A group of desperate vikings are sailing their ship, trying to ride off a storm. During their struggles, they spot a light in the sky. The vikings see the light as a sign from the gods, and decide to follow it. The light guides them safely through the storm, to a patch of land. As the norsemen walks to shore, they come across a small capsule, in which they find an infant boy, black of hair.
The viking warrios see this boy as a gift from the Sea God, Aegir and God of Thunder, Thor. Appropriately he is given a name: Thorgal Aegirson
The vikings bring Thorgal with them home, and raise him as one of their own. But who is this mysterious boy? where does he come from??
These are questions which Thorgal himself needs answering, as he grows up to become an incredibly skilled warrior, whos luck never turns for the better...
