#king sweyn

VIKINGS: VALHALLA (s3)

My headcannon for Askeladd is this ship scene after killing Thors. In the face-off against him it didn't really cross his mind until he was alone in his thoughts. Askeladd thought of Thors similarly to the Great Artorious - matter of fact he thought Thors was Artorious. They're both strong warriors, and living in a far away land without any violence. Thors never returned to battle, and Artorious didn't seem to want to either. (Matter of fact, Thors was deemed as "dead" when he was alive. Since that is the case he almost would have been living in Iceland forever. Artorious, in Askeladd's eyes would never return either).

Who would want to go back in the hell hole anyway? Thors is strong and has status. If he wanted to he could go back to being the leader of the Jomsviking (with a lot of convincing) and join King Sweyn's army as a chief commander. THATS A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDER THORS'S CONTROL IF HE CAME BACK TO THE JOMSVIKING + KING SWEYN'S ARMY. It would be the greatest battle against Thorkell in London Bridge. And according to Artorious's legend, if he returned he would come back with thousands of men. Thors and Artorious both have the same influence and power.

Canon canute sees dead people wwwwwww

King Sweyn holds the Hunger Games annually to show his power over the kingdoms that he has conquered. He orders that two people from every province be taken and put through grueling obstacles. The one person who comes out alive will become one of the king's guards. 

Only this year, his son Canute is one of the ones participating...

There is a mix-up in the drawings, and Canute ends up in the same province as Thorfinn. Their mentors are Askeladd and Bjorn, who are famously the most well-honored victors of the Hunger Games. Askeladd won the sixth annual Hunger Games. Bjorn won the thirteenth annual Hunger Games.

Now, it is the thirty-third annual Hunger Games, and both of them are stuck together for now. Thorfinn won't allow anyone to survive but him to take revenge on the King who ordered his entire family slaughtered. Canute won't allow himself to fail, as he would be seen as a coward and a disgrace to his family. He just hopes that Ragnar is one of his supporters.

King Sweyn totally tells Canute that it is to show that he is willing to put his own son in the games, so this shows that he is a just king, and blah, blah, blah. He really just hopes Canute ends up getting killed, since he only needs his eldest son as an heir to the throne.

Thorkell won the first ever Hunger Games and is the other well-honored victor among the living ones. He has a lookalike named Garm and a small hunter woman named Hild as his tributes. He has been betting against Askeladd and Bjorn for years. He always relishes when one of his little tributes wins. Of course, for over half the years that the games have been running, his tributes have won.

We have a noblewoman named Gudrid who is tied to a man that she hates. She always swoons over all of the tributes every year, and this year, a particular one has caught her eye.

We have a little tribute named Arnheid, who comes from the same province as a farmer named Einar. Their mentor is a battle-hardened man named Snake, who won his year by beheading the last tribute in a peculiarly gruesome manner.