…Björn returns to the Straits of Gibraltar…

862 CE

…Björn returns to the Straits of Gibraltar only to find the Saracen navy waiting.

In the desperate battle that follows, Björn loses forty ships, largely to Greek fire launched from Saracen catapults.

The remainder of his fleet manages to return to Scandinavia, however, where he will live out his life as a rich man.

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Björn Ironside View → Hastein View →

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