I had to discard this idea because it was just a bit too long. The images are already squeezed in the sketch; to make them fit into two rows in a version with proper panels I would've had to cut them down so much it would affect the storytelling. Bummer, though it's far from the only strip that's been put aside for that reason.

The title was added later and has nothing to do with the story. It came about one night when I was half asleep and suddenly the perfect title for a Bernard strip came to me. It was true to character, edgy, clever, spot on… It didn't seem quite as great in the morning.

The Dark and Hairy Annals of Birger Barbaren