Your shield is not for yourself alone. To your left and right stand brothers. You will bleed for them, and they for you. Betrayal is the one sin that cannot be carved from the rune stone.
Your word is your bond. A promise carved in speech must be as strong as iron. Our confraternity’s name is only as respected as the actions of its newest member. Bring honor to the axe, the horn, and the circle. Part II: The Ways of the Hall The Long Table: All voices are heard, but none speak without purpose. Boasting is for the mead hall after victory—not before. vikings confraternity orientation book
When winter claims the sun’s last spark, We light the fire inside the dark. So lift the horn, strike stone with steel, A Viking’s heart is what we feel. Your shield is not for yourself alone
In unity, there is strength. During orientation, you will learn to move as one, to speak as one, and to stand when another falters. No man is left behind on the raid. Betrayal is the one sin that cannot be
The drinking horn goes from eldest to newest. To drink before your turn is to disrespect the line. To refuse the horn without cause is to shame your house.
Fear is a shadow—acknowledge it, then step through it. A Viking does not flee from storms; he rows into them. In challenges, find your glory. In service, find your strength.
Orientation Book: The Longship’s Oath "Not for ourselves alone, but for the clan." A Note to the New Blood Welcome, initiate. You stand at the water’s edge, looking across a cold sea toward a shore you have yet to conquer. This book is your compass, your shield, and your first map of our ways. It is not meant to be merely read—it is meant to be lived .