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Summary
One thousand years ago, in the dark forests of Scandinavia, an ancient evil awakens.

950AD: The Viking Age. Travelers come from the far corners of the known world to reach Birka - a town of industry. From the fisheries, copper mines, and lumber yards, men come to make their fortunes. Dangerous men. But there is something in the forest; watching. As industry spreads further into the dark wood, they awaken a great evil. One by one, powerful men are torn apart. The Norsemen accuse the Slavs. The Slavs accuse the Turks. Everyone is suspect.

Only the careful observations of an Irish doctor, a man who has studied the ancient texts, understands what is happening. But the villagers' greed blinds them, and so they push further into the dark forest...to their doom.