01SeriesVinland Saga
2019 · 24 episodes
The story
What's it about?
Young Thorfinn watches his father — a legendary warrior turned pacifist — get murdered by the cunning Askeladd. He spends his youth in Askeladd's band, waiting for the duel that will give him revenge. But when revenge finally comes, Thorfinn must face the emptiness it leaves and learn what a true warrior is.
Meet the main characters
Protagonist
Thorfinn
A boy consumed by revenge who must rebuild himself into a man with no enemies.
Deuteragonist
Askeladd
Thorfinn's father's killer, a brilliant, cynical leader with a secret heritage and his own grand plan.
Antagonists
King Sweyn / Canute's court
The Danish crown's brutal politics drive the violence — until the true antagonist reveals itself as war and hatred itself.
Portrait: a representative member.
Side characters
Prince
Canute
A timid prince transformed into a ruthless, visionary king.
Warrior
Thorkell
A giant of a man who loves war a little too much.
Friend
Einar
A former slave who teaches Thorfinn the value of a peaceful life.
Explorer
Leif Erikson
The sailor who never stopped searching for Thorfinn.