A Viking invasion, a curse set, a legacy begun. In the 11th century a naive band of farmers are called to arms to fight the imminent fret of the invading Vikings. Under prepared and over powered the ragtag gang of would be warriors quickly succumb and life as they know it is changed forever. A curse, set upon them by a Viking warlock, changes the course of their lives and the lives of their ancestors from that day forward. In the 21st Century James is about to discover that the beast within him is no longer just a metaphor. Eadric was an ordinary man...until the Vikings arrived. James was an ordinary man...until Eadric arrived.