The Best Episodes of Vinland Saga Season 2

Snake tries to put a stop to it, but Thorfinn insists on receiving all 100 blows from Canute's brutish guard Drott, shocking the rowdy onlookers.

Director: Yohji Satoh

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Thorfinn and Einar have said their piece, but Canute stubbornly refuses to give up Ketil's Farm. Then, Thorfinn breaks the standoff with a decision.

Director: Iho Ishikawa

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Thorfinn wakes up in a peaceful place and he sees his father again. But then things quickly turn dark, and Thorfinn must face his painful past.

Director: Kento Matsui

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

As Thorfinn and Einar head for their escape, Arnheid regains consciousness and asks where they are going — and if there are slaves and wars there, too.

Director: Kouki Aoshima

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Snake strikes quickly, surprising Thorfinn with his speed and agility. As he lies wounded, Gardar thinks back on the life he shared with Arnheid.

Director: Shingo Uchida, Iho Ishikawa

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Olmar feels insulted by Canute's messenger and, encouraged by his older brother Thorgil, takes matters into his own hands.

Director: Hiromi Nishiyama

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

At long last, Thorfinn returns to Iceland and finds a moment of happiness, reunited with his loved ones. But soon, he opens up about his next journey.

Director: Kento Matsui

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

As Snake intensifies his search, Arnheid tells Einar and Thorfinn everything she's done. Knowing the risks, Einar and Thorfinn offer to help her.

Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Thorfinn has nightmares almost every night, but he can never remember what he dreamed about — and that bothers him.

Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

After returning home to his farm, an exhausted Ketil starts searching for Arnheid, only to find out what happened in his absence.

Director: Yosuke Yamamoto

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

After everything that happened, Einar asks Thorfinn if he's ever fought in a war — and if he's ever killed a man.

Director: Yohji Satoh

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Arnheid comes to the fortress where Gardar is imprisoned. She wants to see her husband and treat his injuries.

Director: Tokio Igarashi

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

The battle has left heartbreaking casualties in its wake. Though Thorgil and Ketil's wife want to continue the fight, Canute demands their surrender.

Director: Tomoko Hiramuki, Taro Kubo

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Einar lives peacefully in northern England with his mother and sister, but then one day, their village comes under attack.

Director: Yosuke Yamamoto, Nobuyoshi Arai

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Amidst the confusion of a peasant uprising, Thorfinn and the others try to escape, carrying a severely injured and pregnant Arnheid.

Director: Takafumi Ishida

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Finally, after three long years, Einar and Thorfinn chop down the final tree in the forest. With hope in their hearts, they talk about the future.

Director: Takahiro Kaneko

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

After the sudden turn of events, young Canute must rise up to claim the throne to a kingdom much reduced and under attack.

Director: Shigeru Fukase

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

A runaway slave appears on Ketil's farm, claiming to be Arnheid's husband. But before he can free her, he's confronted by Snake.

Director: Yohji Satoh

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

The farm guards convince Ketil’s 17-year-old son that he needs to make his first killing to become a man.

Director: Yohji Satoh

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Einar says that even if he gains his freedom, he wants to stay near Arnheid. Snake hears news of a slave who killed his owners, and is now on the run.

Director: Kouki Aoshima

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Thieves have been stealing food from Ketil's farm. Meanwhile, Ketil's eldest son Thorgil returns home.

Director: Michiru Itabisashi

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Thorfinn and Einar are working themselves to the bone to clear the forest, but there's only so much they can do without the help of horses.

Director: Kento Matsui

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

Einar and Thorfinn are told to convert a wild forest into a wheat field; and if they succeed, they will have the chance to buy their own freedom.

Director: Michiru Itabisashi

Writer: Hiroshi Seko

While in Jelling, Ketil, Thorgil and Olmar meet a man named Leif Erikson who is searching for Thorfinn, the son of his close friend.

Director: Iho Ishikawa

Writer: Hiroshi Seko