Ronan was a little biased in that the only vikings he'd met were ruthless murderers and at least one of them was a psychopath. But he was distracted by Athelstan admitting to having been crucified. He leaned forward.

"Seriously? Like actually getting nailed to a cross crucifixion?" He didn't seem as disturbed by this as he should, but this was the sort of thing that took time to process. It was one thing to grow up surrounded by the imagery and symbolism and another to confront its reality. "Why?"