Characters
31 entries in the Vikings compendium.
FlokiA shipbuilder based on the historical Hrafna-Flóki, whose real-life voyage was guided by three ravens and led…LagerthaThe shield-maiden who fought with loose hair and ruled without a husband.RolloThe Viking who traded raiding for a kingdom and became the father of the Normans.HvitserkThe White-Shirted son of Ragnar who met his end in Gardarike.EcbertA cunning king of Wessex navigating the Viking Age.GuthrumFrom Danish warlord to baptized king: the architect of the Danelaw.Ivar the BonelessA mind sharper than any blade, housed in a fragile frame.AlfredThe only native-born English monarch called 'the Great', who defeated Vikings at Edington in 878.AstridA shield-maiden in the TV series Vikings.UbbeThe eldest son who sailed to Iceland and beyond in search of new worlds.KjartanA young defender of Iceland's shores seeking justice against invaders.Sigurd RagnarssonThe ambitious heir whose thirst for power shattered his family's unity.AthelstanA monk of peace who found his true home among the warriors of the North.Harald FairhairThe first King of Norway, regarded as having unified Norway into one kingdom.SiggyA young shieldmaiden who stood by Lagertha's side before her tragic fate.AethelflaedA fierce Mercian shieldmaiden who commanded armies and shaped the destiny of England.Eric BloodaxeThe ruthless King of York who claimed his father's legacy through blood.Viking raid warfare and tacticsViking raids combined ship speed, fearlessness, and cultural honor.Viking expansionVikings sailed, raided, traded, and settled across three continents.Viking AgeNorsemen expanded across Europe and reached North America.Laxdæla sagaA 13th-century Icelandic saga of love, friendship, and enmity.HousecarlNon-servile household bodyguards of medieval Northern Europe.History of NormandyA historical duchy in northwestern France.BerserkerScandinavian warriors who fought in a trance-like fury.OeseliansMaritime raiders of Saaremaa who resisted Christian conquest.Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pitMass grave of 54 executed Scandinavian men from the Viking Age.Viking (Norse mythology)Heroic son of Vífil, father of Thorsten, wielder of Angervadil.Þorsteins saga VíkingssonarPrequel saga about Thorstein, father of Frithjof the Bold.Battle of 839A decisive Viking victory that ended Pictish rule.A Feast for OdinA Viking-themed Euro game of worker placement and tile laying.Härjulf HornbrytareNorwegian Viking central to the settlement legend of Härjedalen.
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