Closeup of a Viking king rising from the murky black mud, wearing a golden metal helmet adorned with large, ornately carved wings on either side. His rugged war armor is decorated with skull motifs, and his face is streaked with dark, intimidating war paint. A scruffy, tangled blonde beard frames his fierce, angry expression, accented by a prominent scar slashing across his cheek. In his grip is a formidable Viking axe, glistening with moisture. The scene is enveloped in cinematic lighting, with shafts of volumetric light casting an eerie glow through the swirling mist, as mud drips and oozes around him.