Thorfinn

is the main protagonist of the historical viking manga and anime series .
He is the second born son of the infamous warrior Thors Snorresson and Helga. As a child, Thorfinn witnesses his father's death by the hands of Askeladd, becoming extremely bitter and motivated by vengeance, spending the next decade with Askeladd's mercenary band, waiting for the right time to challenge Askeladd to a duel to avenge his father's death, also killing many people, many of which were innocent, during this period of time, turning more heartless and murderous.
As the series goes on, after years of slavery, Thorfinn will eventually end up realizing the mistakes of the past, choosing to give up on violence in order to live a new life, vowing to never hurt anyone for the rest of his life.
He is voiced by Yūto Uemura (as a teenager and young adult) and Shizuka Ishigami (as a child) in Japanese and Mike Haimoto (as a teenager and young adult in the Sentai Dub), Shannon Emerick (as a child in the Sentai Dub), Aleks Le (as a teenager and young adult in the VSI Dub) and Laura Stahl (as a child in the VSI Dub) in English.
==History==
The son of Thors Snoresson and a woman named Helga, Thorfinn is a second born and they younger brother of Ylva. As a child, he shall witness the death of his father in a duel against a viking pirate known as Askeladd. This traumatic event will forever mark Thorfinn's live, turning him from joyful and optimistic to bitter and obsessed with revenge, already as a very young child, making Askleadd's death his greatest obsession. One day, he presents himself to Askeladd and his men, challenging Askeladd himself to a duel, only to be easily defeated. Knowing that he will never succeed in killing Askeladd in his current state, he decides to run away from home and stick up with Askeladd's band in order to better observe him and learn his moves and tactics, all while training and growing stronger himself. Over a decade passes since then, and Thorfinn attempts several times to kill Askeladd, only to end up always failing. At London, Askeladd's band will be confronted by Thorkell and his men, with Thorfinn forced to distract the gigantic Thorkell. Despite the massive difference in strength, Thorfinn manages to stand up
to the giant woh his speed, even managing to scar and wound him several times. However, Thorkell catches Thorfinn and slams him on the ground, stunning him, but fortunately, after cutting off two fingers from Thorkell's right hand, Thorfinn manages to escape. Time later, Askeladd's band is once again confronted by Thorkell and his men, suffering a massive defeat, leaving even Askeladd himself heavily injured. When Thorkell's about to kill Askeladd, Thorfinn arrives riding a horse, challenging Thorkell to a duel. The fight will be very hard and challenging, with Thorfinn forced to wait for the right moment to strike. After suffering several heavy injuries, including a broken shoulder, Thorfinn, with a little help from Askeladd, manages to strike Thorkell with a strong kick to the jaw, his weak spot, briefly stunning him, then attacking him and blinding his left eye.
==External Links==
*Thorfinn Thorsson on the Villains Wiki.
*Thorfinn Thorsson on the Vinland Saga Wiki.
*Thorfinn Thorsson on the Inconsistently Heinous Wiki.
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