Vinland Saga/Characters
Thorfinn Karlsefni
- Anti-Hero: Type V
- Badass
- Beard of Sorrow
- Celibate Hero
- Character Development
- Cheerful Child
- Deadpan Snarker
- Dramatically Missing the Point: about Thors' teachings that is,up until the Farmland arc
- The Determinator: In regards to his revenge.
- Jerkass
- Made a Slave
- No Social Skills
- The Only One Allowed to Defeat You
- Perpetual Frowner
- Screaming Warrior
- Slasher Smile: When not stoic or frowning.
- Sociopathic Hero
- The Stoic: So much even when watching Askeladd and his men killing an entire village including women and newborn babies , he still don't care.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid.
- Weak but Skilled
- You Killed My Father
Askeladd Lucius Artorius Castius
- Affably Evil
- Badass
- Bastard Bastard
- Combat Pragmatist
- Cool Old Guy
- Deadpan Snarker
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
- Genius Bruiser
- Heroic Sacrifice
- Magnificent Bastard
- Manipulative Bastard
- Rags to Riches
- The Social Expert
- Son of a Whore
- Trickster Mentor
- Villain Protagonist: : Thorfinn is nominally the main character, but so much of the story is spent following Askeladd that he pretty much qualifies as one.
- The Unfettered
Thorkell
An extremely tall and mighty warrior in the employ of King Sveyn. He later ends up in Askeladd's band, and finally, Canute's faction.
- Anti-Hero: Type V
- Ax Crazy
- Badass
- Blood Knight: Upon realizing that the Vikings would steamroll through England, he decides that sort of war is no fun, and so switches to the losing side.
- Cool Old Guy
- Crazy Awesome: If you would just look below, you will find that Thorkell punches a charging horse and sends it and its rider flying backwards.
- Good Old Fisticuffs: He punches a horse, amongst other things.
- Hero Antagonist
- Heroic Comedic Sociopath
- Older Than They Look
- Telephone Polearm
- Victory Is Boring
Askeladd's band
Prince Canute
- Drunk with Power
- Dude Looks Like a Lady
- Fan Nickname: Moenute, GARNute and lately, Jerknute.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars
- Hime Cut
- Lonely at the Top: The power of the crown has that effect.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy
- Rage Against the Heavens
- Saved by Canon: Being a historic character and all.
- Shrinking Violet
- Took a Level in Badass
- Took a Level in Jerkass
- Tsundere: Acts like one once Thorfinn got him to speak. Right down to the flustered blushing.
- The Unfettered
Einar
A new character after the timeskip, he is a fellow slave of Thorfinn.
- And Now for Someone Completely Different: Post-timeskip, Thorfinn's role was subdued for a few chapters.
Carrock
A slave from a nearby farm who decided to kill his master, his master's whole family, and burn down the house. He is now running into the territory that Thorfinn and Einar work.