VĂkar

VĂkar (Old Norse nominative case form VĂkarr; Latin Wicarus) was a legendary Norwegian king who found himself and his ships becalmed for a long period. To raise a wind, a human blood sacrifice was needed, and the lots fell on King VĂkar himself.

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