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As the snow melts and the seasons turn, the creatures of the forest are on the move. And when a raven flies in from the sea, it must have been released from the king's ship, mustn't it? Thrilled at the prospect of seeing her father, Gudrun races through the woods and comes face to face with a wolf!
While King Sigurd dozes on the beach, Gudrun tries to play a trick on him. But every time she gets close, he opens his eyes. How did he know she was there? It's only when watching an otter sniff the breeze that Gudrun realises the smell of smoke from the longhouse fire has lingered on her cloak.
Playing in a clearing in the forest, Gudrun wheels around a tree trunk, startling a wild pony. It bolts into the thicket but it's not long before they run into each other again, only this time cornered in a hollow on the hill. Luckily help is at hand and the Viking Princess learns how to approach a wild pony.
When a raven gets trapped in a basket, Gudrun comes to the rescue. But can she trust the raven to help her when she loses her precious circlet made of Viking silver?
Gudrun and her friend Olaf find a crab and decide to build him a sandcastle. They don't realise how difficult it is for him to hide where there's no water. The moment they turn their backs, he is spotted by a keen-eyed, hungry gull. Gudrun and Olaf to the rescue!
Gudrun is learning to tie knots when King Sigurd asks her to tether a young goat. Disaster strikes when the goat escapes. Gudrun searches high and low, but where would a little billy goat have run to and why?
Gudrun is furious when her father and Olaf the Boat Boy scare away the seals. She is baffled when, to make it up to her, King Sigurd breaks into song! But what happens next is even more astonishing.
While gathering firewood, Gudrun and Olaf find a lost reindeer. Leading him back to the herd, they find their route dangerously waterlogged. Now it's the reindeer who takes the lead, guiding the young Vikings back to firm ground.
The autumn chill is turning the forest gold when King Sigurd takes Gudrun to gather nuts for a feast. But after Gudrun falls asleep beside a tree, she awakes to find her basket empty. She's not the only one gathering nuts for the winter!
Lord of all the birds of the north is the gyrfalcon. Flashing white across the snowy mountains, it's a bird that everyone respects. Learning to fly one is reserved for high-born Vikings only. Today Gudrun gets her first lesson from King Sigurd and the Master of Falcons.
The King’s bowman is teaching Gudrun archery but she loses heart and goes to sit by the river. She sees salmon trying to leap up a waterfall and Gudrun returns to try again!
After a snowball fight with her friends Gudrun goes with King Sigurd up a mountain where they discover dozens of white hares. Where did they come from and why are they white?
On a cold, dark night King Sigurd entertains the village children with stories of hilltop battles between the reindeer.
While everyone in the village helps clear the latest fall of snow, Sigurd sends Gudrun off to scout for signs of spring.
Gudrun and her friend Frida are playing hide and seek. But why is Frida so hard to find? Gudrun realises what she needs to do to disappear among the trees.
Gudrun and her friends are out with The King’s Bowman, when Gudrun spots a huge bird, swooping over the water.
Gudrun has been learning to navigate with a sun compass, but it’s evening and they have to go home through the forest.
Gudrun and Frida are taking a message to King Sigurd in the woods when they wander into the land of the pine martens.
A mouse has got into the grain store but when the cook decides to send in the cat Gudrun races to the rescue. Can she really protect the grain store and be a friend to the wild?
With the summer fast approaching Gudrun and Frida are struggling for inspiration for their May Day festival dance.
