Part one of term paper
Ahmad Iban Fadlan, the main character of The Thirteenth Warrior, by Michael Crichton was chosen as Baghdad’s ambassador to the King of Bulgars in 922 A. D. As Ahmad traveled north from Baghdad, he encountered a company of Viking Northmen, and this proved the catalyst for numerous adventures. While Ahmad was greeting the Northmen, an ...

Part two of term paper
... travel north to protect Rothgar. “The angel of death has spoken,” said Ahmad's interpreter, referring to the spiritual woman’s prediction. The female soothsayer commanded: “The party must be thirteen, and of these one must be no Northman, and so you shall be the thirteenth.” Ahmad was chosen as the thirteenth warrior and the band traveled north towards Rothgar. They encountered a small hut that was ravaged by these monsters, and all of the men inside were decapitat ...