Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Ake

Ake was a member of Askeladd's band.

Áki

A member of Askeladd's band.

Anaguma

Member of Snake's mercenaries employed as guards of Ketil's farm.

Anne

Ari

Ari is from Thorfinn’s village in Iceland.

Arnheid

One of Ketil's slaves, serving as his personal maid and concubine. Arnheid is kind, hard-working, honest, and tries her best to get through her slave life without trouble.

Asgeir

Thorkell's first mate. Asgeir is one of the few characters Thorkell outwardly respects, meeting him at eye-level in conversation, listening to his advice, and putting him in charge

Askeladd

Askeladd is the commander of a small but powerful Viking band, which owed its success to Askeladd's exceptional intelligence. Ten years before the main Vinland Saga storyline, Aske

Asrid

Asrid is Sigurd's mother and Halfdan's wife.

Asser

is a Welsh envoy

Atli

He is Torgrim's younger brother.

Baldr

Baldr is Floki's grandson. He enjoys fishing, and makes his own fishing rods.

Bjorn

Bjorn is Askeladd's second in command, a burly man who fights for the love of combat. He is a berserker, able to enter powerful rages through the consumption of certain mushrooms.

Brodd

A messenger for King Canute.

Bug-Eyes

Thorfinn, better known by his nickname Bug-Eyes, is a trader working with Leif Erikson. A former slave, Bug-Eyes was bought by Leif under the false assumption that he was Thorfinn,

Bui

is a Danish warrior who served King Sweyn in England.

Canute Svenson

Canute is the prince of the Danes. He is initially portrayed as timid and womanly, with a bishounen appearance and inability to function without his retainer Ragnar. These traits,

Cordelia

A woman who is interested in joining Thorfinn on his journey to Vinland. She is the slave of Halfdan and the daughter of Thorkell

Drott

Soldier serving as personal guard of Canute.

Dyri

Dyri is part of Sigurd's entourage.

Eadric

An earl loyal to Ethelred II who was pressured into serving Canute for his family's safety.

Eadric no Musuko

Einar

Einar is a man from Northern England that was sold into slavery. He ends up in Denmark, where he meets Thorfinn. Together with him, Einar is working his way out of slavery by harve

Emma

Einar and Lotta's mother