Vinland game - The tale happens in 1008 AD. Greenland's celebrating the exit of a seafarers' team to Vinland, a brand-new land that promises many riches to the folks courageous enough to overcome it. The journey is headed by Thorfinn Karlsefni along with his wife, two rich shopkeepers from Iceland, as well as complemented by Eirik the Red's kids. Your character is a young peasant that first came to cheer the heroes on and who, via a (lucky) series of events, gets signed up as part of the staff who discovers Vinland.