Episode 4
A True Warrior
Jul 29, 2019
9.0 Rating
Arc: Prologue — Iceland & Voyage
Episode Overview
Young Thorfinn refuses to leave Askeladd's band and positions himself as an independent combatant, waiting for his skills to reach the level where he can challenge Askeladd to a duel. The episode reveals the psychological trap Thorfinn has constructed for himself.
What Fans Think
Fans praise this episode for immediately establishing the paradox at the series' core: Thorfinn must serve the man he wants to kill in order to one day kill him. The waste it represents — a boy's entire childhood given over to a vendetta — is immediately legible as tragedy.
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