Ragnar chuckled, thinking of Athelstan, though the monk's vows restricted him even more than.

"This is true. It was difficult to convince my Christian that the gods, neither his nor mine, would care if he were to enjoy life a little bit. Such a strange god to follow..."

Ragnar gave him a puzzled look at the question.

"Gay thing? What gay thing is that?" This was the first time anyone had used the modern meaning of 'gay' when speaking to him.