Vinland Saga

Vinland Saga is a 2019 TV anime series based on the Vinland Saga manga by Makoto Yukimura. Each season consists of 24 episodes, with season 1 premiering July 2019 and season 2 premiering January 2023.

Following a tragedy, Thorfinn embarks on a journey with the man responsible for it to take his life in a duel as a true and honorable warrior to pay homage.

Victims[]

Season 1[]

Somewhere Not Here[]

Unnamed Viking - Decapitated by Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom with a sword off-screen, body shown.
Three Unnamed Vikings - Slashed by Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom with a sword.
Four Unnamed Vikings - Cut in half by Thorkell the Tall with an axe.
Unnamed Viking - Cut in half by Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom with a sword.
Unnamed Viking - Accidentally shot by unknown Vikings with arrows fired from bows.
Seven Unnamed Vikings - Slashed by Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom with a sword.
Three Unnamed Vikings - Shot by Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom with arrows using a bow.
Six Unnamed Vikings - Slashed by Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom with a sword.
Two Unnamed Viking - Impaled by Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom with a sword.
Five Unnamed Vikings - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, bodies shown.
Six Unnamed Vikings - Froze to death off-screen, mentioned.
Unnamed Slavic Slave - Froze to death off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 40

Sword[]

33 Unnamed Vikings - Killed by unknown English soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Gunhilde - Killed by unknown English soldiers off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 34

Troll[]

Christian Monk - Stabbed by an unknown member of Askeladd’s crew with a thrown axe.
Unnamed Jomsviking - Impaled by Bjorn with a spear.
- Total - 2

A True Warrior[]

Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom - Died of his injuries after being shot by a hail of arrows fired by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
- Total - 1

The Troll's Son[]

Two Unnamed Villagers - Shot by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew with arrows using a bow.
Eight Unnamed Villagers - Killed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew during a raid off-screen, bodies shown.
Three Unnamed Villagers - Hung by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
Wolf - Stabbed in the neck by Thorfinn with a knife.
Rabbit - Killed by Thorfinn.
- Total - 15

The Journey Begins[]

17 Unnamed People - Killed by unknown Vikings.
Seven Unnamed Vikings - Shot by unknown English archers with arrows using bows.
Unnamed English Soldier - Slashed by an unknown Viking with a sword.
31 Unnamed People - Killed by unknown people off-screen, bodies shown.
60 Unnamed Vikings - Killed by unknown English soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Unnamed Vikings - Shot by unknown English archers with arrows using bows.
Two Unnamed Members of Askeladd’s Crew - Shot by unknown English archers with arrows using bows.
Six Unnamed English Archers - Slashed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew with swords.
Unnamed English Soldier - Stabbed through the chest by Askeladd with a sword.
Ten Unnamed English Soldiers - Killed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed English Soldier - Stabbed through the heart by Thorfinn with a knife.
Unnamed English Soldier - Slashed by Askeladd with a sword.
Unnamed English Soldier - Stabbed by an unknown Viking with a sword.
Seven Unnamed Vikings - Killed by unknown English Soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Seven Unnamed English Soldiers - Killed by unknown Vikings off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Viking - Slashed by an unknown English soldier with a sword.
Unnamed English Soldier - Stabbed in the neck by Thorfinn with a dagger.
11 Unnamed English Soldiers - Stabbed by Thorfinn with a dagger.
Unnamed English Soldier - Slashed by Bjorn with a sword.
Two Search Dogs - Stabbed by Thorfinn with a dagger.
Unnamed English Soldier - Stabbed in the heart by Thorfinn with a dagger.
Six Unnamed Villagers - Killed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
- Total - 177

Normanni[]

40 Unnamed French Soldiers - Shot by unknown Frank Crossbowmen with arrows using a crossbow.
Five Unnamed French Soldiers - Killed by Frank Soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Ten Unnamed Frank Crossbowmen - Stabbed by Thorfinn with a sword.
Unnamed Frank Leader - Decapitated by Thorfinn with a sword.
Six Unnamed Frank Soldiers - Killed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
Unnamed Frank Soldier - Crushed by unknown Frank Soldiers using a battering ram.
Three Unnamed Frank Soldiers - Killed by unknown French soldiers.
34 Unnamed Frank Soldiers - Killed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 100

Beyond The Edge of The Sea[]

Two Unnamed Villagers - Hung by unknown people off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Villager - Stabbed in the back by an unknown Viking with a spear.
Unnamed Viking - Decapitated by Thorkell the Tall with a thrown axe.
- Total - 3

The Battle of London Bridge[]

Two Unnamed Vikings - Shot by unknown English bowmen with arrows using bows.
Unnamed Viking - Shot by an unknown English bowman with an arrow using a bow.
Unnamed English Bowman - Shot by an unknown Viking with an arrow using a bow.
Two Unnamed Vikings - Crushed by Thorkell the Tall with several logs.
Ten Unnamed Vikings - Shot by unknown English bowmen with arrows using bows.
Three Unnamed Vikings - Shot by unknown English bowmen with arrows using bows off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 19

Ragnarok[]

Unnamed Villager - Stabbed in the back by an unknown person with an axe off-screen, body shown.
11 Unnamed Villagers - Killed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
Ake - Impaled by Tore with a sword.
15 Unnamed Vikings - Crushed by Thorkell the Tall with a log.
Three Unnamed Vikings - Stabbed by unknown Thorkell soldiers with swords.
Ten Unnamed Vikings - Slashed by unknown Thorkell soldiers with swords.
12 Unnamed Vikings - Shot by unknown Thorkell soldiers with arrows using bows.
At Least 3,000 Unnamed Soldiers - Killed by unknown Thorkell soldiers off-screen, mentioned.
Unnamed Viking - Decapitated by Askeladd with a sword.
- Total - 3,054

A Gamble[]

Unnamed Member of the Ragnar’s Men - Impaled by Thorkell the Tall with a spear.
Unnamed Member of the Ragnar’s Men - Decapitated by unknown Thorkell soldiers.
Unnamed Member of the Ragnar’s Men - Stabbed by unknown Thorkell soldiers.
Two Unnamed Thorkell Soldiers - Killed by unknown Member of the Ragnar’s Men.
23 Unnamed Members of the Ragnar’s Men - Slashed by Thorkell the Tall with an axe.
Eight Unnamed Members of the Ragnar’s Men - Killed by unknown Thorkell soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Four Unnamed Members of the Ragnar’s Men - Burned alive by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
Deer - Burned alive by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
Unnamed Member of the Ragnar’s Men - Impaled by an unknown Thorkell soldier with a spear.
Unnamed Thorkell Soldier - Stabbed in the neck by Thorfinn with a dagger.
Unnamed Thorkell Soldier - Crushed by a burning tree.
Unnamed Thorkell Soldier - Shot by an unknown member of Askeladd’s crew with an arow using a bow.
Unnamed Member of the Ragnar’s Men - Shot by an unknown member of Askeladd’s crew with an arow using a bow.
- Total - 46

The Land on The Far Bank[]

Fish - Caught and killed by an unknown fisherman.
Horse - Shot by an unknown Brycheiniog soldier with an arrow using a bow.
- Total - 2

Child of a Hero[]

Two Unnamed Soldiers - Killed by unknown soldiers.
Unnamed Person - Stabbed by an unknown person with an axe.
Lord Artorius - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
Lady Lydia - Died of an unknown illness off-screen, mentioned in a flashback.
- Total - 5

The Light of Dawn[]

62 Unnamed Villagers - Decapitated by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew.
- Total - 62

After Yule[]

Rabbit - Killed by Thorfinn off-screen, body shown.
Ragnar - Bled to death after being stabbed in the back by an unknown member of Askeladd’s crew with a spear on the orders of Askeladd.
- Total - 2

History of Beasts[]

Seven Unnamed English Soldiers - Killed by unknown members of Askeladd’s crew off-screen, bodies shown.
Ten Unnamed Members of Askeladd’s Crew - Cut in half by Thorkell the Tall with axes.
17 Unnamed Members of Askeladd’s Crew - Killed by unknown members of Thorkell’s crew off-screen, bodies shown.
Four Unnamed Members of Askeladd’s Crew - Impaled by Thorkell the Tall with thrown spears.
- Total - 38

Servant[]

Two Unnamed Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew - Decapitated by Askeladd using a sword.
Nine Unnamed Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew - Stabbed by Thorfinn with thrown throwing knives.
Two Unnamed Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew - Killed by Askeladd using an axe.
Horse - Killed by unknown Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew.
Seven Unnamed Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew - Killed by Askeladd using a sword.
Three Unnamed Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew - Shot by unknown members of Thorkell’s army with arrows using bows.
83 Unnamed Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew - Killed by unknown members of Thorkell’s army.
Horse - Punched by Thorkell the Tall.
- Total - 108

Out of The Cradle[]

Unnamed Viking - Stabbed by Thorkell the Tall using an axe.
Seven Unnamed Deserters of Askeladd’s Crew - Beaten to death by Bjorn.
- Total - 8

United Front[]

Seven Unnamed Vikings - Shot by unknown Vikings with arrows using a bow.
Two Unnamed Vikings - Cut in half by Thorkell the Tall using an axe.
Unnamed Viking - Slashed by Askeladd using a sword.
- Total - 10

Crown[]

King Sweyn’s Father - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1

Reunion[]

Unnamed Assassin - Stabbed in the back by Thorfinn with a knife.
Unnamed Slave - Shot by an unknown assassin with a poisoned arrow using a crossbow.
Bjorn - Stabbed through the heart by Askeladd during a duel using a sword.
- Total - 3

Lone Wolf[]

Unnamed Man - Decapitated by Lord Olaf, shown in a flashback.
Lord Olaf - Stabbed in the neck by Askeladd using a sword while sleeping, shown in a flashback.
Unnamed Woman - Stabbed in the neck by Askeladd using a dagger while sleeping, shown in a flashback.
Askeladd’s Half-Brother - Hung by Askeladd’s unknown siblings.
- Total - 4

Miscalculation[]

King Harald - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1

End of the Prologue[]

King Sweyn - Decapitated by Askeladd with a sword.
Nine Unnamed Royal Guards - Killed by Askeladd off-screen, bodies shown.
Three Unnamed Royal Guards - Slashed by Askeladd with a sword.
Unnamed Royal Guard - Decapitated by Askeladd with a sword.
Unnamed Royal Guard - Slashed by Askeladd with a sword.
Unnamed Royal Guard - Stabbed in the heart by Askeladd with a sword.
Three Unnamed Royal Guards - Cut in half by Askeladd with a sword.
Three Unnamed Royal Guards - Slashed by Askeladd with a sword.
Four Unnamed Royal Guards - Stabbed by Askeladd with a sword.
Askeladd - Stabbed through the heart by Prince Canute with a sword.
- Total - 27

Season 2[]

Slave[]

Unnamed Soldier - Slashed by an unknown Viking with an axe.
Unnamed Man - Killed by an unknown man using a sword off-screen, body shown.
Einar’s Father - Killed by unknown raiders off-screen, mentioned.
Unnamed Person - Killed by unknown raiders off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Man - Slashed by an unknown raider with an axe.
Unnamed Woman - Slashed by an unknown raider with a sword.
Unnamed Man - Stabbed through the back by an unknown raider with a spear.
Unnamed Man - Slashed by an unknown raider with a sword.
Einar’s Mother - Shot in the back by an unknown raider with an arrow using a bow.
Róta - Slashed across the chest by an unknown raider with an axe.
Unnamed Slave - Drowned after being thrown overboard by unknown slavers.
- Total - 11

Ketil’s Farm[]

None

Snake[]

Unnamed Mercenary - Fell to his death after being pushed off a cliff by an unknown mercenary.
Unnamed Mercenary - Committed suicide by jumping off a cliff to kill an unknown mercenary.
- Total - 2

Awakening[]

Two Unnamed Villagers - Slashed across the back by unknown raiders using axes, shown in a flashback.
27 Unnamed Villagers - Killed by Thorfinn, Askeladd, Bjorn, and unknown Askeladd soldiers off-screen, bodies shown in a flashback.
Nine Unnamed People - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, graves shown.
- Total - 38

The Path of Blood[]

Unnamed English Solider - Stabbed by an unknown Danish Viking with a sword.
Unnamed Danish Viking - Killed by an unknown English soldier.
14 Unnamed Soldiers - Killed by unknow soldiers off-screen, bodies shown.
Dog - Poisoned by an unknown assassin.
Five Unnamed Children - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, bodies shown.
22 Unnamed People - Killed by unknown people off-screen, heads shown.
King Ethelred of England - Died of an unspecified illness.
King Edmund - Died of an unspecified illness off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 46

I Want a Horse[]

None

Iron Fist Ketil[]

Unnamed Man - Slashed by an unknown man with an axe.
At Least 12 Unnamed Englishmen - Killed by Thorgil off-screen, ears shown.
Unnamed Man - Stabbed in the head by Iron Fist Ketil with an axe, shown in a flashback.
Unnamed Man - Beaten to death by Iron Fist Ketil off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 15

An Empty Man[]

12 Fish - Caught and killed by Sverkel.
Three Fish - Caught and killed by Thorfinn and Einar off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 15

Oath[]

Unnamed Child - Stabbed in the neck by Thorfinn using a dagger, shown in a flashback.
- Total - 1

Cursed Head[]

None

The King and the Sword[]

King Harald II - Poisoned by an unknown person on the orders of King Canute.
Pig - Killed and cooked by unknown people off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 2

For the Love that Was Lost[]

Butterfly - Destroyed by Sir Wulf using a coin.
Brood - Stabbed in the neck by Olmar with a sword after being blinded by Sir Wulf using a coin.
Three Unnamed Men - Cut in half by Thorgil using a sword.
Unnamed Man - Slashed by Thorgil using a sword.
Three Unnamed Guards - Decapitated by Thorgil using a sword.
Two Unnamed Guards - Stabbed in the neck by Thorgil using a sword.
- Total - 11

Dark Clouds[]

Unnamed Man - Decapitated by Gardar with a sword off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Man - Head cut in half by Gardar with a sword off-screen, body shown.
Unnamed Man - Killed by Gardar with a sword off-screen, body shown.
Kjallakr - Stabbed in the back by Gardar with a sword off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 4

Freedom[]

Horse - Throat slit by Roald/Snake with a sword.
Lizard - Head smashed by Gardar off-screen, mentioned.
Unnamed Man - Killed by an unknown person during a raid off-screen, body shown in a flashback.
Hjalti - Killed by an unknown person during a raid off-screen, mentioned in a flashback.
Ebbe - Shot in the back by an unknown person with an arrow.
Two Unnamed People - Killed by unknown people off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Woman - Killed by an unknown person off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 8

Storm[]

Unnamed Man - Neck ripped open by Gardar with his teeth.
Three Unnamed Men - Killed by Gardar off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Unnamed Men - Stabbed by Thorfinn off-screen, bodies shown in a flashback.
Three Unnamed Men - Shot by unknown people with arrows off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 9

Cause[]

None

The Road Home[]

Gardar - Died of his injuries after being stabbed in the chest by Snake.
Sheep - Killed by an unknown person off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 2

The First Measure[]

54 Fish - Caught and killed by unknown fishermen off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 54

The Battle of Ketil's Farm[]

Eight Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Shot by unknown Jomsvikings with arrows using bows.
Bear - Beaten to death by Iron Fist Ketil off-screen, mentioned.
Arnheid’s Unborn Child - Beaten to death by Ketil with a stick.
Unnamed Member of Ketil’s Army - Head cut in half by an unknown Jomsvikings.
Four Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Decapitated by unknown Jomsvikings.
Four Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Stabbed by unknown Jomsvikings with spears.
Three Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Stabbed by unknown Jomsvikings.
63 Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Killed by unknown Jomsvikings off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 85

Pain[]

Unnamed Jarl - Throat slashed by Fox with a sword, shown in a flashback.
12 Unnamed People - Killed by Fox off-screen, mentioned.
At Least 40 Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Killed by unknown Jomsvikings off-screen, bodies shown.
Three Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Slashed by unknown Jomsvikings with swords.
Unnamed Jomsviking - Decapitated by Snake with a sword.
Unnamed Jomsviking - Stabbed in the neck by Snake with a sword.
Unnamed Member of Ketil’s Army - Stabbed in the back by an unknown Jomsviking with a sword.
Three Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Killed by unknown Jomsvikings with swords.
Four Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Killed by unknown Jomsvikings off-screen, bodies shown.
Two Unnamed Royal Guards - Decapitated by Thorgil with a sword.
Unnamed Royal Guard - Killed by Snake.
15 Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Killed by unknown Jomsvikings off-screen, bodies shown.
Unnamed Man - Decapitated by an unknown person off-screen, head shown in a flashback.
Arnheid - Died of her injuries after being beaten by Ketil with a stick.
- Total - 86

Courage[]

Six Unnamed Members of Ketil’s Army - Killed by unknown Jomsvikings off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 6

The King of Rebellion[]

None

Two Paths[]

None

Home[]

Two Fish - Caught and killed by unknown fishermen off-screen, bodies shown.
- Total - 2

Deaths[]

Total - 4,159
- Season 1 - 3,762
- Season 2 - 397

Kill Counts[]

Thorfinn - 73 (Alive)
Askeladd - 70 (Deceased)
Thorkell the Tall - 49 (Alive)
Bjorn - 36 (Deceased)
Thorgil - 23 (Alive)
Thors Snorresson/Troll of Jom - 23 (Deceased)
Fox - 13 (Alive)
Sverkel - 12 (Alive)
Gardar - 9 (Deceased)
Roald/Snake - 5 (Alive)
Einar - 3 (Alive)
Iron Fist Ketil - 3 (Alive)
Ketil - 2 (Alive)
Prince/King Canute - 2 (Alive)
Sir Wulf - 1 (Alive)
Olmar - 1 (Alive)
Tore - 1 (Unknown)
Lord Olaf - 1 (Deceased)