Young and beautiful Rika sang about the deeds of gods and heroes so that the listeners forgot about everything. But neither her beauty nor her wondrous voice saved her from the fate of a captive. The name of Bjorn the Black, the most formidable of the Vikings, terrified her enemies. They feared him, they hated him, and only Rika fell in love with this stern warrior with all her heart and aroused a reciprocal passion in his soul. However, fate is not too kind to the lovers: Rika is destined to be the wife of a man from foreign lands. And it is Bjorn who will have to risk his life to accompany her on a dangerous journey...