Thorfinn and Einar, finally free, return with Leif Eriksson to Iceland, Thorfinn's homeland, in the hope of finding the necessary funding to establish a colony in Vinland.
Only Hafdan, the richest man in the region, has the means to finance their expedition. Although the man seems interested in exploiting Vinland, he does not look favorably upon Thorfinn's lack of guarantees. Yet, to celebrate his son's wedding to Leif's sister-in-law, who would rather set out to discover the World, Hafdan gives Thorfinn a strange gift...