On behalf of King Horik, Ragnar travels to Jarl Borg in Gotaland to resolve a land dispute between the two.
Tropes:
- Big "NO!": Siggy, when she finds out that her daughter died because of the fever.
- Character Death: Gyda and Siggy's daughter are among of the many victims of the fever outbreak in Kattegat.
- Dies Wide Open: Athelstan finds Gyda lying motionless with her eyes open, as she too has died of the fever in the night.
- World Tree: Jarl Borg says that the Ash Tree he sends Ragnar to visit is often believed to be Yggdrasil because it never loses it leaves, even in winter.
