IN THE EARLY VIKING AGE, A FAITHLESS NORSEMAN DETECTIVE IS SUMMONED TO A SCANDINAVIAN HAMLET WHERE A SERIES OF FAMILICIDE MURDERS HAVE OCCURRED. DISCOVERING THE DARK AND BLOODY HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE HE INVESTIGATES THE LOCAL OUTCAST, A NECROMANTIC WITCH WHO BRINGS HIS ATHEISTIC VALUES INTO QUESTION. DETERMINED TO PREVENT FURTHER HOMICIDES THE TWO BAND TOGETHER TO DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF A SERIAL KILLER.