Oleg the  Varangian, originally a crewman under Thorfinn before joining the crew of the Heart of Oak.

The unfortunate son of a union between a Rus warrior and a Norse mother, Oleg has had a life of hardship. It was not until he began to crew on the Heart of Oak that his luck has changed for the better.

His early years took him from the frozen north of Novgorod all the way south to Byzantium working as a mercenary and sailor. He has traveled the Euxine sea extensively and has made some trips into the Mediterranean, traveling as far west as Sicily and as far south as Alexandria.

He was made the captain of the Heart of Oak in 972 during the 2nd battle of Khorsun.