Short Stories in English for Beginners

Unknown Territory
Chapter 1 – New Lands
Hundreds of years ago, Vikings lived in Northern Europe. This period of
history is known as the Viking Age. Their 
territory
was cold. It was not
very level. It was covered in 
mountains
. Therefore, they could not produce
a lot of food. This may be why the Vikings were always looking for new
territory.
During the Viking period, there was a town called Asglor. In Asglor,
there lived a young man. He was a little older than 20 years old. He was
named Thoric.
Thoric was very powerful. He was tall and had nice features. He had long
brown hair and a large nose. He had a wide mouth and strong arms and
legs.
One afternoon, Thoric returned from 
hunting
. The town of Asglor was
full of people. The sun was shining. It was a bit cold. On his way home,
Thoric saw a well-known 
explorer
. His name was Niels. Niels spent a lot
of time outside of Asglor. He explored new lands. He looked for new sites
to grow food.
Thoric waved to Niels. ‘Hello!’ he called.
‘Thoric!’ replied Niels.
‘Niels. Are you still in town?’
‘Yes. I’m here for two more nights.’
‘And then where are you going?’
‘I don’t know exactly. 
Chief
Eskol says it’s very far away.’
Thoric had a lot of respect for Chief Eskol. He was a big man. He had the
longest hair Thoric had ever seen! He also had big 
muscles
and a serious
voice. Eskol was a very 
strict
man. He had many rules and laws.
Sometimes he was mean. However, most people considered Eskol a good
leader.

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‘Does Chief Eskol have new plans?’ Thoric asked with interest.
‘Yes, but he hasn’t told us about them. He’s just said that we must go
farther.’
Chief Eskol often sent out