Harken This is the saga of Aslak Ottarssen, born a slave. Aslak, and his beloved sister, Astrid, are the children of a Norwegian farmer. Their mother was an English slave. Their father chooses to free Aslak. But Astrid remains a slave. Aslak promises that he will buy her freedom when he is a man and can earn enough silver. At fifteen, he goes viking to earn his fortune. Returning from sea, he finds that...