《猎人：死亡符文》811AD，afamily，isolatedintheirhome，deepinthewoodsafewdaystravelfromBirka.Theyarepoor.Thehuntingandfishinghasbeenbadforsometime，andthefather，Joar，takesthedesperatemeasureofgoingonaVikingraid.Joardoesnotreturnforalongtime，andthefamilystartstofearheneverwill.Runa，theoldestdaughter，takesoverherfatherschoresinhisabsence.Shemisseshimdearlyandnourishesatenderhopethathe，onceagain，willreturntothem.Butinherheart，somehowsheknows，thatthesufferingofthefamilyhasjustbegun.Thereissomethingintheair，somethinginthewater，thewindandinthesoil.Runaisbecomingawareofsomethingvile，somethingdangerousoutintheforest。有一天，当她外出打猎时，她发现了一个老男人，一个战士，几乎失去知觉。她把人带到身边，家人照顾他的伤口。灰烬，她意识到她必须保护家人免受即将来临的邪恶。并且他带来了她父亲的消息。