Verse 88: The Bishops of Vikan

Since abandoning his traditional beliefs, the Danish king has become a very devout Christian, not only actively introducing priests from East and West Francia to preach, forcefully ordering his soldiers to convert to Catholicism, and even setting his sights on the lands of Sweden and Norway, which were still under pagan control. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"The King of Denmark was a model for kings by strictly observing the rules and precepts of the Church and actively spreading the gospel of the Lord." A West Francian priest who had come to preach stood behind the King of Denmark and flattered him incessantly.

"That-laden West Francian is simply more annoying than a fly." But on the other side of the camp, the diocesan bishop appointed by the King of Denmark was not accustomed to the ingenuity of the West Franks, and he said to Queen Grace of Denmark beside him.

"But they can bring volunteer soldiers and goods." Grace is dressed in a white wolf skin, wearing a green Nordic dress, and the maid next to her is holding a baby in her arms, which is the child that Grace has just born, and the Nordic woman is strong Even if she has just given birth to a child, she does not need bed rest.

"That's true, but those so-called volunteers look more like adventurers to me." The regional bishop shook his head and said, this regional bishop is different from the bishops of the southern princes, he does not wear bright bishopric robes, but wears chain mail and smocks, yes, the regional bishops of Denmark are so passionate about their faith, they are not only satisfied with blessings to the warriors, but personally carry maces and war hammers at the forefront of the warband.

"Don't complain, the Swedes and Norwegians have been testing us with small forces lately, and I guess they're preparing for a big war." Grace said to the bishop of the region.

"I'll take someone to stop them." The bishop of the region knew that the king of Denmark was dying, and that the de facto ruler was the woman in front of him, and that the Danes had not long been converted to Christianity, and that they had preserved their ancient customs, and that it was not uncommon for a woman to become rulers among the Vikings, as long as the ruler was strong.

"It's better to take a prisoner." As the regional bishop passed by, Grace said to the bishop.

"No problem, ha, little one, I really didn't expect him to get you pregnant at such an old age, it's incredible, it must be a miracle of God." The regional bishop walked up to the maid, and he glanced at the baby in the maid's arms and said to himself.

When the Danes began to encroach on the land of the Swedes, the Swedish war lords immediately united with the Norwegians, who practiced the same religion, and gathered a thousand troops to confront the Danes in the moor, separated by a dense forest.

The dense forests of Northern Europe are always so dark that it is as if the ancient gods are sleeping in them, and the evil spirits wait in the bushes and tree hollows for an opportunity to stretch out their claws, and even the most valiant warriors will walk the land with caution, fearing that the slightest loud noise will awaken the terrible evil spirits.

"Brush, brush." But the silence was recently broken by two groups of warriors with the same blood, armed with log shields in their hands, using axes to pluck through bushes and weeds, their faces covered with beards, and their features as if they had been chopped directly with axes.

"Whoosh~~." Suddenly, an arrow flew from the opposite side and hit the chest of the warrior in leather armor, and the Swedish warrior fell to his knees.

"It's the Danes, the shield wall, the shield wall." The leader of this group of Swedish warriors immediately shouted wildly, and the warriors immediately blocked the round shields in their hands in front of them, and connected the round shields together to form a shield wall.

"Squeak." The Swedes also carried archers, and the Viking archers usually used monolithic longbows, which were made of very resilient animal tendons, and the archers pulled the bowstring and put the arrows on the arrows, and shot arrows into the woods opposite.

"Doh." The arrow hit the trunk of the tree, and immediately after the trunk came a Danish archer, who returned fire at the Swedes, and the arrows were intertwined in the woods.

"Forward~~." The leader of the Swedish warriors pushed the shield wall slowly, the Viking shield wall consisted of two rows, the first row of people held the shield frontally, the second row of people put the shield above the people in front, like a roof slope, if for a tighter defense, the third row of people can put the shield on top, in Arold's opinion the Viking shield wall is even a bit like the turtle formation of the Roman legion.

"Retreat, retreat." The Danish archers saw the shield wall slowly pushing over, and knew that the bows and arrows in their hands would be of little use to the Swedes, so they immediately retreated.

"Remove the shield and pursue." The leader of the Swedish warriors immediately ordered that although the shield array was very defensive, it was very slow, and after untying the shield wall formed by the round shields, the Swedish warriors pursued it with their battle axes held high.

"Woo~~." But when the Swedish warriors caught up, there was already a solemn army waiting for them in the clearing of the forest, and the Danish Viking warriors were lined up in three columns to form a shield array, but behind them was a group of Franks from the south, these volunteers were armed with a variety of weapons, some held old spears, some held rusty swords, and some only had a short and thick wooden stick.

However, on the right side of the chaotic procession, there are several unique warriors wearing bishops' hats and chain mail, with crosses pinned to their waists, but holding blunt instruments such as iron rods in their hands, they are the bishops of the region of Vikan, these Norse clergy strictly adhere to the teachings of the Bible, but there seems to be something wrong, for example: the Bible says that the clergy are not allowed to produce blood, so these bishops chose the blunt weapon of the club.

"Don't be afraid, up." The Swedish leader also came here at this time, and he saw the Danes who were already waiting, and knew that this was an ambush battle, and the object of the ambush was them, but the Swedes were not afraid of fighting, but they were afraid of dying in a mediocre battle or on a bed, so that their souls would never reach Valhalla.

"Oh oh oh~~." The Swedish warriors let out a shout, and they rushed forward with shields and battle axes, and suddenly the crisp sound of chopping wood and metal colliding with each other and the shouts of humans rang out in the clearing.

"O Lord! Bless us~, bless your children. The Danish bishop blessed loudly in a rough voice, and then rushed forward with the six-page war hammer in his hand, and with a swing of the war hammer knocked a Swedish Viking warrior who pounced on him to the ground, and then stepped on the opponent's chest with his foot, raised and turned the war hammer high, and smashed the war hammer on the ground on the face of the Viking warrior, his tall and burly figure seemed to be the reincarnation of the god of war.

"Kill~~." Even if they converted to Catholicism, the Danes had the belligerent blood of the Vikings, and they shouted wildly to knock each other down with their shields, and slashed forward with their tomahawks, blood and severed limbs flying in the clearing, as if it were a feast for the gods, with one side upholding the faith of the old gods and the other actively promoting new doctrines by force, and the warriors of both sides worshipping each other's gods with their blood.

"Whew, whew, whew." It didn't take long for the battle to end, and the Danes came prepared and outnumbered, and the Swedish squad was besieged in a wooded clearing, with the corpses of their companions at their feet, but the Swedish leader was not alarmed, and blood flowed from his forehead, which was broken by a vile archer when he shot at him, knocking off his helmet and bruising his forehead.

"Surrender or fight?" The Bishop of Denmark raised his chin with a war hammer and asked him, his burqa splattered with blood.

"Hahaha, let me go to Valhalla!" The leader of the Swedes smirked, and he clenched the sword in his hand, as if he saw the flying bodies of Valhalla maidens in the sky.

"Phew, false god." The bishop spat on the ground, expressing his contempt for his faith, but out of appreciation for his heroism, the bishop decided to end the battle with a duel himself.

The warriors began to drag the bodies away to make room for the two valiant warriors, who gathered around to watch and watched without medling.

"Whew." The Danish bishop straddles his legs and holds his hammer in both hands, and he removes his chain mail.

"Peng." The leader of the Swedes also removed his leather armor, threw it aside, and then lifted the shield and sword, his knees slightly bent, his eyes looking directly at the bishop, and he pulled the sword behind the shield.

"Come on~."

"Ahh The leader of the Swedes rushed forward, and stabbed his sword in the chest from above the round shield to the bishop of the region, who was relatively small for him, but was dodged by the latter.

"Brush~~." But the leader of the Swedes was not discouraged, and he immediately swung his backhand when he could not strike, trying to cut the regional bishop, but was blocked by the regional bishop with the middle of the war hammer, because the Swedish leader was still very strong, and the regional bishop retreated half a step.

"Ping~." Seeing that the opponent's move was old, the regional bishop raised his foot and kicked the Swedish leader's round shield, kicking the Swedish leader to a staggering moment.

"Oh oh oh~~." Seeing the bishop's victory, the Danish warriors who watched gave and cheered, and the wonderful battles were always appreciated by the warriors.

"Uh-huh." The leader of the Swedes felt the blood dripping from his forehead in his left eye, which made his eyes burn and hurt, but he could not wipe it with a heavy wooden shield in his left hand, so he could only endure the pain in his eyes and stabbed at the bishop of the region, but his steps were a little unsteady, and his wrists were weak after a fierce battle.

"Scandium~~." Seizing this opportunity, the bishop of the region slammed the shield with his hammer, almost shattering the Swede's wrist, and the final blow was lifted by the shield, and then the bishop's war hammer smashed into the Swede's jaw, knocking the Swede to the ground.

"Bishop, didn't the queen let her be caught alive?" At this time, a Danish nobleman hurriedly said.

"Don't worry, I'm measured, this guy fainted." The regional bishop moved his arm, clubbed the hammer to the ground, and replied to the Danish nobleman.

"Ha, it's really an unlucky guy to dare to match you with the title of Bone Crusher." Looking at the Swede who had fainted on the ground, the Danish nobleman said with a sneer.