“Einar, enslaved by Vikings after his village's destruction, seeks freedom and redemption alongside fellow slave Thorfinn.”
Vinland Saga Season 2
ヴィンランド・サガ SEASON2
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Synopsis
Einar, enslaved by Vikings after his village's destruction, seeks freedom and redemption alongside fellow slave Thorfinn.
After his father's death and the destruction of his village at the hands of English raiders, Einar wishes for a peaceful life with his family on their newly rebuilt farms. However, fate has other plans: his village is invaded once again. Einar watches helplessly as the marauding Danes burn his lands and slaughter his family. The invaders capture Einar and take him back to Denmark as a slave. Einar clings to his mother's final words to survive. He is purchased by Ketil, a kind slave owner and landlord who promises that Einar can regain his freedom in return for working in the fields. Soon, Einar encounters his new partner in farm cultivation—Thorfinn, a dejected and melancholic slave. As Einar and Thorfinn work together toward their freedom, they are haunted by both sins of the past and the ploys of the present. Yet they carry on, grasping for a glimmer of hope, redemption, and peace in a world that is nothing but unjust and unforgiving.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 170 sampled reviews
What 170 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.67 · split reception
6.5 pts
Recommenders 9.4 · others 2.9
↓ 1.06
Running avg · Jan 2023 → Feb 2026
- 10 “This is honestly probably the best show ever. Full stop, it was so good that anyone should at least give it a chance and watch it. Season 1 was so good I didn’t expect this to be better, and yet it...”
- 10 “It’s a banger that anime made me discover a new genre I liked that fight, and that chill atmosphere but with all that background that makes you cover the s1 again. In short looking at the s2 I got...”
- 10 “This anime had so much influence on me, if you are looking for fights and 0 story this season/anime is not for you. But if you are looking for a very deep and very psychological anime that gets...”
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- Format 24 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 00m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2023 – Jun 2023 Winter 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-20925 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Twin Engine Producer
Licensed by
- Crunchyroll Licensor