Connection: The Siege of Macindaw

I can infer that by the way a Skandian loves his ship, Gundar Hardstriker must be devastated at the condition of his ship, the Wolfcloud. The author even mentions that a Skandian's ship is like an extension of himself, and an expression of his own being. The ship was ruined with sections broken and twisted hull, which makes it virtually impossible to sail. While the Skandian captain and his crew sat beached on the Araluen coast, he is depressed to find that the only thing the ship is good for now is firewood. I feel really bad for Gundar if his ship meant so much to him and now it's ruined, it even says in the book that the mere sight of his treasured boat came close to breaking his heart :( .