In the days following his victory at Reykjavík, Vetrulfr consolidated his power and forced the remainder of the Althing to kneel. They were made to renounce their foreign faith and beg forgiveness from the gods of their ancestors.
Even now, his úlfheðnar acted as inquisitors across Ísland, tearing down Christian sanctuaries, seizing wealth, and punishing those who refused to return to the old gods.
Ívarr still lived, but only because he served a purpose. His death was certain... only delayed, not denied.
Vetrulfr returned to Ullrsfjörðr, the new capital of his kingdom, where he named jarls and thanes from among those warriors who had proven their valor and loyalty.
These men would carry his vision forward, rebuilding a realm worthy of the gods, a bastion at the edge of the Christian world. And they would do so with the same methods that had transformed Ullrsfjörðr into the stronghold it now was.
