7. The Child of the Stars

Album 7 of Thorgal (Origins cycle), written by Jean Van Hamme; art by Grzegorz Rosinski. Published by Le Lombard in 1984. Le secret des origines de Thorgal ? Tout commence par la découverte d'un bébé sur un mystérieux radeau par un chef viking. A l'adolescence, Thorgal désire connaître son passé. Un dieu intercédera en sa faveur pour percer le secret de sa naissance... Un album fondateur composé de trois histoires qui dévoilent les origines de Thorgal. Three short stories about Thorgals origins. The Lost Drakkar The leader of the vikings, Leif Haraldson, finds a baby on a mysterious raft adrift on the Atlantic Ocean. The child isn't one like any other but the son of Aegir, the God of the Ocean. Or at least that's what the Vikings believe. The metal that doesn't exist The Father of the Dwarves, Ivaldir, lost a game of checkers to the snake Nidhogg. They were playing for the name of the loser but snake would settle for the metal that doesn't exist. A loyal dwarf named Tjadzhi is sent out