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Dear Diary,
My name is Thora,
almost a day has gone past,
yet I am soo exhausted
it feels like months have passed away
since I have been taken from my homeland.
I still can’t believe that I survived the raid.
It is a terrible experience;
I have witnessed young kids and other innocent
people being slaughtered.
The village is being overrun
by the Vikings
The last couple of days
I have been living in hell.
I have been living on scraps,
the stench is overbearing,
I am treated poorly
and am filthy as the unkempt children
whom roam the streets.
The houses and other buildings
I have seen are made of stone.
All the Vikings carry around spears and swords
which is very intimidating.
A lot of the Vikings have different names
like “Ivar the boneless”,
most of the time the women run the
village
most of the time the women run the
village
because the Viking men are off raiding innocent
people’s homeland.
The other day I attended a feast of
some sort
and I had to scrub the tables and chairs
until they were sparkling clean.
Vegetables, meat and soups are the main foods on the menu.
Viking society is divided into three
groups,
The privileged ‘Jarls’ are the tribal chiefs,
the ‘Karls’ are the merchants, farmers
and the ‘Thralls’ are criminals and prisoners
of war,
often made slaves, through what I have
seen so far,
I know that this is the path that is now laid
out for me by the Vikings.
Some days I am treated better than others,
depending on the Vikings moods.
Since I have been taken away
I have lost a finger
and nearly been killed on a number of
occasions.
The last couple of days have been real hard
because I’m missing my family
and the physical labor is exhausting.
Some days I’m locked in a shed if I’m not
needed
and get four hours outside for sunshine
and fresh air,
I feel like I’m in prison.
For committing an unforgivable crime.
Since I have been here I have built a lot of
walls
and gained a lot of muscle during it.
A while ago I tried to escape on a boat with
another slave,
we were caught and punished,
I was beaten till I was unconscious,
I know if they had beaten any more
I would have died.
I thought that maybe,
just maybe we could escape the Viking
village.
I’m not sure when or how I’m going to get
home
but I must stay positive and keep my head up.
Since I have been captured
I have become a much stronger person inside.
Some nights when I’m lonely
I talk to the other servants
because most of them are in my position and
understand my situation.
A Nice old woman
who has lived in the Viking village
for a long time
told me that slaves as young as me
are only kept for two years at maximum.
I just hope I can survive the next 24 months
ahead of me.
But I must stay strong,
and only hope for freedom.
Thora