rating: safe, an elegant moody epic oil painting with intricate visible brushwork, formal composition in the 19th century romantic style of Paul delaroche the setting is a pebble beach on the shores of the Firth of Forth in Scotland. a sacked and burning medieval village is visible on one side in the distance the sun is setting, it is raining and wisps of smoke hang in the air. viking longboats are seen in the background, as well as a handful of burning fishing boats on the water. vikings can be seen millling about individually and in groups looting and celebrating. An exceptionally beautiful, youthful, childlike, tiny 22 year old, scottish ginger girl, a celtic princess, wearing a simple gold headband for a crown is seen in profile, fully clothed, wearing a muddy linen shift, flatchested, tiny breasts, very short, slender, very petite, with long braided red hair, pale skin, dark freckles, no makeup, natural look, kneeling on both knees, her bottom rocked back on her heels. one hand clutches her shift to her chest, keeping her body covered. her other hand in her lap. she is looking down meekly. a tall viking warrior, much bigger than the girl, shoulder length light brown hair, stands facing her with a grim expression covered in mud and blood. claiming her as a prize with his hand on her shoulder, his helmet in his other hand
