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Vinland Saga: Season 1

24 episodes Premiered Jul 8, 2019 Updated Jul 25, 2026

Vinland Saga is a 2019 animated television series classified as TV‑MA and listed under the genres Animation, War & Politics, Action & Adventure, and Drama. The first season follows the young Viking Thorfinn as he embarks on a personal quest driven by the memory of his father’s murder. Determined to avenge his father, Thorfinn aligns his path with the very man who killed his father, seeking the opportunity to settle t

Season overview

Vinland Saga is a 2019 animated television series classified as TV‑MA and listed under the genres Animation, War & Politics, Action & Adventure, and Drama. The first season follows the young Viking Thorfinn as he embarks on a personal quest driven by the memory of his father’s murder. Determined to avenge his father, Thorfinn aligns his path with the very man who killed his father, seeking the opportunity to settle the score in a duel that he hopes will be fought honorably. Throughout the season, Thorfinn’s pursuit is portrayed as both a means of exacting revenge and a way of paying homage to his father

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Somewhere Not Here

Jul 8, 2019 · 29 min

Thorfinn, a boy living in Iceland, longs for adventure and is eager to know more about the world. He dreams of a land of paradise called Vinland that he hears about from the advent

S1·E2 Core

Sword

Jul 8, 2019 · 25 min

In the year 1002, the war between England and Denmark was intensifying. One day, the Jomsvikings pay a visit to Thorfinn's village in order to bring back Thors, their former comman

S1·E3 Core

Troll

Jul 8, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd, the leader of a Viking army of a hundred men, receives orders from Floki of the Jomsvikings to kill Thors, who was once known as the Troll of Jom. However, the villagers,

S1·E4 Core

A True Warrior

Jul 29, 2019 · 25 min

Thors and his men fall for Askeladd's trap and faces a dangerous situation, but Thors defeats many of Askeladd's men with his overpowering strength. However, Thors knows that it wi

S1·E5 Core

The Troll's Son

Aug 5, 2019 · 25 min

After Askeladd kills Thorfinn's father Thors, Thorfinn hides inside Thor's ship and bides his time until the opportunity to take revenge. However, life on the ship is harsh without

S1·E6 Core

The Journey Begins

Aug 12, 2019 · 25 min

Thorfinn kills his first man. As more time goes on Thorfinn kills more men and becomes more skilled. One day when Thorfinn is in battle he gets shot with an arrow and ends up uncon

S1·E7 Core

Normanni

Aug 19, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd withdraws temporarily from the war against England. While searching for a new source of income, he encounters a skirmish among the Franks and hatches a plot to steal their

S1·E8 Core

Beyond the Edge of the Sea

Aug 26, 2019 · 25 min

After capturing the treasure from the Franks, Askeladd's men return to the village of Gorm on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark to pass the winter. Thorfinn challenges Askeladd to a

S1·E9 Mytharc

The Battle of London Bridge

Sep 2, 2019 · 25 min

In October 1013, King Sweyn leads a fleet of Danish and Viking ships in an attempt to take London Bridge of England. Askeladd's army, hired by the army of Denmark, was among them.

S1·E10 Core

Ragnarok

Sep 16, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd's army separates from the army of Denmark and attacks a village 100 km to the west. Thorfinn leaves the soldiers behind in disgust and climbs up a hill overlooking the vil

S1·E11 Core

A Gamble

Sep 23, 2019 · 25 min

Thorkell takes Canute hostage and follows after the main army of Denmark. Ragnar objects to Thorkell’s plan to take on the entire army of Denmark, boasting 16,000 soldiers, with on

S1·E12 Core

The Land on the Far Bank

Sep 30, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd and his men continue their march to escape from Thorkell. However, their march comes to a halt at the Severn River. Askeladd hands a letter to an old man operating a ferry

S1·E13 Mytharc

Child of a Hero

Oct 7, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd crosses the river and escapes from Thorkell into Wales with Canute. However, Askeladd’s men are ambushed by a group of soldiers hiding behind the boulders at the border of

S1·E14 Core

The Light of Dawn

Oct 14, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd and his men change course and decide to return to Gainsborough, by crossing through the Earldom of Mercia in the midst of a harsh snowstorm, where the main army of Denmark

S1·E15 Core

After Yule

Oct 21, 2019 · 25 min

After losing Canute, Thorkell decides to halt his advance in central England. Thorkell hears that the end of the war between Denmark and England is near, and bemoans the end of the

S1·E16 Core

History of Beasts

Oct 28, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd and his men are attacked by the English army in the village where they had planned to camp during the winter. Askeladd captures their captain and interrogates him to find

S1·E17 Core

Servant

Nov 4, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd's men continued their march to escape Thorkell. However, Torgrim and his friends were hatching a plot to switch sides and join Thorkell, taking Canute with them. Torgrim f

S1·E18 Core

Out of the Cradle

Nov 18, 2019 · 25 min

Thorfinn and Thorkell agree to have a duel over the fate of Askeladd. Thorkell looks forward to facing off against Thors’s son, Thorfinn, and asks him what a true warrior really is

S1·E19 Core

United Front

Nov 25, 2019 · 25 min

Thorfinn suffers a serious injury in his fight against Thorkell. Thorfinn is told to think about what he has to do to beat Thorkell. Askeladd treats Thorfinn’s wounds so that he ma

S1·E20 Core

Crown

Dec 2, 2019 · 25 min

Thorfinn suffers a serious injury in his fight against Thorkell. Thorfinn is told to think about what he has to do to beat Thorkell. Askeladd treats Thorfinn’s wounds so that he ma

S1·E21 Core

Reunion

Dec 9, 2019 · 25 min

Canute’s party arrives in York to attend the Imperial Council. Although Canute had wanted to strike out against King Sweyn, the King was being guarded by the most powerful Jomsviki

S1·E22 Core

Lone Wolf

Dec 16, 2019 · 25 min

Thorfinn begins his duel against Askeladd with Canute and Thorkell as witnesses. However, Thorfinn is unable to strike as he stands overwhelmed by the extraordinary mood that overt

S1·E23 Mytharc

Miscalculation

Dec 23, 2019 · 25 min

After the assassination attempt on Canute’s life, rumors spread through York saying that the king is trying to kill Canute. As a result, the king is unable to issue any orders that

S1·E24 Mytharc

End of the Prologue

Dec 30, 2019 · 25 min

Askeladd comes forth before King Sweyn and implores him to halt his invasion of Wales. Meanwhile, Thorfinn decides to return home at Leif’s urging. However, the moment before he bo