The aging and bedridden Norse king, father to Steinar, Harold, Vali, and Hakan. Dreads handing the throne to the diplomatically inclined Harold. Orders Steinar to prove his worth by killing Vali, then tasks him with finding the exiled Hakan. Ultimately recognizes Steinar's victory over Hakan and his execution of Harold as proof of rightful leadership, granting him command of the army.
A strained father-son dynamic where the dying king tests his youngest son's readiness to rule.
A fractured paternal relationship defined by past conflict and permanent estrangement.
A dismissive father who views his half-Saxon son as weak and unworthy.
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