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The young Thorfinn would keep chasing Askeladd for a decade, hoping he would accomplish revenge for his father's death. [13] During the Viking invasion and war in England, he manipulates Thorfinn's desire for revenge against him as a way of keeping the gifted young fighter in his service and has him rescue Prince Canute from the Viking Thorkell.
Thorfinn Karlsefni was born circa 980–985 in Iceland. [21] His father was Thord Horsehead (Þórðr hesthöfði Snorrason), [6] [22] and his mother was named Thorunn (Þórunn). [22] Thord Horsehead was son of Snorri, son of Thord of Hofdi . [6] Thorfinn was presumably raised at his father's estate called Stad (Stað) in Reyniness ...
Thorfinn's and Askeladd's relationship is also meant to look like father and son, as in the beginning of the series, Yukimura was planning Askeladd's death and how Thorfinn would react to that. Another complicated relationship involves Einar and Thorfinn, as the two cannot help each other due to a dark narrative in which they are involved.
The father of Thorfinn, Thors is a Jomsviking general whose phenomenal combat prowess earns him the epithet "The Troll of Jom". Thors grows weary of battle after the birth of his children, fakes his own death at the Battle of Hjörungavágr , and retires to become a pacifist farmer after moving his family away in secret.
He defeats Bjorn and challenges Askeladd to a duel. After a fierce swordfight, Thors defeats Askeladd, but surrenders to save Thorfinn and his villagers. He is then slain by a volley of arrows. Having witnessed the death of his father, Thorfinn stows away on the captured ship and swears revenge against Askeladd.
Eventually, Einar and Thorfinn betray Ketil's forces to help Arnheid escape with her husband but the mercenary Snake kills the man. Arnheid is brutally punished by Ketil in the next days which causes her death alongside her unborn baby. This causes Einar's rage and desire to kill Ketil but Thorfinn stops him from committing his own type of sin.
The story follows the life of Thorfinn, who becomes involved with Vikings and war following his father's death at the hands of Askeladd. The first season follows his exploits as a revenge-driven bloodthirsty Viking and the second season shifts to his life as a stoic slave who has lost the will to live.
Snorri Thorfinnsson (Old Norse and Icelandic: Snorri Þorfinnsson or Snorri Karlsefnisson; [1] [2] most likely born between 1004 and 1013, and died c. 1090) was the son of explorers Thorfinn Karlsefni and Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir. He is considered to be the first child of European descent to be born in the Americas, apart from Greenland.