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Vinland Saga Season 2

VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2ヴィンランド・サガ SEASON2

2023 · TV · 24 eps Finished

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What is Vinland Saga Season 2 about?

Vinland Saga Season 2 is a TV anime series of 24 episodes animated by MAPPA, adapted from a manga. It aired from January 10, 2023 to June 20, 2023. AniList classifies it as action, adventure and drama. It continues from Vinland Saga, which is worth watching first.

After his father's death and the destruction of his village at the hands of English raiders, Einar wishes for a peaceful life with his family on their newly rebuilt farms. However, fate has other plans: his village is invaded once again. Einar watches helplessly as the marauding Danes burn his lands and slaughter his family. The invaders capture Einar and take him back to Denmark as a slave.

Einar clings to his mother's final words to survive. He is purchased by Ketil, a kind slave owner and landlord who promises that Einar can regain his freedom in return for working in the fields. Soon, Einar encounters his new partner in farm cultivation—Thorfinn, a dejected and melancholic slave. As Einar and Thorfinn work together toward their freedom, they are haunted by both sins of the past and the ploys of the present. Yet they carry on, grasping for a glimmer of hope, redemption, and peace in a world that is nothing but unjust and unforgiving.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Seinen, Vikings, Philosophy, Male Protagonist, Medieval, Coming of Age, Historical, Agriculture, Foreign, War.

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Main characters

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  • Thorfinn Karlsefni トルフィン・カルルセヴニ

    Main character

    Thorfinn is a courageous young man armed with two twin blades he inherited from his deceased father. He's traveling with Askeladd, who is the leader of a ruthless group of mercenaries who take jobs from whoever they think can offer them a reasonable reward.

    Japanese voice: Yuuto Uemura

  • Einar エイナル

    Main character

    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 harvesting the land his master has lent to him and Thorfinn.

    Japanese voice: Shunsuke Takeuchi

Supporting characters

  • Canute Svenson クヌート

    Supporting character

    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, along with his strong Christianity, earn him the mockery of the Vikings with whom he works.

    Japanese voice: Kenshou Ono

  • Thorkell トルケル

    Supporting character

    Thorkell is a Jomsviking general and brother of the Jomsviking Chief. A giant man who loves combat, Thorkell defected from the Danish army to become a mercenary for the English, believing that fighting his fellow Vikings will give him a better challenge.

    Japanese voice: Akio Ootsuka

  • Arnheid アルネイズ

    Supporting character

    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.

    Japanese voice: Mayumi Saco

  • Hebi 蛇

    Supporting character

    A warrior employed by Ketil as head of his farm's guards. He is an extremely formidable warrior, with Thorfinn attesting that Snake is faster than anyone he has ever fought.

    Japanese voice: Fuminori Komatsu

  • Ketil ケティル

    Supporting character

    Owner of a farm in Southern Denmark, and father of Thorgil and Olmar.

    Japanese voice: Hideaki Tezuka

  • Thorgil トールギル

    Supporting character

    Eldest son of Ketil and brother of Olmar. Much like Thorkell he loves a good fight and has no qualms killing anybody who gets in his way. Served as a Thegn under Canute.

    Japanese voice: Taiten Kusunoki

  • Olmar オルマル

    Supporting character

    Youngest son of Ketil.

    Japanese voice: Yuu Hayashi

  • Sverkell スヴェルケル

    Supporting character

    Sverkel is the elderly father of Ketil, living on the ground of his son's farm in Jutland, Denmark.

    Japanese voice: Mugihito

  • Pater パテール

    Supporting character

    A former slave working for Ketil as a farm hand.

    Japanese voice: Hiroshi Yanaka

  • Kitsune キツネ

    Supporting character

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

    Japanese voice: Shinya Takahashi

  • Anaguma アナグマ

    Supporting character

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

    Japanese voice: Hiroki Gotou

  • Askeladd アシェラッド

    Supporting character

    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, Askeladd accepted a contract to assassinate Thors, father of Thorfinn.

    Japanese voice: Naoya Uchida

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