![]() ![]() There are a lot more connections to the original Vikings than I expected. However, he doesn’t have any power in Kattegat, and the call comes down toJarl Hakkon (Caroline Henderson).įreydis got her revenge, but now she and the rest of the Greenlanders, including Leif Eriksson, are in trouble. It’s not discrete, and Olaf demands that she be put on trial. ![]() Instead, during a feast in Kattegat’s great hall, she decides to walk straight up to him in front of everyone and kill him. The problem? Gunnar has arrived in Kattegat at Jar Olaf’s side, so getting him alone is a near-impossible task.Įven though getting Gunnar alone is never going to happen, that doesn’t stop Freydis. Even though he was found guilty in Greenland, he managed to get away (I would’ve liked this to be further explained, since the reason he was able to leave is brushed over). He raped her and later cut a cross on her back with his sword. She’s arrived in Kattegat with only one thing in mind: to find and kill Gunnar, who visited Greenland and abused her. One of the ships carries two other central characters: Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett) and his sister Freydis Eriksdotter.įreydis has the more interesting story. Bernard Walsh/Netflix © 2021Įlsewhere in Kattegat, Vikings arrive from the Greenland settlement. ![]() (L to R) Frida Gustavsson as Freydis, Sam Corlett as Leif in episode 101 of Vikings: Valhalla. He’s a great warrior and a superb leader, no doubt. I really enjoyed Harald’s involvement in getting the two armies to settle their differences. Olaf wants to convert the Danes to Christianity en masse, an idea that is instantly shot down.Īfter back-and-forth bickering and some pointless fighting, Olaf and Canute finally come to some sort of agreement. They intend to bolster their army with the help of Jarl Olaf II of Norway (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson), although with Olaf being a Christian ruler, there are complications in getting him involved. In Kattegat, we’re introduced to one of our three main characters, Harald Harrdrada, who is working alongside King Canute (Bradley Freegard) to gather allies to build the next Great Heathen Army - bigger, perhaps, than the army that Ragnar’s sons took to England to avenge their father’s murder. But as always, the Vikings also have to settle scores of their own before attacking their common enemy. It really set the tone for what’s to come: the Viking need for revenge.įollowing the massacre, the show jumps ahead and we return to Kattegat - which is bigger and better than ever before - where the Vikings are preparing to once again wage war against the English. I thought it was really effective to open the show with an event as powerful as this. It’s pretty disturbing to watch, especially since it was based on a real event! He does this by slaughtering them all in what can only be described as ethnic cleansing. However, despite them coexisting more or less peacefully with the English for some time, King Ethelred II the Unready suddenly decides to reclaim land from the Danes. Basically, in the 100 years since Vikings concluded, the Danes have created a large settlement in England called Danelaw. We witness the show’s interpretation of one of the most brutal events in English history: the St. The opening scene of this episode is about as shocking as they come. And Vikings: Valhalla features a little bit of everything right from the get-go. Bloody, shocking, political, and action-packed: these are just some of the words that have been used to describe Vikings over the years. ![]()
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