Svengar of the Skaelings

Svengar was the giant Chieftain of the Norscan Skaeling tribe, who led a massive invasion against the lands of the Bretonni.

History
Svengar was a mighty warrior who led an army of Norscan Marauders and Chaos Warriors into the ancient lands of Bretonnia. Attacking from both land and sea, Svengar's army besieged the grand city of L'Anguille. Eventually, Gilles le Breton the fabled Grail Companions arrived to aid the embattled city.

As the battle raged night upon night, day upon day, the moons turned, and many thousands of marauders and Chaos Warriors were cast wailing into the sea. But Svengar and his fierce warriors paid no regard. Orgulous and grim, he and his men would not give, for they sought glory or death in the eyes of their bloody gods.

Eventually, Lord Marcus of Bordeleaux challenged Svengar to single combat, on the condition that the loser's forces would withdraw. Svengar was too proud to refuse, for many brave warriors had met death under the barbarian's bloody hand. The giant warrior met Marcus upon the city's great lighthouse tower, and they fought in view of all Bretonnia. Throughout the night, the Chaos Gods appeared to intervene on Svengar's behalf, calling on the elements themselves to aid his twin hammers. As dawn broke, Lord Marcus found renewed strength and drove the northman back. Finally, the Grail Knight opened his foe's guard, and struck Svengar with a blow of such might that his body was cleaved in two, before falling from the lighthouse to land in twain upon the the rocks below.

The Norse were a savage but honourable race of warriors. After Svengar's death the surviving Northmen returned to their ships as promised, before sailing away in defeat.