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Vinland Saga

Action, Adventure, Anime · 2019 · Rated 8/10

Last aired: S2 E24, Home · 2023-06-19

For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered.

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Season 2

E1 Slave 2023-01-09 · 30 min Einar, a young man from northern England lives with his mother and younger sister in a quiet farming village. One day the village is destroyed in a Viking attack, and Einar's life changes dramatically.
E2 Ketil's Farm 2023-01-16 · 30 min Entering a life of slavery, Einar and Thorfinn begin their work, while encountering the various figures who inhabit Ketil's farm.
E3 Snake 2023-01-23 · 30 min Thorfinn and Einar find themselves in a sticky situation with some vicious men claiming to be "warriors". Thorfinn is put in major danger as one of the men finds newfound excitement in making him beg for his life.
E4 Awakening 2023-01-30 · 30 min Following Fox's demonstration and Snake interfering, Einar makes ties in Thorfinn's actions and words, and confronts him on his past.
E5 Path of Blood 2023-02-06 · 30 min After a sudden turn of events, young Canute must rise up to claim the throne of a Kingdom much reduced and under attack.
E6 We Need a Horse 2023-02-13 · 30 min Realizing they need a horse to remove tree trunks, Thorfinn and Einar go to the stables. When the workers deny them a horse, they decide they must find another way to get one.
E7 Iron Fist Ketil 2023-02-20 · 30 min Thieves have been taking food secretly from Ketil's farm. Meanwhile, Ketil's eldest son Thorgil returns home.
E8 An Empty Man 2023-02-27 · 30 min Thorfinn has nightmares almost every night, but he can never remember what he dreamed about, a fact that bothers him.
E9 Oath 2023-03-06 · 30 min Thorfinn is caught off guard and knocked unconscious in a fight with the servants. In the midst of this, he had a dream in which he sees his father and his arch-enemy. How will they respond to the current state of Thorfinn?
E10 Cursed Head 2023-03-13 · 30 min Finally, after three long years, Einar and Thorfinn chop down the final tree in the forest. At the same time, Canute, who became the conqueror of England, is visiting Jelling, the royal capital of Denmark.
E11 King and Sword 2023-03-20 · 30 min With Canute's newfound additional throne and the land of Denmark, he aims to fund his armies with drastic means. Ketil meets with Lief Ericson who finds out he has a slave named Thorfinn. Ketil pays tribute to the new king Canute.
E12 For Lost Love 2023-03-27 · 30 min Olmar recieves some upsetting news, causing him to reach his breaking point. Meawhile, tensions arise as Canute sets his sights on Ketil's farm.
E13 Dark Clouds 2023-04-03 · 30 min A slave kills his master and all his sons, as a result, a bounty amounting to three horses is placed on his head. The old master collapses tending the field and must be taken care of due to his poor health.
E14 Freedom 2023-04-10 · 30 min Gardar, the runaway slave who killed his master has come to Ketil's farmstead to free Arnheid, his wife. Snake aims to subdue Gardar while Einar wishes to aid Gardar by violent means, Thorfinn, however, pursues a diplomatic solution.
E15 Storm 2023-04-17 · 30 min Arnheid goes to the fortress where Gardar is imprisoned and asks to see her husband to treat his wounds.
E16 Cause 2023-04-24 · 30 min Having realized Gardar is escaped, Einar and Thorfinn make their way to the old master's home to find Arnheid. The two find her and both decide to help her and her husband escape, with the three colluding in a plan to help save Gardar.
E17 The Road Home 2023-05-01 · 30 min Thorfinn, after being left with no other choice, must break a sworn oath to defend Gardar from Snake.
E18 The First Method 2023-05-08 · 30 min As Canute and his men are approaching the farm, Ketil returns home and learns about the events that occurred while he was gone.
E19 The Battle of Ketil's Farm 2023-05-15 · 30 min Ketil gathers men to fight and defend his farm from the King's forces. Meanwhile, Thorfinn and his friends try to escape with Arnheid before the battle ends.
E20 Pain 2023-05-22 · 30 min As Thorfinn and Einar head for their escape, Arnheid regains consciousness and asks where they are going and if there are slaves and wars there, too.
E21 Courage 2023-05-29 · 30 min The battle has left heartbreaking casualties in its wake. Though Thorgil and Ketil's wife want to continue the fight, Canute demands their surrender.
E22 The King of Rebellion 2023-06-05 · 30 min Thorfinn is determined to face the brutal challenge of having to endure one hundred punches in order to speak with Canute. His father's words resonate with him as he undergoes this brutal but necessary task.
E23 Two Paths 2023-06-12 · 30 min Thorfinn and Canute attempt to begin to engage in peace discussions for Ketil's farmland.
E24 Home 2023-06-19 · 30 min After negotiating peace, upon his return to Iceland, Thorfinn reunites with his long-lost family after a 16-year separation, and the encounter sparks within him a bigger inspiration to establish a nation in the bountiful lands of Vinland.

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