And your death is on its way

With maidens you have had your way

Each must die some day!

The painful waiting that seemed like ages of agony was interrupted by the voice of the shouting Viking.

"My Queen! The ships with flag of Frankia were spotted! Duke Rollo is taking soldiers to fight for Bjorn Ironside!"

Brynhildr remained silent after hearing such terrifying words. This was something Ivar and her didn't predict, something they haven't thought of.

Could they be outnumbered?

Brynhildr touched her sword and held it in her hands.

"Then we will fight until our last breath."

Bjorn Ironside was approaching the shore in his ship as his blue eyes watched his youngest brother with hate. He came here to win, and that is what he was going to do, he raised an army of Christians to fight his own brothers, his own people, but he still believed that the gods were on his side.

"Archers!" Ivar the Boneless commanded to his people and they prepared to shoot the arrows. Ivar and his man noticed the flags of Frankia, and that the number of the ships that were coming was too high to count, but Ivar's army was hudge as well and most importantly, it had him, the most genius strategist.

"Shield wall!" Bjorn Ironside yelled as the warriors on every ship raised shield to protect themselves from the upcoming arrows.

"Fools. That won't save you. Nothing will save you!" Ivar growled as his archers placed their arrows into the fire and started to shoot on the ships.

The battle that was about to come, was the battle that was never forgotten, the battle that people still sing about, that the history book celebrate, and the battle of that was about to change the fates of everyone.

*Davay srazhat'sya i pokazhi vsem, chto my zhivy i chto my budem rasprostranyat' etot mir kak veter i chto nikto ne smozhet ostanovit' nas, potomu chto togda on umret ot nashikh mechey! Boris' za menya i za svobodu!-Come on fight and show everyone that we are alive and that we will spread this world like a wind and that nobody can stop us because then he would die from our swords! Fight for me and for freedom!

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