CONTENTS


PAGE
_To Foresta_ v

I
ASGARD THE BEAUTIFUL (1348) 1
_The Viking's Secret_ 17

II
THE RUNES OF THE WIND-WIFE (1364) 18
_The Navigators_ (1415-1460) 34

III
SEA OF DARKNESS (1475) 35
_Sunset Song_ 48

IV
PEDRO AND HIS ADMIRAL (1492) 50
_The Queen's Prayer_ 65

V
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT DIE (1493-1494) 66
_The Escape_ 80