Talivaldis Sturaisman (Talis, Group Leader)

Talivaldis was born in the town of Jersika, Lettgalia (present day Latvia), by the river Daugava, which was a trade route from Birka to Constantinople. His parents, Antons and Aldona managed a small business venture, where Antons traded and sold his own jewellery for fine fabrics from far off lands.

Aldona was the seamstress. After Antons was killed by a raiding party of Semigallians, (a local tribe across the river), Talivaldis continued in his father’s artistry. After being widowed, and in search of love, Talivaldis followed women around the world until he reached the shores of Vinland.

Eitri (Antony)

Eitri was sold into slavery at a very young age from a Germanic tribe. After killing his owner, he remains a wanted man and continues to be a mercenary for anyone who will pay his way. His loves are women, drink and his Dane Axe.

Iskjaldi Valdemarsson (Ilya)

Iskjaldi Valdemarsson was born in Uppsala to a carpenter and builder Valdemar Iilvarsson and his wife Tandis. At the age of four the boy was kidnapped by a raiding party of Gauths and sold at the market in Holmgard to a rich Rus merchant from Kiev who was trading anywhere from Birka to Prague to Constantinople.

Iskjaldi spent fourteen years in Kiev as a thrall taking care of the house and working in the warehouses. Occasionally he accompanied his master on trading trips to the East and West, where he served as interpreter, bodyguard and crewman. At the age of nineteen he discovered his family still lived in Uppsala and contacted them.

He found out that in addition to his brother Algmundr he also had a sister by the name of Ulldis. The family was able to pull together enough money to buy him off from the merchant. Using the knowledge of peoples and lands encountered on trips all over Europe, Iskjaldi went to Norway and joined a raiding party of the Danes that paid off well. At that time the news of discovery of Vinland far in the West reached Norway.