Æskil Dragonslayer

Æskil Dragonslayer is a legendary hero for the people of Norden. He is said to have killed the dragon Kaygidd, and wounded the king of Dragons- Kvitiværar. Thus ending The Ice Age. He is also said to be the first Jarl of Fjordheim. He is sometimes considered being the second of The Five Lanomatars.



The Legend
Æskil is said to have been living in the Steinfjord in todays Fjordheim, during the Ice Age- possibly at todays Hardberg. As if the cold wasn't harsh enought, his family was constantly beeng harassed by Dragons. One day the dragon Kaygidd ate one of his daughters, and he was furious. He went up to the mountain where the dragon lived, and killed it. He then descided that he was going to get rid of all the Dragons. He forged a ledgendary sword  and called it Kaygiddsbein. The hilt was made from the bones of  Kaygidd, and the blade were quenched in his blood. He travelled northwards, towards Nordfjell - the home of the Dragons. When he rached the heartland of the mountains- Dragedal - he met the king of all Dragons - Kvitiværar. There they fought until he managed to wound the dragon. Kvitiværar then fled to his home-  Kvittind - and hid there. All other dragons followed their king's example, and went to sleep down under the mountains. When the Dragons went hiding,  the Ice Age  also ended.

When Æskil retuned to Steinfjord, he was celebrated by the people, and they choose him as their Jarl. He then united "all" (really just most of them) the fjords on the western coast of Norden under the Jarldom of Fjordheim. The city Hardberg is said to have been founded around his farm.

The sword Kaygiddsbein was passed on to the following Jarls of Fjordheim. It is now in the possesion of Oddvar Torsønn Sølvfell.