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Grandma

*"It's not fair!"
"Shut up!"
"I ain't no kid."
"You ain't shit!"*
―Jake and Grandma[src]
An **unidentified woman** is the grandmother of Jake and Tom.

## Biography

### One Bad Day

One morning, she coughs continuously while her grandsons Jake and Tom sit nearby and eat their breakfast. The boys then go outside and attempt to herd cattle, but an argument breaks out between them and scares the cows away. Tom runs back to the house and tells her, at which point she forces Jake to stand in the corner while she abuses him and comforts Tom. Jake angrily tells her that her treatment of him is unfair and she tells him to shut up. He then states that he is not a child and she tells him that he is worthless. They boys later go out with their BB guns, but Tom later runs back to the house in tears without Jake, where she comforts him once again.

## Personality

Grandma shows preferential treatment to her younger grandson and abuses his older brother Jake for harassing him. Jake objects to being treated like a child and she replies by telling him that he is worthless. She coughs heavily as her grandsons eat breakfast, suggesting that she is in poor health.

## Trivia

* Grandma's face is never fully shown in the film.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *Brothers*, USA, January 1, 2015
Hansel and Gretel's father

An **unidentified man** is the father of Hansel and Gretel.

## Biography

### Missing Children

He lives in a house in the countryside with his wife and their children, Hansel and Gretel. They live a happy and carefree life, with the children often getting up to mischief. The parents tend to catch them sneaking cookies from the cookie jar in the kitchen.

One morning, the parents awake to find their children gone. They are sick with worry for the next week, but are greatly relieved on the eighth day when their children finally return to them.

## Personality

He is a loving father who cares deeply about his children. Once they disappear he is sick with worry and is greatly relieved when they return home.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *Hansel & Gretel*, USA, March 12, 2007
Iceland

*"Who is this Fjölnir, living in Iceland?"
"Fjölnir the Brotherless. So called after he killed his brother, the disgraced King Aurvandil War-Raven."*
―Björnulfr and Eiríkr[src]
**Iceland** is a Nordic Island country.

## History

Iceland is home to Fjölnir's farmstead Freysdalur, which is located at the foot of Mount Hekla.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Gunnhildr

**Gunnhildr** Ship-Breasted is the wife of the Icelandic Chieftain Hákon Iron-Beard.

## Biography

### The Chieftain's Feast

Gunnhildr, Hákon and their daughters meet with Fjölnir and his wife Gudrún and sons Thórir and Gunnar for the Chieftain's Feast. Together they watch a game of knattleikr in which five of each family's slaves compete. Hákon's team soon gain an advantage as their strongest player, Thórfinnr Tooth-Gnasher, dispatches most of Fjölnir's players. One of Fjölnir's slaves, Björnulfr, wpies out several of Hákon's slaves until only he and Thórfinnr remain.

As Thórfinnr and Björnulfr attack each other, Gunnar runs out onto the field, sending everyone into a panic. Hákon orders for the game to be halted, but Thórfinnr chases Gunnar and attacks him. As he prepares to kill Gunnar, Björnulfr tackles Thórfinnr to the ground and headbutts him to death. The families of the two cheiftains gather around Gunnar as his parents desperately attempt to revive him. To everyone's relief, Gunnar regains consciousness.

Later that evening, they celebrate the festivities at Hákon's campsite.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hákon's daughter (I)

An **unidentified girl** is the daughter of Hákon Iron-Beard and Gunnhildr Ship-Breasted.

## Biography

### The Chieftain's Feast

Along with her parents and sister, she meets with Fjölnir and his wife Gudrún and sons Thórir and Gunnar for the Chieftain's Feast. She kicks off the game of knattleikr by throwing out the ball and five of each family's slaves compete. Hákon's team soon gain an advantage as their strongest player, Thórfinnr Tooth-Gnasher, dispatches most of Fjölnir's players. One of Fjölnir's slaves, Björnulfr, wpies out several of Hákon's slaves until only he and Thórfinnr remain.

As Thórfinnr and Björnulfr attack each other, Gunnar runs out onto the field, sending everyone into a panic. Hákon orders for the game to be halted, but Thórfinnr chases Gunnar and attacks him. As he prepares to kill him, Björnulfr tackles Thórfinnr to the ground and headbutts him to death. The families of the two cheiftains gather around Gunnar as his parents desperately attempt to revive him. To everyone's relief, Gunnar regains consciousness.

Later that evening, they celebrate the festivities at Hákon's campsite.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hallur

**Hallur** Freymundur is the assistant of Áshildur Hofgythja, the temple priestess at Freysdalur.

## Biography

### The Chieftains' Feast

Hallur accompanies Áshildur to the Chieftain's Feast. They witness a game of knattleikr in which five of Fjölnir's slaves face five of Hákon Iron-Beard's slaves. During the game, Fjölnir and Gudrún's young son, Gunnar, runs out onto the field and takes that ball before being attacked by Thórfinnr Tooth-Gnasher. One of Fjölnir's slaves, Björnulfr, saves his life by tackling Thórfinnr to the ground and headbutting him to death.

### In the Temple

Upon returning to Freysdalur, slaves are ordered to carry barley into the temple. Once they arrive, Hallur assists Áshildur as she orders them to lay the barley before the statue to Freyr. Fjölnir, in his role as the high priest, stands before the effigy and shakes an iron rattle as he prays.

### Murders of Freysdalur

The next morning, the bodies of Hersveinn Battle Hard and Hjalti Battle Hasty are found dismembered and nailed to the barn in the shape of Sleipnir. Áshildur examines the corpses and concludes that they were left by otherworldly means. She determines that the distempered spirit will ride again and wields a hungry blade. She tells Fjölnir and Gudrún that she will perform a sacrifice to sate the spirit's bloodlust.

Later that night, Hallur assists Áshildur in the temple and prepare to sacrifice the kitchen slave Melkorka, who is bound and gagged. However, they are distracted when they hear a distant howling. An intruder enters the temple, frees Melkorka and castrates and disembowels Hallur.

### Post-Mortem

The intruder binds Áshildur with Hallur's intestines and hangs his body from the ceiling above her, causing his blood to drip down upon her face.

## Personality

Hallur is a devoted assistant to Áshildur, constantly aiding her in the worship of Freyr and Freyja.

## Religion

Hallur is a devout follower of Freyr and Freyja, aiding Áshildur in her rituals, including the sacrifice of slaves.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Grani

**Grani** Battle-Screamer is a Berserker.

## Biography

### Raiding the Land of the Rus

Alongside his fellow Berserkers, Grani rows a Langskip upriver in the Land of the Rus. They pass a fisherman and his young son, who are then shot dead by Grímr Skull-Hammer, prompting a laugh from the other Berserkers.

Later that night, Grani joins the other Berserkers in a ritual. They dance and chant around a bonfire as they wear wolf pelts. The Berserker Priest urges them to shed their human skins and unleash the beasts within them. They go into a trance and emerge from it as feral sons of Fenrir.

At dawn, the Berserkers raid a village in Garðaríki. Upon being spotted, they charge to the wall and climb it, quickly and brutally dispatching of the guards. Once they have slaughtered the soldiers, the Berserkers take some of the villagers as slaves before forcing the others into a barn and setting it ablaze. The Berserkers celebrate a successful raid that night, tormenting their slaves as they do so. The next morning, they sell off some slaves before venturing onwards.

## Personality

Like his fellow Berserkers, Grani is a hardened warrior who is merciless in battle and enslaves villagers.

## Religion

Like his fellow Berserkers, Grani worships Ódinn and invokes the wolf Fenrir when he unleashes his animalistic rage.

## Gallery

(left to right) James Yates, Scott Sinclair, Ian Gerard Whyte, Tadgh Murphy, James Yates, Shelia Flitton, Christopher Finlayson, Magne Osnes, Matt Symonds, Joel Hicks, Scott Sinclair and Mike SnowGareth Parket, James Yates, Ian Gerard Whyte, Katie Pattinson, Christopher Finlayson and Matt Symonds
## Behind the Scenes

*"Björnulfr?"
"I'll leave you to strangle your chicks and goslings..."*
―Grani and Amleth[src]
* In the script, Grani asks Amleth where he is going as he leaves the feativities before his encounter with the Seeress. This is not included in the finished film.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Brittany

*"Amleth. Even now, you believe the fairy tale I told you was true? "A noble bride hailing from the land of Brittany"? I never began as his bride."*
―Gudrún to Amleth[src]
**Brittany** is a region in France.

## History

As a child, Prince Amleth is told by his mother Queen Gudrún that she came to his father, King Aurvandil War Raven, as a noble bride hailing from the land of Brittany. However, this is a lie, as she had really been a slave whom Aurvandil was forced to marry after he raped and impregnated her.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Job

*"Corruption, though art my father!"*
―William quotes Job[src]
**Job** is a deity of Christianity.

## History

William is gored by Black Phillip and grabs an axe, intending to kill the beast. However, he concludes that the goat is acting behalf of God and punishing him for his pride. He quotes Job, declaring "Corruption, though art my father!", before Black Phillip attacks and kills him.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Gospel

A **gospel** is a sacred text in Christianity.

## History

William, his wife Katherine and their children Thomasin, Caleb, Jonas and Mercy are called before the governor of the plantation where they live due to a religious dispute. William accuses the dignitaries of failing to follow the pure and faithful dispensation of the Gospels and the Kingdom of God, which leads to the family being banished from the plantation and its liberties.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Dís

*"What if his life was meant to be taken? Freyja's youth-starved daughters haunt those mountains. Those land spirits tasted of his child blood when he fell. It aroused their appetite."*
―Gudrún[src]
A **dís** is a spirit.

## Biography

*"OUT DÍSIR! BE GONE!!"*
―Fjölnir[src]
Fjölnir and Gudrún discuss the murder of Hersveinn and Hjalti the evening after their dismembered corpses are discovered at Freysdalur. Gudrún recalls that their son Gunnar was almost killed by Thórfinnr at the Chieftain's Feast and speculates that dísir killed Hersveinn and Hjalti, their appetite having been roused by the taste of his child's blood.

Two nights later, Olga serves the soldiers at Freysdalur a dinner that has been spiked with fly agaric. It causes them to experience horrific visions, which sends them into a panic and causes them to attack themselves and each other. Fjölnir sees his son Thórir fall to his knees and vomit. Believing him to by possessed by dísir, Fjölnir attempts to exorcise them.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman* Deleted Scene: "Fjölnir and Gudrún", Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
2. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Haraldr

*"I know of him. Why are his slaves bound for Iceland? Fjölnir rules over Hrafnsey."
"Fjölnir fled to that frontier backwater with his wife and son after King Haraldr of Norway took his kingdom. He killed his brother for nothing, now he's a sheep farmer!"*
―Björnulfr and Eiríkr[src]
King **Haraldr** Fine-Hair is the ruler of Norway.

## Biography

### Conquest of Hrafnsey

Haraldr conquers the Scottish kingdom of Hrafnsey by overthrowing its king, Fjölnir the Brotherless, who himself conquered it by killing his brother, Aurvandil War Raven.

## Trivia

* Harald Fairhair was the first king of Norway who ruled from 872 to 930. Although he is not named as such in *The Northman*, Fjölnir refers to him as "Haraldr Fine-Hair" in the script.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hel (deity)

*"Hel has but opened her solemn gates. The merciless hostess makes ready to receive our murdered ones."
"Rich have we made her hoard."*
―Áshildur and Gudrún[src]
**Hel** is the goddess of the netherworld in the Norse faith. She is a daughter of Loki and the sister of Fenrir and Jörmungandr.

## History

*"Hel, close your lap. Let no more of my house's lives be unbirthed by you."*
―Áshildur[src]
Gudrún and Áshildur Hofgythja watch as Mount Hekla begins to erupt, with the priestess declaring that Hel has opened her solemn gates. Gudrún states that they have made rich her hoard, with Áshildur stating that all living men fear to enter her kingdom. Gudrún replies that they should, for a woman rules its high seat. Gudrún prays to Hel to close her lap and let no more of her house's lives be unbirthed by her.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert ;Sjón, *The Northman* Deleted Scene: "Hel's Gate Open", Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hell

*"Is he in Hell?"
"Caleb!"
"Mother will not stop her prayer..."
"Hand me that engine!"
"An if died? If I died this day?
"What is this?"
"I hold evil in my heart. My sins are not pardoned."
"Thou art youngly yet –"
"And if God will not hear my prayers?"*
―Caleb and William[src]
**Hell** is the afterlife of unrepentant sinners in Christianity.

## History

*"I know I deserve all shame and misery in this life, and everlasting hell-fire. But I beg thee, for the sake of thy Son. Forgive me. Show me mercy. Show me thy light."*
―Thomasin[src]
Thomasin prays to God to forgive her sins, admitting that she deserves all shame and misery in life, as well as everlasting hell-fire.

Caleb worries after his infant brother Samuel has entered Hell, having been unbaptised at the time of his disappearance. He desperately asks his father if this is the case while also expressing fear that the same fate awaits him due to his unconfessed sins. William wishes he could reassure his son, but states that he cannot, for only God knows who is a son of Abraham and who is not. He urges Caleb to pray that Samuel has entered God's Kingdom.

Katherine later chides William for not taking Samuel to be baptised, fearing that Samuel is now in Hell.

Caleb later dies and Katherine declares him damned. William rejects this, as Caleb cried out to Jesus Christ during his final moments, but Katherine replies that the Devil will speak in Scripture. She cries that the entire family is damned. Later that night, William prays to Christ to save his family, even if it means his own damnation.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Hákon's daughter (II)

An **unidentified girl** is the daughter of Hákon Iron-Beard and Gunnhildr Ship-Breasted.

## Biography

### The Chieftain's Feast

Along with her parents and sister, she meets with Fjölnir and his wife Gudrún and sons Thórir and Gunnar for the Chieftain's Feast. They watch a game of knattleikr in which five of each family's slaves compete. Hákon's team soon gain an advantage as their strongest player, Thórfinnr Tooth-Gnasher, dispatches most of Fjölnir's players. One of Fjölnir's slaves, Björnulfr, wipes out several of Hákon's slaves until only he and Thórfinnr remain.

As Thórfinnr and Björnulfr attack each other, Gunnar runs out onto the field, sending everyone into a panic. Hákon orders for the game to be halted, but Thórfinnr chases Gunnar and attacks him. As she prepares to kill him, Björnulfr tackles Thórfinnr to the ground and headbutts him to death. The families of the two cheiftains gather around Gunnar as his parents desperately attempt to revive him. To everyone's relief, Gunnar regains consciousness.

Later that evening, they celebrate the festivities at Hákon's campsite.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Mark Slaughter

**Mark Slaughter** is a stuntman and actor. He was a stunt double for Alexander Skarsgård in *The Northman*.

## Trivia

* Mark Slaughter was also a stunt double for Alexander Skarsgård in *The Legend of Tarzan* and *Infinity Pool*.

## See Also

* Mark Slaughter on IMDb
* Mark Slaughter on X
* Mark Slaughter on Instagram
* Mark Slaughter on Facebook
* Mark Slaughter on Vimeo
Governor

*"Must you continue to dishonor the laws of the commonwealth and the church with your prideful conceit?"
"If my conscience sees it fit."
"Then shall you be banished out of this plantation's liberties!"
"I would be glad on it."
"Then take your leave, and trouble us no further."
"How sadly hath The Lord testified against thee."*
―William and the Governor[src]
An **unidentified man** is the governor of a plantation in New England.

## Biography

### Religious Dispute

*"What went we out into this wilderness to find? Leaving our country, kindred, our father's houses? We have travailed a vast ocean... For what? For what?"
"We must ask thee to be silent!"*
―William and the Governor[src]
The governor calls William, his wife Katherine and their children Thomasin, Caleb, Mercy and Jonas before him due to a religious dispute. William states that he and his family left their home and kinsmen behind and crossed a vast ocean, asking what it was for. The governor orders him to be silent and William states that they came there for the pure and faithful dispensation of the Gospels and the Kingdom of God. The minister tells William that they are his judges and he is not theirs, but he replies that he cannot be judged by false Christians such as them.

The governor accuses William of dishonoring the laws of the Commonwealth and the Church with his prideful conceit. William refuses to admit wrongdoing and the governor banishes him and his family from the plantation and its liberties. William replies that he is glad of it and the governor orders him and his family to leave the plantation and trouble them no further. William states that it is sad that the lord has testified against the dignitaries before he and his family leave the plantation.

## Personality

The governor has little patience for those who create dissent within his community, banishing William's family due to a religious dispute.

## Religion

The governor is a devout Christian who diligently obeys the laws of the commonwealth and the church. He banishes William's family from the plantation for defying these laws.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Mary

*"Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Tommy. Last night you made a confession 'twould make a saint swear."*
―Thomas Wake to Thomas Howard[src]
**Mary** is a deity of Christianity.

## History

Thomas Wake invokes Jesus, Mary and Joseph after Thomas Howard accuses him of killing his previous assistant by driving him mad with a mermaid scrimshaw. He then confuses Howard by throwing his perception of reality into question.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Eggers, Max, *The Lighthouse*, A24, USA, May 19, 2019
How We Got Up to the Woods Last Year

**How We Got Up to the Woods Last Year** is a song featured in *The Lighthouse*. It was performed by Robert Pattinson.

## History

Ephraim Winslow sings the song as he dances frantically while he and Thomas Wake drink one night.

## Lyrics

*Come all you boys who wish to hear*
*How we got up to the woods last year,*
*Oh, into the sleigh we jacked our boots*
*Our teamster pointed to the big blue spruce*
*Timmy-ran-tin-ah Falla-doo-a-dah*
*Rant-and-roar and drunk-on-the-way!*
*Timmy-ran-tin-ah Falla-doo-a-dah*
## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert & Eggers, Max, *The Lighthouse*, A24, USA, May 19, 2019
John Kempe

*"Dost remember John Kempe's boy? That first winter, he was tormented of Indian magic."*
―Katherine to William[src]
**John Kempe** was a man known to William and Katherine.

## Biography

John Kempe's son was believed to have been tormented by Indian magic during one winter.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Grímr

**Grímr** Skull-Hammer is a Berserker.

## Biography

### Raiding the Land of the Rus

*"Your bear-minds burn in the bodies of men. Sons of the wolf Fenrir, break free from your flesh. Wolves will howl in the storm of Ódinn. Warriors will fall as the bear claw strikes. We will fight to Valhöll! 'Til we return to human shape, fearless we shall drink blood from our enemies wounds. Together we will rage in the battlefields of corpses! The Father of War commands us-Transform your skin, brothers! Slaughter-wolves, Berserkers, become your fury!"*
―The Berserker Priest to the Berserkers[src]

Alongside his fellow Berserkers, Grímr rows a Langskip upriver in the Land of the Rus. As they pass a fisherman and his young son, Grímr shoots both of them dead, earning a laugh from the other Berserkers.

Later that night, Fengr joins the other Berserkers in a ritual. They dance and chant around a bonfire as they wear wolf pelts. The Berserker Priest urges them to shed their human skins and unleash the beasts within them. They go into a trance and emerge from it as feral sons of Fenrir.

At dawn, the Berserkers raid a village in Garðaríki. Upon being spotted, they charge to the wall and climb it, quickly and brutally dispatching of the guards. As they slaughter the soldiers, Grímr is struck by many arrows, but he is unfazed and simply pulls them from his body. Afterwards, the Berserkers take some of the villagers as slaves before forcing the others into a barn and setting it ablaze. The Berserkers celebrate a successful raid that night, tormenting their slaves as they do so. The next morning, they sell off some slaves before venturing onwards.

## Personality

Like his fellow Berserkers, Grímr is a hardened warrior who is merciless in battle and enslaves villagers. He has a twisted sense of humor, killing a fisherman and his young son to amuse his fellow Berserkers.

## Religion

Like his fellow Berserkers, Grímr worships Ódinn and invokes the wolf Fenrir when he unleashes his animalistic rage.

## Gallery

(left to right) James Yates, Scott Sinclair, Ian Gerard Whyte, Tadgh Murphy, James Yates, Shelia Flitton, Christopher Finlayson, Magne Osnes, Matt Symonds, Joel Hicks, Scott Sinclair and Mike Snow(left to right) Ian Gerard Whyte, James Yates and Scott Sinclair
## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hudson Bay

### Feature Film(s)

*The Lighthouse* (mentioned)

*"What brings you to this rock, Ephraim Winslow? What were yer work afore?"
"Timber."
"Timber..."
"Big timber. Up north. Canada ways."
"Hudson Bay outfit?"
"The same."*
―Thomas Wake and Thomas Howard[src]
**Hudson Bay** is a region in Canada.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Eggers, Max, *The Lighthouse*, A24, USA, May 19, 2019
Jake

*"What the hell, Jake?! It's not funny!"
"Jesus Christ, don't be such a fucking crybaby! Put it back up there."*
―Tom and Jake[src]
**Jake** is the older brother of Tom.

Jake wakes one morning and his younger brother Tom rolls a joint and hands it to him. Tom then lights the joint with a match and Jake smokes it. The brothers go to the kitchen and eat their breakfasts while their grandmother coughs all the while. Afterwards, they go outside and attempt to herd some cattle, but an argument breaks out between them and scares the cows away. Tom runs back to the house and tells their grandmother, who orders Jake to stand in the corner while she abuses him and comforts Tom. On the verge of tears, he shouts that her treatment of him is unfair and she tells him to shut up. He tells her that he is not a child and she replies that he is worthless.

Jake and Tom later go out into the nearby forest to shoot their BB guns. Tom prepares another joint for Jake and watches as he smokes it. They take branches from a tree and carve them into sharp points, tying them to their guns as makeshift bayonets. They find a teddy bear on the forest floor, set it up and have fun shooting at it. Tom wonders how it got out there and Jake replies that he does not know. Tom sets it up again and Jake shoots at it before he has a chance to get away.

Tom gets angry at Jake, who tells him not to be such a crybaby. He tells Tom to put the bear back up, but he refuses. Growing impatient, Jake advances on his brother and points his gun at him. He tells him to follow his orders and Tom replies that he is not afraid of him. Tom points his gun at Jake, who asks if he will kill him. Tom lowers his gun and Jake calls him a "little crybaby bitch". Tom stabs him in the chest, but immediately states that he did not mean to. Enraged, Jake tries to shoot Tom but falls to the ground. Jake crawls towards Tom, who repeatedly states that he did not mean to, and ends up falling onto his back. Tom attempts to help Jake, who swats him away as he convulses on the ground and bleeds to death.

## Personality

*"Do what I tell you."
"Stop it! I'm not afraid of you. I said I'm not fucking afraid of you!"*
―Jake and Tom[src]
Jake has a controlling attitude towards his younger brother Tom, often giving him orders and abusing him when he does not obey him. Jake is often punished by his grandmother, who abuses him and dotes on Tom. His abuse of Tom eventually leads his brother to fatally stab him.

## Behind the Scenes

* Robert Eggers has said that the relationship between Jake and Tom was inspired by that of Cain and Abel.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *Brothers*, USA, January 1, 2015
2. ↑ Le Cinéma Club | BROTHERS (lecinemaclub.com)
Herman Melville

*"I'm tired out of listening to your damned-fool yarns and your Cap'n Ahab horseshit -- you sound like a goddamned parody."*
―Thomas Howard to Thomas Wake[src]
**Herman Melville** (1 August, 1819 – 28 September, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet. He received special thanks in *The Lighthouse*.

## Trivia

* In *The Lighthouse*, Thomas Howard compares Thomas Wake to Captain Ahab from Melville's novel *Moby-Dick*.

## See Also

* Herman Melville on Wikipedia
* Herman Melville on IMDb
Halldóra

*"That was the last of it. Clean up."*
―Halldóra to the slaves[src]
**Halldóra** the Pict is the housekeeper at Freysdalur and a former slave.

## Biography

### Background

Halldóra was a slave, but was later made given the position of housekeeper at Freysdalur. She then began to use her new position to give orders to slaves and made no attempt to help them.

### Service at Freysdalur

*"You! Get on with it."*
―Halldóra to Björnulfr[src]
Halldóra oversees two slaves, Björnulfr and Audunn, carry a tapestry depicting the Tree of Kings into the longhouse. She orders them to carry it into the main hall, after which she takes it and hangs it on a wall opposite the high table. She places several more wall hangings on the pole that the slaves are carring, at which point she notices Björnulfr staring at the tapestry and sharply tells him to get on with his duties. She later serves bowls of porridge to the slaves.

Later that night, Halldóra sleeps in the byre along with the female slaves. She is woken by Fjölnir, who orders her to wake Olga. She does so and Fjölnir attempts to rape the girl, who pulls up her dress and exposes her menstrual blood. She rubs her hand in it and strikes him in the face. He pushes Olga away and warns Halldóra to teach Olga her place or he will kill them both.

Halldóra is present several days later when the dismembered corpses of Hersveinn Battle Hard and Hjalti Battle Hasty are discovered. The following night, she supervises the kitchen slaves and orders them to clean up before she leaves. She is then present the next morning when Thórir is discovered to have been murdered and his killer is revealed to be Björnulfr, who identifies himself as Gudrún's long-thought-dead son, Amleth.

### Death

*"Let me down! Let me down! I'm one of you! I’m one of you! Let me down."*
―Halldóra begs the slaves to spare her[src]

Amleth, who escaped the farm during Thórir's funeral, later returns to the farm under cover of darkness. He slaughters the soldiers before killing Gudrún and Gunnar, after which Fjölnir rides to Mount Hekla. Freed from their oppressors, the slaves burn the farm to the ground and kill Halldóra for mistreating them as she begs for her life and states that she is one of them.

## Personality

Halldóra is a loyal housekeeper who follows every order given to her by Fjölnir and his family. Despite being a former slave, she has little to no regard for other slaves, as she orders them around and makes no attempt to help them. This ultimately seals her fate, as the slaves kill her once they are freed from their oppressors while she hypocritically declares herself one of them while she begs for her life.

## Trivia

* The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus in the Pre-Viking, Early Middle Ages.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hrólfur

*"These savages are fine chattel, eh Björnulfr? We did good."*
―Hrólfur to Björnulfr[src]
**Hrólfur** Split-Lip is a Berserker.

## Biography

### Raiding the Land of the Rus

*"Your bear-minds burn in the bodies of men. Sons of the wolf Fenrir, break free from your flesh. Wolves will howl in the storm of Ódinn. Warriors will fall as the bear claw strikes. We will fight to Valhöll! 'Til we return to human shape, fearless we shall drink blood from our enemies wounds. Together we will rage in the battlefields of corpses! The Father of War commands us-Transform your skin, brothers! Slaughter-wolves, Berserkers, become your fury!"*
―The Berserker Priest to the Berserkers[src]

Alongside his fellow Berserkers, Hrólfur rows a Langskip upriver in the Land of the Rus. They pass a fisherman and his young son, who are then shot dead by Grímr Skull-Hammer, prompting a laugh from the other Berserkers.

Later that night, Hrólfur joins the other Berserkers in a ritual. They dance and chant around a bonfire as they wear wolf pelts. The Berserker Priest urges them to shed their human skins and unleash the beasts within them. They go into a trance and emerge from it as feral sons of Fenrir.

The next morning, the Berserkers raid a village in Garðaríki. Upon being spotted, they charge to the wall and climb it, quickly and brutally dispatching of the guards. Once they have slaughtered the soldiers, the Berserkers take some of the villagers as slaves. Hrólfur approaches Björnulfr and comments that the villagers will make fine chattel and that they did good. The villagers who are not chosen for slavery and forced into a barn, which is set ablaze.

The Berserkers celebrate a successful raid that night, tormenting their slaves as they do so. The next morning, they sell off some slaves before venturing onwards.

## Personality

Like his fellow Berserkers, Hrólfur is a hardened warrior who is merciless in battle and enslaves villagers. He takes pride in his work, considering the villagers of Garðaríki to be "fine chattel".

## Religion

Like his fellow Berserkers, Hrólfur worships Ódinn and invokes the wolf Fenrir when he unleashes his animalistic rage.

## Gallery

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## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

**Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson** (born 26 November, 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman and actor. He portrayed Thórfinnr Tooth-Gnasher in *The Northman*.

## See Also

* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on Wikipedia
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on IMDb
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on X
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on Instagram
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on Facebook
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on YouTube
Jessica Cottis

**Jessica Cottis** (born 13 December, 1979) is an Australian-British conductor. She was a conductor in *The Northman*.

## See Also

* Jessica Cottis on IMDb
* Jessica Cottis on X
* Jessica Cottis on Instagram
* Jessica Cottis on Facebook
* Jessica Cottis on YouTube
* Jessica Cottis on YouTube
* Jessica Cottis on Spotify
* Jessica Cottis on Linkedin
Mermaid

*"Aye, went mad, he did. First a strangeness. A quietude. Then wild fancies struck him. Ravin' 'bout sirens, merfolk, bad omens and the like. In the end, no more sense left in him than a hen's tooth."*
―Thomas Wake[src]
A **mermaid** haunts Thomas Howard during his tenure at the lighthouse.

## Biography

### Haunting Thomas Howard

*"He went mad? You made him mad with that charm! That scrimshaw trinket, it's a sea spell to keep him from yer secret...But I broke it, see. I'm free. Free from yer designs!"*
―Thomas Howard to Thomas Wake[src]

Upon arriving at the lighthouse, Thomas Howard finds a hole in his mattress. Reaching inside, he finds a scrimshaw carved in the likeness of a mermaid. Later that night, he goes outside to smoke a cigarette and sees the body of Ephraim Winslow floating in the water. As he swims towards it, he is pulled underwater and the mermaid swims towards him.

Howard makes repeated visits to the supply shed, where he masturbates over the scrimshaw. On the day in which the tender is due to take him off the island, Howard is pushing a wheelbarrow when he sees the mermaid lying on the rocks, wrapped in seaweed. Running over, he unwraps the seaweed and runs his hands over her body. She suddenly wakes and laughs at him before letting out a high-pitched shriek, which causes him to run away in terror.

The tender fails to arrive, leaving Howard and his supervisor, Thomas Wake, stranded on the island. Howard to continues to masturbate over the scrimshaw, now fantasizing about having sex with the mermaid. During one instance, his fantasy is interrupted by thoughts of Winslow during his final moments. He cries out in pain as he ejaculates and throws the scrimshaw away, causing it to break. He laughs and stabs at the pieces with a dinner knife that he has stolen.

Howard later accuses Wake of killing his previous assistant by driving him mad with the scrimshaw. He giddily reveals that he has broken it and declares himself free of Wake's designs. Once the animosity between them reaches its boiling point, a fight breaks out between Howard and Wake. During the fight, Howard sees Wake as Winslow, then the mermaid who attempts to seduce him and finally as a Proteus-like version of Wake covered in seaweed, tentacles and a coral horn.

## Trivia

* It is unclear if the mermaid is real or a figment of Thomas Howard's imagination.

## Behind the Scenes

* The mermaid's labia is modelled on the genitals of a shark.
* Anya Taylor-Joy expressed interest in portraying the mermaid, but Robert Eggers felt that she was not right for the role.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Eggers, Max, *The Lighthouse*, A24, USA, May 19, 2019
2. ↑ Anya Taylor-Joy asked to play the mermaid in 'The Lighthouse' (nme.com)
Job's wife

*"I never wished to be a shrew to thee. I have become as Job's wife, I know it, but since Sam, since... My heart has turned to stone."*
―Katherine to William[src]
**Job's wife** is a deity of Christianity.

## History

Katherine tells her husband William that she never meant to be a shrew to him. She declares that she has become like Job's wife, confessing that her heart has turned to stone since their young son Samuel disappeared.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Kormlöth's father

An **unidentified man** was the father of Kormlöth.

## Biography

He and his wife died before Kormlöth became a slave at Freysdalur. Shortly before she was sacrificed during the funeral rite of Thórir, Kormlöth declared that she could see her parents and her other dead kindred.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Kyra Panchenko

**Kyra Panchenko** is a makeup artist. She was a makeup artist for Nicole Kidman in *The Northman*.

## Trivia

* Kyra Panchenko was also a makeup artist for Nicole Kidman in *Rabbit Hole*, *Trespass*, *Hemingway & Gellhorn*, *Stoker*, *Big Little Lies*, *The Goldfinch*, *The Prom* and *Being the Ricardos*.

## See Also

* Kyra Panchenko on IMDb
* Kyra Panchenko on Instagram
Langskip

A **Langskip** is a warship commonly used by Vikings.

## History

The Berserkers possess two Langskips, which they use to sail into the Land of the Rus. Grímr Skull-Hammer shoots a nearby fisherman and his young son, which earns a laugh from his fellow Berserkers with the exception of Amleth.  Once they come ashore, they cut down trees and use them to hide the ship.

## Reflist

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
2. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman* Deleted Scene: "Vikings Hide Langskip", Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Kormlöth's mother

An **unidentified woman** was the mother of Kormlöth.

## Biography

She and her husband died before Kormlöth became a slave at Freysdalur. Shortly before she was sacrificed during the funeral rite of Thórir, Kormlöth declared that she could see her parents and her other dead kindred.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Logi Thorvaldsson

**Einar Logi Thorvaldsson** is an Icelandic production secretary, assistant, associate producer, costume assistant and visual effects artist. He was an assistant to Anya Taylor-Joy in *The Northman*.

## See Also

* Logi Thorvaldsson on IMDb
* Logi Thorvaldsson on X
* Logi Thorvaldsson on Instagram
* Logi Thorvaldsson on Facebook
* Logi Thorvaldsson on Linkedin
Magnus Lygdbäck

**Magnus Lygdbäck** (born July 3, 1979) is a Swedish health and wellness expert, entrepreneur and lifestyle coach. He was a trainer and nutritionist for Alexander Skarsgård in *The Northman*.

## Trivia

* Magnus Lygdbäck was also a personal trainer and nutritionist for Alexander Skarsgård in *The Legend of Tarzan*.

## See Also

* Magnus Lygdbäck on IMDb
* Magnus Lygdbäck on Instagram
* Magnus Lygdbäck on Facebook
* Magnus Lygdbäck on YouTube
Mark Korven

**Mark Korven** is a Canadian musician and composer. He composed the scores of *The Witch* and *The Lighthouse*.

## Soundtrack Albums

* *The Witch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*
* *The Lighthouse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*

## See Also

* Mark Korven on Wikipedia
* Mark Korven on IMDb
* Mark Korven on X
* Mark Korven on Instagram
* Mark Korven on Facebook
* Mark Korven on YouTube
* Mark Korven on YouTube
* Mark Korven on Linkedin
* Mark Korven on Spotify
Knattleikr

*"Thórir will choose our strongest. Tomorrow we'll prove Hákon Iron-Beard's men are born of mud and water."
"Mud will be all that remains of them."*
―Fjölnir and Hallgrímr[src]
**Knattleikr** is a ball game played with knatttré in Iceland.

## History

*"You will be moved from the stalls to the foreman's quarters. You will eat better. Your work will be less burdensome. You will command others' burden. And, Björnulfr, as a reward for winning us the game, I'll let you choose a woman for yourself. Even that Slav bitch I've seen you eyeing. Father found her too...unyielding."*
―Thórir to Amleth[src]
Five slaves of Fjölnir the Brotherless compete against five slaves of Hákon Iron-Beard at the Chieftain's Feast. Once Hákon's daughter commences the game by throwing the ball onto the field, the players visciously attack each other. One of Hákon's slaves, Thórfinnr Tooth-Knasher, is a very large, strong and brutish man. He makes short work of Fjölnir's slaves, including knocking out several of Audunn the Irish's teeth with his knatttré. Once Fjölnir's son Gunnar shouts that his team are shaming his family's name, Amleth dispatches with most of Hákon's team.

Only Amleth and Thórfinnr remain on the field. As they are locked in conflict, Gunnar runs onto the field, sending everyone into a panic. Thórfinnr runs at the boy and attacks him with his knatttré, knocking him unconscious. He prepares to kill Gunnar, but Amleth tackles him to the ground and headbutts him to death. Gunnar's parents franctically attempt to revive him and to everyone's relief he regains consciousness, asking if his team won.

Amleth is rewarded for helping them win the game with less burdensome work, command over other slaves and the right to choose a woman to be his mate. Fjölnir pays Hákon a settlement for his players that were killed during the game.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
2. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman* Deleted Scene: "Fjölnir and Gudrún", Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Mariusz Glabinski

**Mariusz Glabinski** (born February 28, 1970) is a Polish sound designer, editor and mixer. He was a sound designer and sound effects editor in *The Lighthouse*.

## See Also

* Mariusz Glabinski on IMDb
* Mariusz Glabinski on X
* Mariusz Glabinski on Instagram
* Mariusz Glabinski on Facebook
* Mariusz Glabinski on Linkedin
Louise Ford

**Louise Ford** is a British editor. She was an editor in *The Tell-Tale Heart*, *Brothers*, *The Witch*, *The Lighthouse*, *The Northman* and *Nosferatu*, a sound editor in *The Tell-Tale Heart* and *The Witch* and a music editor in *The Tell-Tale Heart*, *The Witch* and *The Lighthouse*.

## See Also

* Louise Ford on IMDb
* Louise Ford on X
Knock

Herr **Knock** is an estate agent, the employer of Thomas Hutter and an occultist.

## Trivia

* Knock is a loose adaptation of Renfield from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel *Dracula*. In F. W. Murnau's 1922 original, *Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror*, he is portrayed by Alexander Granach. In Werner Herzog's 1979 remake, *Nosferatu the Vampyre*, he is renamed "Renfield" due to Stoker's novel entering the public domain and is portrayed by Roland Topor.
Katherine's father

*"How thou couldst lose my father's silver wine cup in this hovel, I cannot know."*
―Katherine to Thomasin[src]
An **unidentified man** was the father of Katherine.

## Biography

*"I took thy father's cup. I sold it. Forgive me, Kate. Forgive me, Thomasin."*
―William and Katherine[src]
He gave his daughter Katherine a silver wine cup. She considers it to be a precious heirloom and grows very upset when it goes missing.

## Personality

*"What need we? Silver Chalices?"
"How dare you chide me on a cup? 'Tis not for vanity that I am grieved of it."*
―William and Katherine[src]
He seems to have had a very close relationship with his daughter, as she was grieved when his silver cup missing, telling her husband William that it is not due to vanity.

## Religion

He appears to have been a Christian, due to his daughter devoutly following such beliefs.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Knörr

A **Knörr** is a merchant commonly used by Vikings to transport slaves.

## History

Aurvandil acquires slaves during a successful conquest uses several knörrs to transport them to Hrafnsey.

The slaves acquired by the Berserkers are placed on knörrs after being branded. Amleth disguises himself as a slave and sneaks aboard a knörr set for Iceland with the intention of avenging his father by killing his uncle Fjölnir. During the journey, he meets Olga, who tells him that he must hide his cunning if he wishes to be a convincing slave. The ship is struck by a storm and Olga almost falls overboard, with Amleth pulling her to safety.

Amleth and Olga later escape from Fjölnir's farmstead, Freysdalur, and board a knörr captained by Volodymyr. However, Amleth returns to the land to kill Fjölnir, ordering Volodymyr to take Olga to his kinsmen in Orkney.

## Reflist

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Lobster trap

*"I found him. Yer one-eyed junior man. In the lobster pot. He went mad? You made him mad with that charm! That scrimshaw trinket, it's a sea spell to keep him from yer secret...But I broke it, see. I'm free. Free from yer designs!"*
―Thomas Howard to Thomas Wake[src]
The **Lobster trap** is a portable trap used to catch lobsters.

## History

*"Look at 'em! Better than fin fishin'!"*
―Thomas Wake to Thomas Howard[src]
Under the supervision of Thomas Wake, Thomas Howard pulls the lobster trap out of the ocean and finds several live lobsters inside. Wake cooks the lobsters for their supper later that evening.

Howard later pulls the lobster trap out of the water and finds the severed head of Thomas Wake's previous assistant within.

## Reflist

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Eggers, Max, *The Lighthouse*, A24, USA, May 19, 2019
Matt Rocker

**Matt Rocker** (born 9 April) is an American musician, sound technician and filmmaker. He was a sound editor in *The Tell-Tale Heart* and *Brothers* and received special thanks in *The Lighthouse*.

## See Also

* Matt Rocker on IMDb
* Matt Rocker on Instagram
* Matt Rocker on Facebook
* Matt Rocker on YouTube
* Matt Rocker on Spotify
Land of the Rus

*"Well, I wonder what they call a beast like you in the Land of Rus?"*
―Fjölnir to Amleth[src]
The **Land of the Rus** is a region in Europe.

## History

The Berserkers sail upriver into the Land of the Rus in two Langskips. Grímr Skull-Hammer shoots a fisherman and his young son, which earns a laugh from his fellow Berserkers, with the exception of Amleth. Once they come ashore, they hide the Langskips. Later that night, the Berserker Priest leads them in a ritual in which they unleash their animalistic rage.

The next morning, the Berserkers and the Hird raid a village in Garðaríki. They easily defeat the guards and enslave the villagers, trapping those left over in a barn and setting it ablaze. As his fellow Berserkers celebrate a successful raid at the expense of the slaves, Amleth meets with a Seeress in a temple of Svetovit. She tells him the path he needs to follow to avenge his father, King Aurvandil War Raven.

The slaves are branded the next morning and distributed in shipments to Uppsala, Kiev, Constantinople and Fjölnir's post in Iceland. The Berserkers travel onwards, but Amleth is not among them, as he sneaks onboard a knörr set for Iceland.

## Trivia

* The Land of the Rus is now Ukraine and Western Russia.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Kjell Braaten

**Kjell Braaten** is a musician, composer and producer. He was a remote session recording engineer in *The Northman*.

## See Also

* Kjell Braaten on IMDb
* Kjell Braaten on X
* Kjell Braaten on Instagram
* Kjell Braaten on Facebook
* Kjell Braaten on YouTube
* Kjell Braaten on YouTube
* Kjell Braaten on Linkedin
* Kjell Braaten on Spotify
Kelly Eggers

**Kelly Eggers** is an actress and casting director. She portrayed The Witch in *Hansel & Gretel*.

She was also a casting director in *Brothers* and received special thanks in *The Witch* and *The Lighthouse*.

## Trivia

* Kelly Eggers is the daughter of Robert Houston, the wife of Walter Eggers, the mother of Robert Eggers, Max Eggers and Sam Eggers, the mother-in-law of Alexandra Shaker and the grandmother of Houston Eggers.