After this autumn tribute voyage, all the wealth gained was properly distributed.
There is no doubt that all those who participated in this voyage, living or dead, should have received the best part of the wealth for themselves or their families.
The tribe has always practiced this tradition, that is, men go on expeditions to get spoils, and whoever participates in the expedition gets more.
However, those who do not participate will also gain a small amount of wealth.
Times are changing, and people’s hearts are also changing dramatically.
Especially this time, the people who participated in the Sorgon voyage were attacked by fishermen from Gotland Island on the way, which made the entire tribe have to think about two things.
First, is the risk of the alleged tribute voyage extremely huge?
Second, do the people who safely brought their wealth back have the right to receive more.
Undoubtedly, the men of the tribe really hope to participate in the action and gain more wealth. What's more, there is even a public opinion that those who participated in the Sorgon voyage will have their wealth equally divided among the participants according to their merits, and men who have not participated have no right to distribute it.
There are indeed many people who support this idea. I am afraid it is all just selfishness.
After all, on this tribute voyage, the tribe dispatched the most combat-effective one-third of its men, and they were personally led by the leader!
These seven hundred people are the elite force of the tribe. They are the backbone of the tribe, so their attitude immediately affects the distribution of wealth this autumn.
The leader, Otto, is not a selfless person.
This man has received a lifetime of "warrior education". He enjoys the feeling of being respected by everyone. He is not afraid of fighting and has great enthusiasm for obtaining spoils. Of course, I also hope to be recognized by the gods!
Especially this time, when he was holding his dying brother Ogier and heard the message that Ogier saw the Valkyrie waving, he believed in Valhalla even more.
Of course Otto agreed with the ideas of the tribal warriors.
The brave warriors are rebellious and have a huge desire for wealth.
But they also have strong self-esteem.
Only one time, the brothers of the tribe got their wealth back after a battle. How can they feel at ease and calm when they receive salary without merit?
After some mediation, the men of the tribe finally reached a consensus on the distribution of wealth and made clear provisions on how the future wealth should be distributed. Since the tribe had no written language, the "rules" were established by the elders as witnesses.
That is, the future tribute voyage, the wealth obtained will be divided into two parts. Participants and their families get half, and the rest of the tribe's men and their families get the other half.
In any future battle, all participants will enjoy all the spoils. If someone dies, their family members, especially their sons, will be divided among them.
On the firstBefore a snow falls, the distribution of wealth is completely completed.
As of now, any external actions of the Ross tribe have come to an end.
Their figures suddenly disappeared in the almost frozen Baltic Sea. Fort Ross was hidden in the Gulf of Bothnia in the northernmost part of the sea, as if missing.
The tribe’s traditional fishing industry has come to an end, and even hunting in the forests outside the settlement has come to a halt.
The reason is that one of the most critical issues that everyone has to face is the dark night.
Winter has entered in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in high latitudes, and the nights are extremely long.
At least Fort Ross is not located in the Arctic Circle. There is almost no night in the summer, and therefore there is almost no daylight in the winter.
Winter is the most terrifying. They don’t know that the cold outside can be as low as minus 20 degrees, but what they know best is that the fish caught before winter can be eaten as long as they are placed outside the wooden house. Frozen as hard as stone.
People used wood to build the frames of their houses and spread a large amount of animal fur and linen outside to increase their protection from the cold. Some poor families even pile mud outside their wooden houses to keep them warm.
Any wooden house has an opening at the top, which is an outlet for the smoke from the indoor campfire.
They would cut down a large amount of wood in autumn and store it, and use bonfires to keep warm in winter.
At the same time, they all wear thick leather jackets all the time.
In principle, the Ross tribe is the northernmost of all the tribes that make up the Siyan people, and their language is no different from that of their southern brothers.
But their location is too far north.
The offshore near Roseburg is not a place where fish thrive, but it can still catch enough fish for four to five thousand people to survive the entire winter.
In order to make a living, they are willing to try their luck in the dangerous forest.
Sometimes, Otto would lead the men of the tribe into the forest to search for traces of deer before winter. Once discovered, a Viking-style hunt would begin immediately.
In fact, they often encounter black bears and white bears. If a lone person encounters them, it may be difficult to resist even if he is holding a huge Nordic forest ax.
The fur of bears is the thickest. The Ross tribe knows very well that a piece of bear skin can be exchanged with the southern brothers for a lot of treasures. It also allows the women of the tribe to tailor extremely warm leather jackets and clothing. hat.
After all, those bears can endure extremely low temperatures and survive the entire winter with just their fur!
As the leader, Otto received a considerable amount of wealth.
He even legitimately received honey, which was always very precious, and five sheepskins.
Perhaps from today's perspective, these are not precious. But throughout Europe 1,200 years ago, they were very precious.
Ogier is dead, his only son Arik inherited all his inheritance, including the wealth distributed this time.
Aric was also recognized as the son of the leader Otto with the testimony of the tribal elders.
As a result, Arik naturally moved to Otto's home, and temporarily took on the job of helping Niya take care of his younger brother.
A long night enveloped the entire Northern Europe, and the continuous snowfall plunged the forests around Roseburg into silence. At such a low temperature, few wild animals risked running out of their hiding caves. Only a very small number of reindeer dragged their thick fur and pushed away the snow with their powerful mouths to eat the grass roots.
If a strong reindeer could be hunted, its meat would be enough to feed Otto's family throughout the winter! Its fur can even be tailor-made by Niya into fur coats that are enough for a family of four to keep out the cold.
It’s just that hunting in winter is very dangerous, so as tough as the Ross tribe is, they are willing to hide in this bay and wait quietly for the long night to pass.
Most of them stood outdoors, looking at the starry sky and the bright white moon reflecting the splendid scene of the rough sea.
Aurora often flashes in the sky, and people believe that it is "Brünnhilde's Parade". As long as it appears, all sleeping people are willing to stand in the cold outdoors and open their eyes wide in order to see the Valkyrie herself.
It was another cold and quiet night.
Arik, who was sleeping soundly wrapped in a bear skin, was awakened by the noise outside.
Otto and Niya also woke up, as did our protagonist Liuli, Rurik.
"Aric, go and see what's going on." Otto ordered impatiently.
"Yes!"
Aric quickly put on a sheepskin coat and a velvet hat, and then carefully opened the leather door curtain, only to see thousands of green ribbons. Freely swaying in the sky.
"It's Aurora!" Aric got back into the cabin excitedly.
"It's them!" After Otto got up, he patted Arik on the shoulder, "Let's go take a good look at it. You know what it is!"
"It's my father. !”
Arik believed in those legends. After all, his uncle made it clear that his father was recognized by the gods and was taken away by the Valkyrie.
So, the Otto family didn’t care about the cold, and the entire tribe took action tonight to watch the spectacular wonders of Aurora.
We cannot infer the ignorance of the Viking tribes in Northern Europe 1,200 years ago from today's perspective.
When they saw the Northern Lights, they urgently needed a beautiful explanation for this phenomenon.
That is the trajectory of the Valkyrie's carriage parade. They only operate in winter. They will inspect the people on the ground to find potential lucky ones who can go to Valhalla in the future.
Rurik, he was only a hundred days old. Now he is curled up in a swaddle made of sheepskin, being held by his biological mother Niya, witnessing the sky for the first time.of wonders.
"Ah! This is the Aurora! This is indeed Northern Europe."
With this situation, Rurik was more certain of his location, but that was all.
Rurik was unable to determine the exact era of the present. He also had more worries, as he was only a baby and could not tell others.
All Rurik can do now is quietly observe.
He saw a young man crying and shouting at the Northern Lights, and heard his biological mother speaking many words of comfort to the young man.
It's a pity that my mind is always in chaos. This body is really like a baby. Fatigue always comes at a moment's notice. Sleep is the most important thing in my day.
For a short period of time, Rurik could not figure out the language spoken by others. He could only make guesses about some of the most commonly spoken words.
Although these languages are very similar to English, the large number of tongue-licking sounds in them is very strange.
The baby is growing, winter is passing, and things are changing.
Until the arrival of spring.