Your shield is not for yourself alone. To your left and right stand brothers. You will bleed for them, and they for you. Betrayal is the one sin that cannot be carved from the rune stone.
In unity, there is strength. During orientation, you will learn to move as one, to speak as one, and to stand when another falters. No man is left behind on the raid. vikings confraternity orientation book
Orientation Book: The Longship’s Oath "Not for ourselves alone, but for the clan." A Note to the New Blood Welcome, initiate. You stand at the water’s edge, looking across a cold sea toward a shore you have yet to conquer. This book is your compass, your shield, and your first map of our ways. It is not meant to be merely read—it is meant to be lived . Your shield is not for yourself alone