The British Wars were the main setting for the first season of Vinland saga, with Thorfinn leaving the frigid Icelandic lands to attempt to assassinate Askeladd, the mercenary who killed his father Thors. However, all of this fell apart when Askeladd was killed in the season finale.

That moment changed Thorfinn’s life forever and he immediately lost his point of reference, his purpose. And with these premises begins the second season of the Vinland Saga, the second phase of the story, which will focus on the arc of slavery. Crunchyroll will be bringing the next few episodes, with the platform also revealing which ones Official synopsis of Vinland Saga 2.

“A new millennium begins in the northern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. Thorfinn has lost his purpose in life after the death of his sworn enemy Askeladd. He is bought as a ‘slave’ by landowner Ketil to work on his farm. Thorfinn meets another young man there, Einar, also a slave. The meeting with Einar leads Thorfinn to face the sins he has made a commitment and is beginning to find the meaning of life. On the other hand, Canute, who became King of England, is trying to expand his territory to establish the “Promised Land”. This is that ‘Story of a true warrior‘. The ‘story of atonement and salvation’ behind the prologue.”

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