Odin Redbeard

Every year, the village of Blubber competes against the neighbouring town of Gulp in the Viking Games, and every year, the Blubberers get thrashed.

Vulgar is a Viking boy who longs for the glory days of raiding, pillaging and enormous beards. Life in the village of Blubber is so dull, it's all knitting and goat-herding and yawwwnnn.

Vulgar knows it's his time to shine. Will he perform his armpit 'music' or juggle some elk poo? No! He will act out a Viking legend, with fighting and dragons and giants and all that stuff. And he will win! Won't he?

There'll be a massive bonfire, and everyone will sing songs about excellent longboats and enormous battles, then eat and drink until their stomachs explode!

Vulgar can't believe his luck. He's going on a school trip in a real, live longboat, with oars and everything! And they're going to visit Burp, where a long-ago battle once took place between the Vikings and the, er, Burpers. It was a mighty battle, which the Vikings totally lost. But this time,...

It's the end of summer and Vulgar is miserable. He has to go back to school, and school is one of the most un-Viking inventions ever.

Vulgar the Viking and a Midsummer Night's Scream: Vulgar thinks Midsummer Night's Eve is the best Viking festival of all! Vulgar the Viking and the Battle of Burp: Vulgar can't believe his luck. He's going on a school trip in a real live longboat, with oars and everything...