Thor:Vikings limited series

Thor:Vikings #1                  September 2003
"Endless Ocean"

Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Glenn Fabry
Inker: Glenn Fabry
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Appearances:

Harald Jaekelsson, Wise Man of Lakstad

Significant Events: 1st appearance of Harald Jaekelsson, 1st appearance and death of the Wise Man of Lakstad

Synopsis: In the year 1003 AD, Harald Jaekelsson and his band of Vikings raided the town of Lakstad, on the west coast of Norway.  Having killed all the men and children, and having their way with the women, then killing them as well, they begin to leave for the New World.  But the town wise man, thought dead, places a curse on them.  He pleads with the gods that they never reach their destination.  Harald takes a bow, and kills the wise man, and they sail on.  They sail for 1000 years, then they finally land in New York.  They being killing everyone in site, and are about to have a little fun with a woman, when Thor shows up.

Thor:Vikings #2                  October 2003
"Kingdom of Iron"

Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Glenn Fabry
Inker: Glenn Fabry
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Appearances:

Harald Jaekelsson, Max Mills, Doctor Strange

Significant Events: none

Synopsis: Harald Jaekelsson beats the living hell out of Thor, ties Mjolnir to him, then tosses them both in the Hudson.  Then his men continue their reign of terror over New York, to include a mountain of severed heads.  Thor manages to pull himself out of the river, and standing there is Doctor Strange.

Thor:Vikings #3                 November 2003
"Time Like a River"

Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Glenn Fabry
Inker: Glenn Fabry
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Appearances:

Stuart, Harald Jaekelsson, Doctor Strange, Sigrid, Ragnar the Dreamy, Sir Magnus of the Danes, Erik, Reineke, Captain America, Iron Man, Vision, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch

Significant Events: 1st appearance of Stuart, 1st appearance of Sigrid, 1st appearance of Ragnar the Dreamy, 1st appearance of Sir Magnus of the Danes, 1st appearance of Erik Lonnroth, 1st appearance and death of Reineke

Synopsis: A news crew is covering the story of the vikings taking over Manhattan, when a spear goes through the head of the mayor.  Meanwhile, Thor is recovering in Doctor Strange's sanctum.  They both go into one of his rooms, where a mystic river runs which allows Strange to view the past.  There, they discover how Harald and his band of vikings came to be, and they figure that the only way to stop him, is to find descendants of the wise man which began the curse.  They look through the centuries and find three warriors that are his descendants and bring them forward to help.

Thor:Vikings #4                  December 2003
"Fight the Good Fight"

Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Glenn Fabry
Inker: Glenn Fabry
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Appearances:

Doctor Strange, Sigrid, Sir Magnus, Erik Lonnroth, Harald Jaekelsson

Significant Events: none

Synopsis: Doctor Strange and Thor convince Harald Jaekelsson's descendants to fight with them.  Strange uses their blood to empower a spell to make them as strong as the undead Vikings, which they go to fight.

Thor:Vikings #5                  January 2004
"See You In Valhalla"

Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Glenn Fabry
Inker: Glenn Fabry
Letters: Dave Sharpe

Appearances:

Doctor Strange, Sigrid, Sir Magnus, Erik Lonnroth, Harald Jaekelsson, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, Heimdall, Balder

Significant Events: none

Synopsis: The heroes stage a final assault on Harald Jaekelsson's forces and emerge triumphant.