Courageous, courageous people become the heroes of the books of Maria Semyonova, the author of the cult “Wolfhound”, the founder of the “Russian fantasy” genre. Including the mighty northern warriors who came from the sea and knew neither pity nor fear of death. The colorful sails of their longships were visible from afar. And when such a sail rose above the horizon, residents of coastal villages fled in fear, saving their lives. There were legends about their courage, courage, cruelty and fury. They lived for war and for war. They were kept by stern aces. They were helped by light elves and dark jotuns. Their souls were carried away from the battlefield by golden-haired Valkyries. They were called heroes and barbarians, pirates and wolves of the North. But they called themselves Vikings.