The Rise of Iceland

Under the influence of the Arctic Ocean cold current that appeared in the autumn, the speed of Thor's Hammer reached a maximum speed of seven or eight knots. Although there was no reference on the sea, Olaf standing on the deck felt the sea breeze and still estimated the speed. It's better than riding a low-end electric car.

　　 Although the speed of the ship is far from that of later generations, as long as the wind direction does not change, the Thor's Hammer can move forward at this speed, and it can travel three hundred and fifty kilometers in one day.

　　 Greenland is more than 300 kilometers away from Iceland. If it weren’t for wind problems and the inability to drive straight at sea, it would take Olaf and others to reach Greenland in just one day.

　　 It is the golden age of the early seventeenth century, the great nautical era, Central and South America has been colonized by Spain, and North America has also been developed by Britain and France to search for treasures such as precious medicinal materials, fur and other treasures in North America.

　　Because of the developed shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, pirates in the Caribbean Sea are prevalent, and the pirate business in European waters is sluggish due to the growth of the navies of various countries.

　　 When Hadar was young, he only robbed the boat in the Irish generation. It is no longer possible to cross the North Sea and the Baltic Sea like his ancestors.

　　 Since there are no merchant ships in the waters near Iceland and Greenland, pirates are extinct here. If it were in the Caribbean Sea, Olaf and his ship might have been robbed for eight meetings in just one day.

The Thor's Hammer walked for two days and the sky was clear. It was not until the next day that I stood on the deck and saw floating Iceland in the field of view. Hadar let out a sigh of relief and said with a cross: "God bless you! See the floating ice. The ice is about to reach Greenland! Fortunately there has been no wind and rain in these two days!"

In the current era, if a ship encounters storms and waves on the sea, there is a risk that the ship will be sunk. Even if the ship will not be overwhelmed, it will be blown off course by the wind and waves, and it may fall to a deserted island that cannot be remedied. It's a dead end.

　　 Hudike and others also looked relaxed and crossed to thank God.

　　Only Olaf was lying on the barrel beside him, his face pale.

　　 This is the second time Olaf has appeared on the deck since he got on the ship. He was seasick when he stayed in the cockpit for a while. It was also because of his body that he recovered quickly. This morning he was much better.

　　 In order to overcome the seasickness, Olaf strongly urged to come out and go around. After only two steps, he fell on the barrel again.

　　 "Olav, you should go down and rest! Maybe you can adapt to the next boat ride!" Hadar hugged Olaf in distress.

　　 Olaf shook his head, tightened his robe and hat, and said tremblingly: "Viking offspring can't get seasick! I have to overcome it!"

　　 While talking, Olaf walked a few steps with the help of Hadar, and his expression gradually improved.

　　 After waiting for about an hour, the sun in the sky gradually shifted to the west, and Hadar and others saw a huge snow-white glacier continent approaching more and more clearly.

　　 After waiting for three more candles, Thor's Hammer searched for gaps in the ice floes and drove past, and then stopped in front of the nearest coast.

　　 Hadar glanced at the good brothers around him, and asked, "Who will go down and take a look?"

　　 "I'll go!" Hudick said, taking the bow and arrow and the sword and preparing to go down.

Hadar hurriedly grabbed him and said: "We Iceland and Norwegians have not been to Greenland for two to three hundred years. It is said that there are Unipad apes on the island. These savages are short in stature and eat raw meat, but they are sturdy and brave. Good at fighting. Icelanders didn’t fight with them less in the past. Now you don’t know what the situation is. If you go down alone, you will be in danger if you encounter the Unipad ape. Kadir, Yotte, Valitu, Lund, you guys The four will go down with Hudik and have a look. If there is no danger, we will come back. We will get more people, we will cut some moss to feed the animals while supplying fresh water, and then set sail to Wenlan!"

　　 Hudik is not Icelandic after all, and he doesn’t know much about Greenland. He nodded when he heard Hadar’s words, and then a group of five people, armed with weapons and matchlocks, rowed a raft made of wooden boards and sheepskin to the shore.

　　 Hadar, Olaf and others stood on the deck observing the situation on the shore. After a while, Hudik and others walked ashore and slowly disappeared into the blue-gray ground.

　　 After half an hour, Hudick and the others were not seen coming back towards the dusk. Hadar gradually became anxious. He was worried that Hudick and the others would be unpredictable, so he picked up an ax and would take someone down to take a look.

Olaf knew that his father is now the backbone of the Thor’s Hammer. He must not leave the ship, otherwise it would cause panic among the people on the ship, so he stepped forward to hold Hadar and persuaded, "Dad! Uncle Hudick, they may soon I'm back! Even if you want to find them, you can't go!"

　　 "If there is any danger, I will not save them myself, I will feel sorry for it!"

　　 Hadar frowned, took two more throwing axes, and whispered: "Olav, don't worry, they will come back as soon as I find Hudik!"

Although Olaf admired his father’s loyalty in his heart, but apart from his father, the Thor’s Hammer was in chaos almost all the time. He, Heine, Hoskard and his son could not suppress the hundreds of people in the boat. It's troublesome to go back to Iceland in retrospect.

　　 Just when Hadar and Olaf were in a stalemate, Shilt suddenly pointed forward and shouted: "Deputy Captain Hudik is back!"

"where?"

　　 Hadar hurriedly leaned on the railing to look, and he saw Hudik returning to the shore.

　　 Hudik stood on the shore and waved to Hadar, and then the five people rowed the raft back to the boat.

Climbing up the rope, Hudik and Hadar clenched their hands and said with a smile: "The environment here is good. There is a bay when walking in. The bay has two river outlets. The river is not big but the water source is sufficient and clean. We You can go there to mow the grass and get water!"

　　 "Okay!" Hadar smiled and gave Hudick a hug.

Hudike continued: "We have walked tens of thousands of steps and have not seen the remains of the ancient people. UU reading www.uukanshu.com shows that no one lived here before, but we saw the feces of some small animals. It is estimated to be Animals like foxes or dogs and wolves."

　　 Hadar nodded, and then ordered the men on the boat to go ashore to fetch water and grass, while looking for animal dung, dry wood and other fuel. After all, more than 100 people on the boat always have to eat, not raw meat.

Olaf also wanted to follow along and have a look. Hadar thought about it and agreed, so Hudik took nearly forty men ashore for the first time. Olaf followed Heine, Kadir and Hoskard closely. , The other children, Kalm and Kalhu stayed on the boat with Hadar.

　　 After landing, Olaf immediately saw tall mountains and rivers in all directions. The climate environment was close to Iceland, but the temperature was even colder.

　　The ground and the surface of the hills are covered with extremely cold-resistant low weeds and various moss, which are soft like a blanket under your feet.

　　Although the climate is cold here, because there are only a few months of warm time each year for the vegetation in the coastal zone to grow, these coastal soils have been extremely nutritious for thousands of years, and the vegetation has grown tenaciously and the branches and leaves are tender.

　　 Hudiq ordered Kadir and Yoot and others to take people to fetch water first, and then mow the grass.

Everyone who came ashore brought farm tools and water-filled sheepskin pockets. They knew that it was about the survival of their family and livestock on the boat. They all obediently lined up behind Hudik and others, and followed the **** of the bay. Go deep in the west.

ps: Unipad ape-man: Inuit (the Inuit people call themselves), also known as the Ekismo (the Indians call the Inuit people), because the Icelanders logged into Greenland and Vinland around the tenth century (Newfoundland), who had been in contact with the Inuit, named this primitive human Unipad ape.