A medieval Russian fantasy, by Peter Dennis.
Part One: The Raid
Part Two: The Invasion
"When Ivar Ironhand, standing in the bow of his longship, saw an orange stream flowing into the great river, he beached his small group of vessels and made camp. Leaving his ships well guarded, Ivar and his men traced the brook upstream and within two days had discovered the rich seam of Iron ore a little way into the forest. That was how the settlement began, many generations ago. The ore, which had a tiny element of Vanadium, enabled the Norsemen to make steel of unusual strength and flexibility."
Once downloaded, the story can be printed as often as you like, there are 28 pages.
Part One: The Raid
Part Two: The Invasion
"When Ivar Ironhand, standing in the bow of his longship, saw an orange stream flowing into the great river, he beached his small group of vessels and made camp. Leaving his ships well guarded, Ivar and his men traced the brook upstream and within two days had discovered the rich seam of Iron ore a little way into the forest. That was how the settlement began, many generations ago. The ore, which had a tiny element of Vanadium, enabled the Norsemen to make steel of unusual strength and flexibility."
Once downloaded, the story can be printed as often as you like, there are 28 pages.