New character...

... which came into existence accidentally.

I wanted to draw Wysg originally, and then realised I was in fact drawing someone new.

For the informed, you've probably noticed the (penannular, in fact) brooch which fastens the coat was clearly an Irish-Sea type common throughout Viking-Age Scotland. And although it isn't very clear, the sword was inspired by Viking swords as well. The Viking exhibition at the British Museum was really cool.

Hence, I think I'll name him Rhys or something, which sounds vaguely like Rus.

Tool: Corel Painter plus texture added with Photoshop
Time: more than I should spend. 2.5 hours?