Jack of Harts

The Hansens and Christensens and all the other sens spread out over the Lake Country of Northern Minnesota. We fished lakes teaming with fish, cleared timber from forests that reached as far as the eye could see, planted crops, and turned the great forests into one of the primary food producing centers of the world. Winters came so cold that the snow turned blue, and in summer the Indian warbands made the rivers flow red with blood. They did not appreciate the interlopers in their lands, but the Scandinavians were no strangers to aggressive negotiations like that. Viking blood still flowed strong in our veins, and the Indians learned to fear the fishers and farmers who could fight.