House Solblod

### Sigil

The Sword of Solblod, Joined with the Goldeneye of Heimdall, In the sky beaming down Clarity

### Ancestral weapon

The sword Of Solblod

**Ivar Sigvald Solblod:** *"Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is death that brings total obliteration. You will face your fear. You will permit it to pass over Yourself."*

**Eriksen Solblod:** " What if I cant What If I falter."

**Ivar Sigvald Solblod:** *"You will for you are a Solblod, Calm your sense, for Here we are. Here we will Remain."*

- Ivar Solblod and his Son Eriksen

**House Solblod** is a House of India and once part of the kingdom of Norway in Scandinavia. They once ruled over a vast region within the Fjords of Norway, During the age of exploration the House ventured forth to find new lands told in Legends, Their voyage would bring them to a land they called **Stromlund** (Sir Lanka) This would be the new homeland that they would settle.

## History

### **The Birth of Solblod**

Before ages long passed, The History of Solblod dates back to the first people of Sogn og Fjordane, It is said that Sigvald rose from the Fjords after a winter storm and built the Headstone with the name inscribed on it **Svalblod a Solblod.** The Town of Svalgard would soon be built by Those that saw the headstone and thus the Clan of Solblod was born.

The clan of Solblod came to be a more prominent clan during 785 AD when they began to expand their influence and control over their local region, new towns were made with the growing population and the growing migration let Clan Solblod challenge regional powers within and around Sogn og Fjordane, this led to a brief and bloody conflict between clan Solblod and Clan Wægmunding, It was said that both clans used dark magic but these were just rumors to spread fear, The conflict ended when Gorm Solblod decapitated their leader in mist battle, although Gorm later died from his wounds he would be immortalized in the tale of Gorm and the bear which drastically mythologized the story.

It would be in 795 When clan Solblod would act upon their own culture and venture forth to a place that had spread to the Viking lands called England they sent a party of around 200 men, but none of them ever returned, yet a druid who was widely known by the Solblod predicted that their venture would be unwise as the gods were not pleased with them not pleased with the Solblod, Months after the venture even years many began to believe that the Solblod were cursed, as many strange things happened within their domain, the weather this was truly our pure circumstance, none could lie as they heard the cries of people in the night accompanied by the howls of wolves. The misfortune has led many to leave, has many feared for their lives, and even rumors started to spread that the Solblod was the part bear and killed their own, while not entirely false or true it would continue to be a rumor. Their misfortune stopped one the stormy night of September 796 AD many within Svalgrad witnessed multiple lightning bolts hitting the Headstone of **Svalblod and Solblod** everyone thought this to be Odin blessing them and curing the Solblod of its misfortune, while in reality, it may have just been a Freak event of nature.

It would be months and months before many people would move back till weary of the bad luck which had corrosive the Solblod but when the news spread that Odin Struck upon the headstone many turned to disbelief that this simply could not be true but those that returned saw the marks on the headstone and all was put to rest. Months would pass many Solblods would travel far to join those more noteworthy as raids upon foreign lands would be very common and venture to new lands far from the known world would be talked about by many

### **The Age Of Munknörr**

In this time The Solblod would seek to gain more control for his clan and himself, led by Munknörr Solblod, you see this was a lot easier when people feared you might be half bear, it makes fighting the foes on the battlefield a lot easier and he used this to his advantage. From 800 to 810 Munknörr Solblod managed to conquer, Rogaland, Vestland, Møre og Telemark, Trøndelag and Nordland. It was quite a feat was very likely due to the reaction of the Solblod name and the ruthlessness of  Munknörr Solblod himself Spread rumors among many that they would sacrifice all those who fought him and spread their bodies in all towns on display in a show of blood eagles, while this was completely false it led many to not even fight them.

Out of Ironic nature or not  Munknörr would die from his rumors has those that believed his rumors of being a bear led them to murder him in his sleep none could lie that what he did was a noteworthy feat and while short as it was sweet, the members of the Solblod House were the ones to kill Muuknoor as he had abused many within the family by fear alone.

### **The Twins of Solblod**

The next event that would alter the Solblod History would be the call of the Heathen army was *comprised of many Norse warriors from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Many from House Solblod came to its call wanting to venture forth and claim glory and fame and to be united under one cause to raid English kingdoms and capture new lands.*

It was during this time of 14 years on English soil many would gain the taste of adventure and blood, not an understatement the Great Heathen Army was a specialty event of Norse strength and power It later fell apart in the later years, and with the victory of King Alfred, it would truly be over.

Yet many that had survived had entered the war when they were young and had the 14 years of this conflict had shaped them all.

Most importantly it would be the Two twins with the Blood of Solblod running in their veins they briefly returned to Svalbard but it would be a month later when their ventures would lead them to the land of old a land of many wonders.

*The Byzantine empire had long hands and its eyes spread far, so far that they formed an* elite unit of the Byzantine Army named The **Varangian Guard, Its goal** was to serve as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine emperors. Yet one big factor to play into this was The recruitment of distant foreigners from outside Byzantium to serve as the emperor's guard was pursued as a deliberate policy, as they lacked local political loyalties and could be counted upon to suppress revolts by disloyal Byzantine factions.

This is what exactly led **Leif and Torsten Solblod** to Join the **Varangian Guard** apart from both being in their late Twenties their Experience and hunger for battle naturally drove them to this line of work and with the connections, they had made over the 14 years this would allow them to join. They would serve many years in **Varangian Guard** gaining the respect of the emperor of the Many within the Guard. Later on, in Life they would both marry women from Constantinople & would eventually both would have Children, they would also be able to keep in contact with their house more than others could due to them being in the Guard and having good relations with those that they served, Not mention the wealth they and homes that had within *The Byzantine empire.*

The Children of **Leif and Torsten Solblod** would be raised in Constantinople, Leif had two sons and one daughter, and Torsten had 2 daughters and one son. It Would be these children that would shape the little area within Constantinople, as most of them were born around 905. The sons would join continue and join the **Varangian Guard** as their father did while the daughters unwillingly became tools of the state as they would perfect the intrigue and the acts of deceiving. While they had their part to play it would be in 930 AD when the sons of **Leif and Torsten Solblod** would have their children both would have one son their names would be Loki and Floki, while the daughters of **Leif and Torsten Solblod** well all but one perished in a storm when traveling to Constantinople, her name was Astrid Solblod some women from the outskirts of Constantinople found her naked and bloody on the shores. They nursed her back to health, and later on, she would return to her family in Constantinople where she would spend the rest of her days, birthing her daughter In 932 AD who she named after herself she shortly passed away.

### **The Legend of The Three Bears**

Loki, Floki, and Astrid II were born in Constantinople sometime around 930 AD. None of them had any guidance in their life Yet strangely enough they were all trained to be in the **Varangian Guard.** Even Astrid but this was due to her cruelty and self-determination, while at first, it was only her Cousins Loki and Floki yet when they reached the teenage years Astrid grew with envy from them as so during Loki and Floki's training by their fathers she Interrupted it while to everyone surprise, yet the fathers let it continues as they wanted to see if Loki and Floki had learned anything, It ended in a bloody mess, Flokis arms was broken and Lokis back was slashed by a blade she had taken from the house, Astrid walked away with a bloody left eye and a clean slash on her arm, from that day forth she Joined in their training from Loki and Flokis fathers, this would latter stop when they died in battle in 946 AD

They would be the only Solblod in Constantinople and would always try to beat one another in everything even in simple tasks. While they had no Guardian in 946 AD their family would be within **Varangian Guard** many would call them the three bears, while they did fight amongst each over, when they were in battle they seemed to work flawlessly with one another in such a vicious manner that they would be called the three bears.

All of them Practical lived among the **Varangian Guard** as it was as close to a family they could get. In their early adulthood, they would despise the political nature of Constantinople, that much would never change but what did was when a sole Viking longboat came into port with the banner of Solblod on it. It was a young **Ivar Sigval Solblod.**

### **The Great Voyage of Ivar Sigvald Solblod**

In 970 AD the House of Solblod would venture forth further than any of their forefathers it would be one of the biggest voyages to ever occur and would set place to shape the world today. Ivar Sigvald Solblod born in 940 AD would shape the Future of His house, He was always a curious person and always felt a sense of adventure, from all the stories he was told as a young boy he always imagined himself sailing out to find New-lands for his people. It would be during a great festival for the gods at the age of twelve that Ivar Sigvald Solblod would know this was to be his life's goal. All though he loved his homeland so much, the vision he would have in his dreams only drove him more to seek to venture forth into the unknown.

When he was sixteen he became head of the House of Solblod, in that same year he would venture forth to Constantinople as the legends of the **Varangian Guard** had always fascinated him, It would be Ivar's first Long Voyage it taught him many things and he loved every bit of it. When he made it to the harbor he was greeted by the three Bears. Ivar would stay in Constantinople for around two weeks, he left with the most valuable things he could ever ask for Knowledge and contacts.

During a period from 960 AD to 962 AD It would take **Ivar Sigvald Solblod** two years to accomplish what many in his house could not, repairing trust that his House never had, through diplomacy, gifts, and show of might, not only would this help him in building a fleet of ships it would allow him to share is the goal with others.

In 965 AD **Ivar Sigvald Solblod** had amassed around 200 to 400 longboats, and there would be around 16000 to 24000 people who would venture with him through these estimates are up for debate. Weeks**,** before **they left Ivar Sigvald Solblod,** would make the clan crave a new headstone out of The Fjords which would be taken to new lands. The organization of this and preparation was immense and at times **Ivar** doubted himself. They left at dawn leaving behind them an almost empty land as very few stayed. Ivar's First challenge would be traveling through the Volga river with so many ships, not only that but they would be passing through many lands which could mean they may be attacked, for this Ivar gave every master of a longboat a Horn, this was good at warding of hostiles and great for communication with the long-ship. **Ivar`s** fleet made it to the black sea with no losses, and so they venture forth to their first destination Miklagard (Constantinople) at first sight of this many ships the people in Miklagard thought it could be an attack, and so **Ivar Sigvald Solblod** first challenge was to cross through Miklagard.

A sole ship left the fleet to dock at the ports, **Ivar** was met with guards surrounding him but this died down quickly when The three bears told of who they were and what they were doing. It took around one hour to deal with this sudden roadblock but alas it was dealt with rather quickly. They were to stay in Miklagard for three days to resupply, and many enjoyed its pleasures. Over the three days that they were there, over a thousand **Varangian Guard** had joined **Ivar** mainly due to them being influenced by adventure and greatly respecting the Three bears of the Guard Loki, Floki, and Astrid who had also joined Ivar on his journey.

The Solblod House left on good terms with the people of this grand city with even more ships and support by their side. Now they were set to sail to the legendary city of Alexandria, Ivar had gained invaluable knowledge from Nordic merchants who sailed with him, he knew what waited for him in Alexandria, he knew that the Fatimid Caliphate ruled these lands and that he would need to find a way to cross to a place he had heard called the red sea.

When the Ivar fleet came within viewing distance of Alexandria they joined in harmony with their horns, it sent goosebumps down Ivar's people as the sounds were something you could not describe. Yet again only a few ships left the main fleet to go to the port of Alexandria, Three ships would part filled with experienced warriors, gold, and treasures. Ivar had also brought someone who could speak both Norse and Arabic.

When the three ships reached port, they announced they were merchants seeking safe passage and they had gifts for the local Leaders. Ivar and about a dozen men would be brought to the local lord's residence. Ivar told them that they wished to reach the Sea of red and would pay for safe passage as a sign of good faith Ivar gave the local leaders a handful of gifts, yet he also remind them that if any harm was to be done to any of them that they would burn Alexandria to ashes as Ivar told them that they were merchants but he also reminded them of who they were and that there were around twenty thousands souls on those ships. When they saw the size of Ivars fleet they realized that it was all true, a sudden fear shot down their spine, they had never seen so many ships, not only would they let them pass but due to sudden fear of annihilation, they sent word to Cairo and the Sultan Without Ivar Knowing.

Hours passed by and Ivar led his fleet to where the maps had the shortest crossing that would be from **port Said** to the **town of Suez**, The horns went off to set for shore and to make the preparations, to begin with moving the longboats across the land. One of the many Challenges Ivar knew he would face here would be the question of how would he move so many ships when there were no trees here, he knew that and that's why there were ships stocked full of rollers (logs) these would be the first to land and to set up a system where they could move the larger ships. They would eventually make camp around the area that they had made for moving the ships. Ivar made ships were moving at all hours of the day he would set shifts for his men to work so that they could move the fleet as fast as possible. It would take a whole month to move Ivar`s fleet into the red sea, that whole month would bring on many new insights and surprising events.

    One of the many curious things that occurred during the month, that was there were no hostile forces, attacks, or quarrels, Ivar was aware of the power of the local region and of the Sultan that ruled this land, but with the number of people he had and the bloodshed that would happen if such an event would happen would be horrendous for both sides many came to see the caravan of Vikings as they heard rumors of ships sailing on the land what they saw would amaze them, as ships were being moved in four huge columns with wooden logs underneath the ships. This alone would create a temporary village for both Viking and Muslim merchants where people from both cultures would trade in all sorts of goods.

Many Vikings ventured forth in this month to local areas such as Cairo, many were amazed by the pyramids they saw, many didn't even know such structures could exist, yet this was a testament that such feats of human ingenuity could occur, at the time spent in Cairo gave many a new perspective of what humans were capable off and a different view on cultures and history.

The ending of the month was near and Ivar and his people accomplished something many thought impossible before they left they carved out a large headstone with runes on it talking of their accomplishments and loyalty to the gods. Now that all the ships had made it to the red sea they would set sail to find new lands.

They would say for months longer than any of them had before, It was a cruel journey, people died, and longboats were lost, It was a challenge to keep everyone together and spirited, they were making good time for traveling into unknown yet storm would hit them days before Ivar and his people would set their eyes on their new home.

They were hit by a huge tropical cyclone, they believed it to be a test from Odin as the wind, rain, and lightning fell upon the fleet. Waves the size of Fjords would crash down upon them, many could hear screams and shouts of horror as longboats were overturned, and more shouts and screams came from all directions as the sounds of horns could be heard from the ships. The sky lit up over the ocean as lightning spread through the sky as if it were rooted in a tree, Ivar could not believe his eyes He saw Heimdall in the clouds, and from that point on he knew that he would make it to his destination. A handful of days later after the storm for the first time, Ivar and his people set their eyes upon The land they would call Stormrlund.

### The Conquest of Stormrlund

Ivar and his people would eventually land on the shores of this unknown land with a new motivation yet this land would not be uninhabited as it was already home to people, unfortunately with the differences in languages and the restlessness of Ivar and his people there was a confrontation when one of the natives in a panic drew an arrow into one of Ivar´s men. This would bring about the start of the Conquest of Stormrlund. In the first weeks of landing, they would name this new place Stormrlund they would also start scouting the land and venturing forth to find a good place to firmly settle.

Another thing that made it to this land was the headstone they made before they left Svalgard, Ivar was grateful and some inner peace came when he found the ship that carried this. Within months the Ivar and his people had advanced deep into this new land, it was hot and humid something that they had not felt in the north but they managed as they always had, soon they would face the rulers of these lands, and one by one they would either flee or be killed, there castles and towns would be inhibited by Ivar´s people, the new land offered much an in the first days Ivar had sent the fastest ships to try and get a picture how big this land was, they eventually returned with news that this was an island.

Many months had passed since the Conquest of this new land and still, they did not control all of it as they were still adjusting to their new home, by this point they had taken at least half of Stormrlund, in the following months they would drive all natives out of Stormrlund in the battle north of the Islands which they would call, rang-sœlis the battle was during the height of summer in the afternoon, scouts had told Ivar that sizeable force was gathering in the north of Stormrlund, Ivar knew it would be futile to attack head-on so he talked to Ragnar of House Varangia about moving half of their force on to the longboats and attacking the city directly, so during the day Ragnar moved half of the forces to the longboats and by nightfall, they were heading toward the northernmost city on there way there they lit up the ocean with torches this was to try and fool the native forces to thinking they had left their position, as Ragnar drew closer he blew into his horn which send a ripple to every ships as this the single for everyone to advance on the city and so they did, it broke the moral of them as they head the Viking horns from each direction, then the assault commenced by dawn Ivar and Ragnar had successful taken the last hostile city on this island.

Over the following days, Ivar Ordered the Headstone that they made in Svalbard to be brought to the highest place on Stormrlund where it would serve as not only a part of his family history but of those that had come here and the hardship they all endured. It would turn into a holy place for their family and for all those that made the journey to this land they now called home.

#### The lost ships of Solblod

A few days after they had conquered all of Stormrlund Three Viking ships would be seen heading toward Stormrlund, A dozen or so ships made it out of the Storm as well and they ended up in the place known as the Maldives they had not only made it out of the storm but they also conquered and claimed these golden isles for themselves and Solblod, Ivar met the Viking that achieved this gave him the isles for themselves to run.

#### The conquest of Ragnar

A few weeks after conquering this island Ragnar sought to also claim land for his house and his family. Ivar would send a sizeable amount of his forces to help Ragnar in his goal for lands and thus they briefly crossed from north Stormrlund to **Novae Miklagard** a region full of lushes green farmlands the taking of this land would be quick and precise as the local lords had no time to react from this after Ragnar was contented with his new land, him and Ivar would strike a mutual deal with the local lords to leave each other alone for some time.

#### The Formation of Stormrlund

With all this new land Ivar would need people he could trust to govern certain areas (vassals) he would appoint Various people that he trusted to govern them and soon Stormrlund would settle into the home they had sought after. Over the many years, The Culture would be solely Norse and so would be the faith of Stormrlund. They would construct many things over the years including a great temple upon the highest point of Stormrlund, in that temple that would carve their saga into the temple.

## Recent History

### The Birth of Senua the Soothsayer

Born in 1046 AD Senua Solblod would be the third child of Asger solblod and Inger Helvig, her parents were the current head of House Solblod. Senua had two older siblings Bjorn & Ívaldi they were twins and four years older than her. Senua had a great childhood, she was taught many things by her mother, father, and the elders of the Stormrlund yet she mostly focused on house duties and how to keep running the household properly. Senua was also taught to cook, clean, prepare meals, make yarn and weave, and sew, and she was taught to do farm work and tend to animals. Towards Senua`s early teenage years she was taught sword-fighting, old rune characters, and hunting that she did with her twin brothers.

Senua`s life changed when she was 17, she was out on a hunting trip with her brothers for fun, they thought they were hunting a boar, they all saw the tracks and followed the signs yet, it would lead them to death, two Leopards were feasting on the dead boar they were also foaming at the mouth. They had startled the Leopards and one of them immediately attacked Bjorn knocking him down and severely injuring him, he did manage to stick it with a blade but it did not seem to care because after scuffling with Bjorn it ran after Senua, but Ívaldi stepped in the way, while the other leopards jumped on Bjorn and started mauling his face while he repeatedly stabbed at its neck they both died with one on top of another. Ívaldi had sliced the belly of the first leopard but it had torn out his neck and he died immediately, in a crazed fury it jumped on Senua clawing her face she grabbed the axe that Ívaldi had dropped and with all her might she dug it into its neck, the Leopard yelled out in pain as it died from blood loss from its guts hanging out and the huge gash in its neck.

Senua screamed out in pain as her warm blood covered her face, with the dead Leopard on her she quickly got up to see the horror that would be. Bjorn no longer had a face it was gone completely yet he was not dead but trying to scream out only the sounds of gurgling of blood could be seen and heard, Senua screeched out in pain, confusion, sadness, and anger. She fell to her knees next to Bjorn tears and blood poured down her face, she took out her knife and drove it into Bjorn`s heart she could not bear to see him in such a state, she had to end his suffering and so she did, then she turned to see Ívaldi reaching for torn out throat blood pouring out all over the ground, Senua continued to scream out in horror but tried to comfort Ívaldi, as she drove her knife into his heart ending his suffering.

Senua cried out, in pain, as her face had gashes from the leopard's claws, yet that pain was numbed by her loss of her brothers in anger she repeatedly stabbed the leopards until she collapsed from exhaustion in a pool of warm blood. A few hours later she was found by her father and his guards. She was taken immediately taken to Solgard where she was cared for by the house's physician, over the next few days she could barely move, yet she would receive even more terrible news, her mother had since gotten the news and killed herself and her father was nowhere to be seen missing after her death yet his-body would be found on the shores of Stormrlund, this broke Senua its completely altered her mental state, no one should have to go through so much pain like this but she did. A week had passed and Senua had hoarded for her parents and brothers to be given a burial worth of the gods A huge long boat would be used for their funeral on it would be her father, mother, and brothers it then would be set light from afar by a fiery arrow.

With the recent events, Senua would have to take the mantel of the leader of the Solblod House and jarl of Stromrlund, yet after the burial, she started to see strange things, hear voices was it the gods, what she heard were the voices of Bjorn & Ívaldi talking to her, guiding her, Senua completely accepted this and would be proud of it, but she would also gain the urge to hurt her self and carve runes of her skin when she felt extremely stressed she would always try and fight the urge and quite often she would overcome it. Now 2 years had passed Senua had birthed 2 a son and a daughter she would not tell anyone who the father was for she did not know herself. Now she looked into the future wanting to bring her house to a more stable environment where she could protect all her people from all the pain that she went through.