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Freyfaxi

*"May the neck-ale of this swift steed hasten you to that highest tree of the battle-weavers, brother."*
―Gunnar[src]
**Freyfaxi** is a horse owned by Thórir.

## Biography

### The Chieftains' Feast

Thórir rides Freyfaxi to the Chieftain's Feast, during which he approaches Amleth and tells him that he is needed for the game of knattleikr against Hákon Iron-Beard's slaves. Later that evening, he grazes nearby as his master speaks with Amleth and informs him of the privileges he will be awarded for winning them the game and saving Gunnar's life.

### Thórir's Funeral

*"Tonight our mourning for Thórir ends."*
―Fjölnir to Freyfaxi[src]

Several days later, Thórir is murdered by Amleth. A funeral is held for him that night and Freyfaxi is chosen for sacrifice to carry his master to the afterlife. Gunnar volunteers to carry out the task and decapitates Freyfaxi with several swings of his sword. Gudrún dips a branch in the horse's blood and sprinkles it on Fjölnir and Gunnar.

## Trivia

* Freyfaxi is the name of the favorite horse of Hrafnkell in the *Hrafnkels saga*.

## References

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

**Claes Kasper Bang** (born 28 April, 1967) is a Danish actor and musician. He portrayed Fjölnir the Brotherless in *The Northman*.

## Trivia

* Claes Bang portrayed Count Dracula, the basis for Count Orlok, in *Dracula*.

## See Also

* Claes Bang on Wikipedia
* Claes Bang on IMDb
* Claes Bang on X
* Claes Bang on Instagram
* Claes Bang on Facebook
* Claes Bang on Spotify
Dragon

*"We return with prosperous hands from wild, untamed lands. Our fearsome blood-battles fought with savage men and dragons foul ... the thunder of our battle din ... it is a tale better fit for a poet."*
―King Aurvandil War Raven[src]
A **dragon** is a supernatural creature.

## Biography

*"A sword of the most secretive-rare iron, bound with bone of the jötnar. Weightless in its owner's hand, yet like a dragon's fang, its bite can never be dulled, never broken nor bent."*
―Heimir the Fool[src]
Upon his return to Hrafnsey, King Aurvandil tells his subjects of the blood-battles he and his soldiers fought during their conquest, stating that they fought against savage men and dragons foul. He ultimately decides that it is a tale better fit for a poet.

The Berserkers adorn the bow of their lead langskip with a dragon's head.

The spirit of Heimir tells Amleth of the sword Draugr, declaring that it is weightless in the hand of its owner, but like a dragon's fang, its bite can never be dulled, broken or bent.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman* Deleted Scene: "Yule Mummer Dance and Aurvandil's Speech", Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Enochian

**Enochian** is a language spoken by witches.

## History

A coven of witches gather in The Wood, where they each take a long branch and writhe around a bonfire, chanting the Eleventh Enochian Key. Once they complete the chant, they cackle and float into the air.

## The Eleventh Enochian Key

*Q coraxo od vabzir camliax*
*Od bahal: Niiso salman teloch!*
*Od par aldon od noan*
*Casarman holq;*
*Gohed saga do zildar zong.*
*Niiso! Bagle abramg pi noncp.*
*Zacare ca od zamran!*
*Odo cicle qaa! Zorge!*
*Zir noco! Hoath Satan*
*Bvfd lonsh londoh babage*
*And there were seven thunders*
*And the eagle spake*
*And cried with a loud voice:*
*Come away from the house of death!*
*And they gathered themselves together*
*And became those of whom it is measured;*
*The everlasting ones,*
*Who ride the whirlwinds.*
*Come Away! For I have prepared*
*A place for you.*
*Move therefore and show yourselves!*
*Open the mysteries of your Creation!*
*Be friendly unto me!*
*For I am the servant of the same!*
*The true worshipper of Satan/Lucifer*
*In glory and power exalted*
*Of the Kingdom of the South*

## Trivia

* Enochian is a supposedly angelic language used in 16th Century occultism. The Eleventh Enochian key is a funerary call used to herald the coming of the dead.

## References

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

*"That corn is trash."
"We cannot back to that church!"
"We will starve!"*
―Katherine and William[src]
**Ergot** is a fungus that infects the crops on William's farm.

Taking the shape of a billy goat called Black Phillip, Satan lives with William and his family. He infects the crops with ergot, which endangers the family with starvation and financial ruin. William is forced to set traps in the wood, but they fail to catch anything. Knowing that they cannot eat or sell their corn, Katherine urges William to send their eldest daughter Thomasin to live with another family.

## Behind the Scenes

* Ergot and its hallucinogenic properties have been blamed for much of the hysteria that led to the Salem Witch Trials, a phenomenon known as ergotism. Some viewers, including film critic Mark Kermode, have speculated that the seemingly supernatural occurences in *The Witch* were simply the products of ergot-induced hallucinations. Robert Eggers has confirmed that the fungus seen on the corn is ergot, but insists that it is his intention that all of the supernatural events in the film are real, though he admits that this is not the only way to interpret the film.
	+ Ironically, ergot does not grow on corn in real life.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
2. ↑ The Witch review - original sin and folkloric terror | The Witch | The Guardian
3. ↑ The Witch director Robert Eggers on the real history behind the movie’s most WTF scenes. (slate.com)
Freysdalur

*"But I want to be fighting the monster!"
"And who would take charge of the farm with me if something happened to your father? To you? You must sleep."*
―Gunnar and Gudrún[src]
**Freysdalur** is a prosperous farmstead located in Iceland. It sits at the foot of Mount Hekla.

## History

*"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]
Fjölnir the Brotherless, formerly the king of Hrafnsey, flees to Iceland after being overthrown by King Haraldr of Norway. Along with his wife Gudrún, his son Thórir and his followers such as Hallgrímr Half-Troll and Finnr the Nose-Stub, he sets up a farm. Fjölnir establishes himself as the chieftain-priest of Freyr as the farm expands. He and Gudrún welcome another son, Gunnar.

Fjölnir acquires several slaves, including Björnulfr, who unknown to Fjölnir is his nephew Amleth, thought to have been killed as a boy. Amleth begins to torture Fjölnir by assaulting and killing members of his household, such as Thórir's friends Hersveinn Battle Hast and Hjalti Battle Hasty, the temple priestess Áshildur Hofgythja and her assistant, Hallur Freymundur. He conspires with one of the slaves, Olga, to brew fly agaric and cause the soldiers to experience horrific visions.

Amleth murders Thórir and is captured by Fjölnir, who tortures him. He escapes with the help of Olga, but later returns and slaughters Fjölnir's men. He frees the slaves and kills Gudrún and Gunnar, after which he and Amelth agree to meet at the peak of Mount Hekla. Freed from their oppressors, the slaves burn the farm to the ground.

## Facilities

Fresydalur is home to a great turf longhouse where Fjölnir and his family live, as well as a temple for the worship of Freyr and Freyja. It also contains stables, a barn, a dairy, a smithy, a tannery, a carpentry, a dye-works/weaver's workshop, living quarters for the workers, sheds and byres. The male slaves sleep in the oxen shed and the female slaves sleep in the byre.

## Livestock

Freysdalur's livestock includes sheep, chickens, cows, oxen, horses and dogs.

## References

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

**Ethan Green Hawke** (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author and film director. He portrayed King Aurvandil War-Raven in *The Northman*.

## Trivia

* Ethan Hawke previously worked with Willem Dafoe in *Daybreakers*.

## See Also

* Ethan Hawke on Wikipedia
* Ethan Hawke on IMDb
* Ethan Hawke on X
* Ethan Hawke on Instagram
* Ethan Hawke on Facebook
Ellen Hutter

**Ellen Hutter** is a young German woman who is stalked by the ancient Transylvanian vampire, Count Orlok.

## Trivia

* Ellen Hutter is a loose adaptation of Mina Harker from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel *Dracula*. In F. W. Murnau's 1922 original, *Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror*, she is portrayed by Greta Schröder. In Werner Herzog's 1979 remake, *Nosferatu the Vampyre*, she is renamed "Lucy Harker" (an amalgamation of Mina Harker and Lucy Westenra) due to Stoker's novel entering the public domain and is portrayed by Isabelle Adjani.

## Behind the Scenes

* Anya Taylor-Joy was originally cast as Ellen Hutter, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

## References

1. ↑ Nosferatu Official Site | Nosferatu Tickets | Nosferatu Trailer (focusfeatures.com)
2. ↑ Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu' casts Bill Skarsgård and Lily-Rose Depp in leading roles (entertainment.ie)
Friedrich Harding

**Friedrich Harding** is a young German man. He is a rich ship merchant, the husband of Anna Harding and a friend of Thomas Hutter.

## Trivia

* Friedrich Harding is a loose adaptation of Arthur Holmwood from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel *Dracula*. In F. W. Murnau's 1922 original, *Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror*, he is named "Harding" and portrayed by Georg H. Schnell. In Werner Herzog's 1979 remake, *Nosferatu the Vampyre*, he is renamed "Schrader" and is portrayed by Carsten Bodinus.

## Behind the Scenes

* Robert Eggers has said that he wished to gived Harding, a minor character from Murnau's original, a much larger role in his own version, fleshing the character out and making his relationship with his wife (who replaces his sister from the original) much more complex and integral to the story.
* David Prusa was a stunt double for Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the role of Friedrich Harding.

## References

1. ↑ Willem Dafoe's 'Nosferatu' character debuts in sneak peek (ew.com)
Freyja

*"When the warriors feast in the mountain hall, Freyja my death goddess will welcome me as a sister."
"Are you no warrior?"
"I am a queen."
"May she embrace you as one."*
―Gudrún and Áshildur[src]
**Freyja** is a goddess of death in the Norse faith. She is the sister of Freyr.

## History

*"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 eir appetite."*
―Gudrún and Fjölnir[src]
Fjölnir and Gudrún discuss the murders of Hersveinn Battle Hard and Hjalti Battle Hasty, which were seemingly committed by a supernatural presence. Gudrún speculates that since Gunnar was saved during the game of knattleikr, perhaps his life was meant to be taken. She states that Freyja's youth-starved daughters still haunt the surrounding mountains and a taste of his child's blood has aroused their appetites.

Several nights later, Kormlöth is sacrified as part of Thórir's funeral rite. She declares that she sees Thórir in Freyja's hall and that he calls to her.

Gudrún and Áshildur Hofgythja watch as Mount Hekla begins to erupt. Gudrún tells Áshildur that when the warriors feast in Valhöll, Freyja will welcome her as a sister. Áshildur replies that she hopes Freyja will embrace Gudrún as a queen.

## Behind the Scenes

* Robert Eggers gave Freyja a larger presence in *The Northman* at the suggestion of Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, who advised him that Freyja's role in Viking society has been downplayed by Christian historians who were opposed to the presence of a female god.

## 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
3. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman* Deleted Scene: "Hel's Gate Open", Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
4. ↑ Abrams, Simon, *The Northman: A Call to the Gods*, Titan Books, UK, October 24, 2022
Flora

*"She turned Flora's milk to blood."*
―Jonas[src]
**Flora** is a nanny goat owned by William's family.

## Biography

### Milk Turning to Blood

One day as Thomasin milks her, Flora's teat produces blood instead of milk. Thomasin is shocked and kicks away the pail. Her younger siblings, Mercy and Jonas, witness this and become convinced that Thomasin is a witch.

### Death

Flora is later locked inside the goat shed alongside the children after William does not know which of his childrens' accusations to believe. Later that night, a witch enters the shed and begins to sup from Flora's teat. The children approach the witch, who cackles at them and causes them to scream in terror. Flora and the other nanny goats are then slaughtered by the witch.

## References

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

**Damian Volpe** is a sound designer. He was a sound editor in *The Tell-Tale Heart*, a sound designer in *Brothers*, *The Lighthouse* and *The Northman*, a re-recording mixer in *The Lighthouse* and a supervising sound editor in *The Lighthouse* and *Nosferatu*.

## See Also

* Damian Volpe on IMDb
* Damian Volpe on Linkedin
Focus Features

**Focus Features** LLC is an American film production and distribution company. It distributed *The Northman* and will distribue *Nosferatu*.

## See Also

* Focus Features on Wikipedia
* Focus Features on X
* Focus Features on Instagram
* Focus Features on Facebook
* Focus Features on YouTube
* Focus Features on Linkedin
Doodle Let Me Go (Yaller Girls)

**Doodle Let Me Go (Yaller Girls)** is a song featured in *The Lighthouse*. It was written by A. L. Lloyd and performed by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. Lloyd's original recording also plays over the end credits of the film.

## History

Thomas Wake and Ephraim Winslow sing the song and dance as they drink late one night.

## Lyrics

*It's of a merchant's daughter brought up in Callao*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*She took me in the parlour and said, "Won't you be my boy?"*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Doodle let me go, me girls, doodle let me go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Oh all around the sofa, lads, and wasn't it a show*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*And about the hour of twelve o'clock her own man he came home*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Doodle let me go, me girls, doodle let me go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*As I was out a-walking down by the riverside*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*It was e'er I seen this pretty girl a-swimming in the tide*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Doodle let me go, me girls, doodle let me go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*As I was out a-walking all in the bright moonlight*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*It was e'er I seen this girl a-swimming and arise, it shone so bright*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Doodle let me go, me girls, doodle let me go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*I wish I was in Madame Gashay's down in Callao*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Where the girls hold on your bobstay and they never let it go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Doodle let me go, me girls, doodle let me go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*We'll cast a line 'round Madame Gashay's and take the house in tow*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*We'll tow it back to Liverpool all the way from Callao*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Doodle let me go, me girls, doodle let me go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
*Doodle let me go, me girls, doodle let me go*
*Hurrah, me yaller girls, doodle let me go*
## References

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

**Flying ointment** is a substance used by witches to achieve flight.

## History

A witch lives within The Wood close to the farm owned by William's family. One day, she steals the family's youngest son, Samuel, and takes him to her hovel. Later that night, she kills him and grinds his body into a flying ointment. She smears it onto her body and a long branch, which allows her to fly among the treetops.

Several nights later, a coven of witches gather within the wood. They writhe around a bonfire and chant in Enochian before floating into the air.

## Trivia

* The fate of Mercy and Jonas is ambiguous, as they are not seen after the witch enters the goat shed. However, it is assumed that they were killed and that their bodies were used to create the flying ointment used by the witches in the final scene.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
Elizabeth Donker Curtius

**Elizabeth Donker Curtius** is a stuntwoman and actress. She was a stunt performer in *The Northman*.

## See Also

* Elizabeth Donker Curtius on IMDb
* Elizabeth Donker Curtius on X
* Elizabeth Donker Curtius on Instagram
* Elizabeth Donker Curtius on Facebook
* Elizabeth Donker Curtius on YouTube
* Elizabeth Donker Curtius on Linkedin
Freyr

*"Freyr, it seems, has chosen for himself who is deemed fit for sacrifice. Let us hope his hunger has been sated."
"This is not the work of my God, this is trollish sorcery."*
―Gudrún and Fjölnir[src]
**Freyr** is a god of fertility in the Norse faith. He is the brother of Freyja.

## History

*"Ódinn the All-Father will vanquish your god of erections. Fear him!"*
―Amleth to Fjölnir[src]
Fjölnir is a devout worshipper of Freyr, invoking him when he orders Heimir the Fool to be silent after he makes a crude remark about Queen Gudrún. A wooden effigy of Freyr is present in the temple at Hrafnsey and is taken to Freysdalur by Fjölnir after he is overthrown by King Haraldr of Norway.

Fjölnir establishes a temple at his farm in Freysdalur and names himself as the chieftain priest. He appoints Áshildur Hofgythja as the priestess to lead his family, followers and slaves in the worship of Freyr and Freyja.

Once the dismembered corpses of Hersveinn Battle Hard and Hjalti Battle Hasty are discovered nailed to the barn in the shape of Sleipnir, Fjölnir invokes Freyr as he promises his distraught son Thórir that his friends will be avenged. Believing it to be the work of a distempered spirit, Áshildur and her assistant, Hallur Freymundur, prepare to sacrifice a kitchen slave, Melkorka, in order to sate the spirit's bloodlust. However, Amleth enters the temple and rescues Melkorka, during which he castrates Hallur in a mockery of Freyr. He then disembowels him and binds Áshildur with his intestines. Once the grisly scene is discovered, Gudrún comments that it seems that Freyr has chosen for himself who is fit for sacrifice, to which Fjölnir replies that it is not the work of his god, but trollish sorcery.

Amleth later murders Thórir and removes his heart. Upon discovering this, a horrified Fjölnir demands that Freyr tell him that kind of evil takes the hearts of brave young men. Once he captures and interrogates Amleth, Fjölnir is mockingly told by his nephew that Ódinn the All-Father will vanquish his god of erections.

## References

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

*"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]
**France** is a country in Europe.

## 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
Bannie

Bannie is a character in Simple City and one of the 2 uncles of Henry and Lizzie, also he is the oldest character in Simple City so hey that's cool.

**Birth**

When Bannie was born he was born in the Simple City countryside or farm, so he grew up as a country person, and when he was 4 his father started teaching him military stuff, mainly because the farm area was near the military area, oh and according to legends, Bannie made the best potatoes.

**Childhood**

During his childhood, World War 1 was happening and his father left to go fight there, so from 1917-1918 he spent doing farming and training, he mostly spent his days in the sun which kinda made his skin irritating, so they visited the hospital and since this was early 1900s healthcare they advised his parents to keep Bannie at the barn, so for most of his childhood and teenhood he spent being at the barn, he mostly played with toys and later on listen to the radio, oh and if your wondering his father survived the war.

**Teenhood**

When Bannie turned into a teen it was the roaring 20s which meant his father was mainly busing going to hidden party's since alcohol was prohibited, and since his father was a good bartender he managed to buy a radio for the family, everything was good, farming, training and livelihood, however when Bannie enters his adult years it would start rough.

**Adulthood**

When Bannie turned into a adult he bought a farm house near his parent's barn, so he continued farming, being entertained and basically enjoying the average life, he even managed to buy a TV, everything was going well until 1929, The Great Depression came and Bannie could barely afford to make a living, and since The Dust Bowl was ruining the farm area, people barely had food and Bannie couldn't make food, sure crops were expensive but Bannie couldn't sell it due to The Dust Bowl, eventually things got better but then Pearl Harbor happened and Bannie was recruited at Age 35, oh and Bannie never got a woman so yeah, Bannie served in Europe and then the Pacific, after the war he rested for a while and even selled crops again, then he was drafted again during the Korean war, then he went to Vietnam and served for years, until he turned 65 and was forced to go back home, so yeah thanks to his involvement HE'S BASICALLY RICH, so when he returned home he bought a home in Poorville because he liked it, so yeah.

**Senior**

When Bannie turned into a senior citizen he refused to retire and instead lived most of his days inside his home, he sometimes went to visit Henry but that was only it, he mostly ate cottage cheese, when the dawn of the new millennium or the 2000s came Bannie bought a Windows 2000 and his username was "CottageCheese99", so yeah he's mostly at his home now, today Bannie is 99 years old and he is still living.

**Social**

Currently Bannie's relatives are Henry, Lizzie and other members of the family but that's all we know.
Coven

The **coven** are a group of witches.

## History

The coven gather deep within The Wood and smear themselves in flying ointment. Taking a long branch each, they writhe around a bonfire and chant in Enochian. Their master, Black Phillip, arrives with a young Puritan named Thomasin, who has recently signed his book. As they finish the chant, the witches cackle and float into the air. Thomasin begins to float, laughing hysterically as she rises towards the treetops.

## Members

* The Witch
* Thomasin

## References

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

The **Earth Gods** are deities worshipped by Olga.

## History

Olga prays to Mother Soil after she and Amleth make love, asking to be shown how to destroy her enslavers and free Amleth from his fire and sorrow. Amleth aks her what the Earth Gods tell her and she replies that she knows how to reach his mother Gudrún.

Amleth and Olga later escape from Freysdalur and contemplate abandoning their quest to kill Fjölnir. He asks her what the Earth Gods tell her and she replies that wherever she goes, she must take him with her.

## References

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

*"I had dreamed once – 'twas when I was of Thomasin's years – that I was with Christ upon earth. I was so very near him and in many tears for the assurance of the pardon of my sins and was so ravished with his love towards me, I thought it far exceeding the affection of the kindest husband. And, since Samuel disappeared, I have such a sad weakness of faith that I cannot shake it. I cannot see Christ's help as near. I pray and pray but I cannot . . . I fear I cannot ever feel that same measure of love again."
"Thou shalt have of it in Heaven."*
―Katherine and William[src]
**Heaven** is the afterlife of the righteous in Christianity.

## History

*"Look you, I love thee marvelous well, but 'tis God alone, not man, what knows who is a son of Abraham and who is not. Who is good and who is evil. Fain would I tell thee Sam sleeps in Jesus, that thou wilt, that I will, but I cannot tell thee that. None can."*
―William to Caleb[src]
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 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 tells William of a dream she had as a teenager in which she met with Jesus Christ upon the earth. She was so ravaged by his love and the reassurance of the pardon of her sins that she believed it far exceeded the affection of the kindest husband. She then confesses that since Samuel's disappearance she has felt such a sad weakness of faith that she fears she will never feel that same measure of love again. William assures her that she will find it in Heaven.

## References

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

*"Police. A report has been lodged of a screaming coming from this house. May we come in?"
"Yes, Constable. Of course, sir."*
―The Detective Inspector and the Servant[src]
The **Detective Inspector** investigates a suspected incident at a stately manor house.

## Biography

### Investigation

*"Are you the proprietor?"
"No, sir."
"May I speak with the master of the house?"
"I am afraid he is away in the country at present, sir. May I take your hat and coat, sir?"
"That won't be necessary."*
―The Detective Inspector and the Servant[src]
The Detective Inspector receives a report of a screaming coming from a stately manor house late in the night. Along with two subordinates, he immediately travels to the house and knocks on the front door. A young man answers the door and the Detective Inspector tells him that a report has been lodged of a screaming coming from the house. He asks to come in and the young man welcomes them inside. The Detective Inspector asks if the young man is the proprietor and he replies that he is not. He asks to speak with the master of the house, but the young man states that he is away in the country. He offers to take their hats and coats, but the Detective Inspector declines.

The young man leads them upstairs and offers them brandy. They accept and as they drink, he entertains them with jokes and stories. As he tells them a recipe for a concoction that can be used to shine one's boots, he grows progressively louder and his movements more erratic. As he searches his jacket for the recipe, the Detective Inspector asks if he said "vinegar", at which point he and the other officers rise from their seats and advance on the young man. As they close in and snarl at him, he has an explosive outburst in which he admits to murdering his master.

## Personality

*"You said vinegar, sir?"*
―The Detective Inspector to the Servant[src]
The Detective Inspector takes his work seriously, questioning the servant about the reported scream and the whereabouts of the master. However, he quickly forgets his duties and engages in revelry when the servant offers him brandy. Along with his fellow officers, he suddenly begins to advance on the servant with a sinister smile.

## Trivia

* The policemen appear to have vanished when the servant breaks down and admits to the murder. Along with their strange, vampire-like behaviour as they close in around him, this appears to suggest that they may have been figments of his imagination.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Tell-Tale Heart*, USA, July 29, 2009
Devil's Book

*"I am that very witch. When I sleep my spirit slips away from my body and dances naked with The Devil. That’s how I signed his book."*
―Thomasin to Mercy[src]
The **Devil's Book** is a book used by Satan to obtain souls.

## History

### Corruption of Thomasin

*"Dost thou see a book before thee?"*
―Black Phillip to Thomasin[src]
Thomasin is accused by her younger sister Mercy of allowing a witch to take their baby brother, Samuel. Wishing to frighten her, Thomasin tells Mercy that she is the witch and that she gave Samuel to the Devil and signed her name in his book. Mercy later uses this lie against her sister when she accuses her of witchcraft.

Late one night, Satan conjures an apparition of the deceased Caleb and Samuel to their mother Katherine. "Caleb" tells Katherine that he has brought a book for her and asks her to look at it with him. Katherine agrees, but she chooses to breastfeed Samuel first, unaware that in reality a raven is pecking at her breast.

Once all of her family have died, Thomasin approaches Satan, who has taken the form of a billy goat called Black Phillip, and conjures him to speak to her. He promises her a delicious life in which she will get to see the world and she asks what he wishes of her. He alerts her to the book lying before her, which has several signatures within it. Taking the form of a man, he approaches her and orders her to undress. She does so and informs him that she cannot write her name. He tells her that he will guide her hand and she signs her name in his book, binding her soul to him for eternity.

## Behind the Scenes

* In Puritan theology, a person was said to make covenant with the Devil by signing his book with pen and ink or with blood. During the Salem witch trials, finding someone to accuse a defendant of signing the Devil's book or getting the defendant to admit to it was an important part of investigations.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
2. ↑ History of Witches Signing the Devil's Book (thoughtco.com)
Garðaríki

**Garðaríki** is a region in the Land of the Rus.

## History

A village in Garðaríki is raided by the Berserkers and the Hird, who easily defeat the guards and enslave many of the villagers. They lock the villagers that they do not enslave in a barn and set it ablaze, leaving them to burn to death.

The Berserkers celebrate their successful raid later that night at the expense of their slaves. Amleth enters a temple of Svetovit, who tells him that path he needs to follow to avenge his father, King Aurvandil War Raven.

## References

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

**Fengr** Shield-Biter 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, Fengr 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, 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. 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, Fengr is a hardened warrior who is merciless in battle and enslaves villagers.

## Religion

Like his fellow Berserkers, Fengr 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
## References

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

**Helga** the Nanny is the caretaker of Thórir in Hrafnsey.

## Biography

### Caring for Thórir

Helga cares for Thórir while his father, Fjölnir, embarks on a season-long conquest with his brother King Aurvandil War Raven. During the feast celebrating their return, she hands the infant back to his father.

## References

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

*"List me Kate, I fear thou lookst too much upon this affliction. We must bend our thoughts towards God, not ourselves. He hath never taken a child from us. Never a one, Kate. Who might earn that grace? We have been ungrateful of God's love."
"He hath cursed this family."
"No. He hath taken us into a very low condition to humble us and to show us more of his grace."*
―William and Katherine[src]
**God** is the supreme deity of Christianity.

## History

### *The Witch*

*"It is my fault. I confess it. I confess it!! O my God, I am false. I am bemired with the filth of pride. I am. I know it. Dispose of me as thou wilt, yet redeem my children. They cannot tame their natural evils. I lie before thee a coward and thine enemy and lick the dust of thy earth. I beg thee wash them clean in thy blood. I beg thee my Christ... save my children. Save them. I beg thee... I beg thee... I have not damned my family. I beg thee..."*
―William[src]
William, Katherine and their children Thomasin, Caleb, Mercy and Jonas emigrate from England to New England, hoping for the pure and faithful dispensation of the Gospels and the Kingdom of God. Due to a religious dispute, the governor banishes them from the plantation where they live.

The family's youngest son Samuel disappears from their farm and Caleb worries that he is in Hell, having been unbaptised. William tells him to place his faith in God that Samuel has entered Heaven, but clarifies that God alone knows who is a son of Abraham and who is not.

William tells Katherine that they must bend their thoughts towards God rather than themselves, for they have been ungrateful of his love. He tells her that the land they live on is Godly, but she replies that she their children are being offered up like savages.

William later prays to God, confessing that his pride is to blame for family's misfortunes and begs Jesus Christ to save his family, even if it means his own damnation.

### *The Lighthouse*

*"You a prayin' man, Winslow?"
"Not as often as I might. But I'm God fearin' -– if that's what yer askin'."*
―Thomas Wake and Thomas Howard[src]
Thomas Wake asks Thomas Howard if he is a praying man, to which he replies that he does not pray as often as he might, but is God-fearing.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert, *The Witch*, A24, USA, February 19, 2016
2. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Eggers, Max, *The Lighthouse*, A24, USA, May 19, 2019
Houston Eggers

**Houston Eggers** is the son of Robert Eggers and Alexandra Shaker. He received special thanks in *The Lighthouse*.

## Trivia

* Houston Eggers is the son of Robert Eggers and Alexandra Shaker, the grandson of Kelly Eggers, the great grandson of Robert Houston and the nephew of Max Eggers and Sam Eggers.

## References

1. ↑ Robert Eggers’ Approach to Movies and Life Changed after Having a Child - Snippet Magazine
Homeward Bound

**Homeward Bound** is a sea shanty featured in *The Lighthouse*. It was performed by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.

## History

Thomas Wake and Ephraim Winslow sing the song as they drink during the night that they believe will be their last at the lighthouse.

## Lyrics

*Hurrah, we're homeward bound,*
*Hurrah, we're homeward bound!*
*When we're arrived on Bedford docks*
*Them bloomers all comin' round in flocks*
*Them pretty girls, we hear 'em say*
*"Here comes Jack with his nine-month pay"*
*Hurrah, we're homeward bound,*
*Hurrah, we're homeward bound!*
## References

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

*"Send them to Constantinople."*
―The Hird Officer[src]
**Constantinople** is the largest city in Europe.

## History

On the order of the Hird Officer, a shipment of slaves acquired by the Berserkers in Garðaríki is sent to Constantinople.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Instructions to Light-Keepers

*"I'd--I had understood it's 'gainst regulations, sir."
"Did you?"
"Yessir. From them’s manual."
"Didn't picture you was a readin' man."*
―Thomas Howard and Thomas Wake[src]
***Instructions to Light-Keepers*** is an instruction manual for lighthouse keepers published in July 1881.

## History

*"Ain't trying for trouble–-"
"Then y'do as I say. That's in yer book, too."*
―Thomas Howard and Thomas Wake[src]
Thomas Wake invites Thomas Howard to have a drink with him during their first supper together at the lighthouse. Howard declines and when Wake asks him why, he replies that the maunual states it to be against regulations. Wake tells him that the manual also instructs that he follow his supervisor's orders. Despite the manual stating that keepers are to take alternating shifts, Wake refuses to allow Howard to tend the Light, insisting that it is his duty alone.

## Reflist

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

The **Hird** are a high-status group of Vikings.

## History

The Hird engage in a raid of a village in Garðaríki alongside the Berserkers. Once the Berserkers climb over the walls and open the gate, the Hird ride through and join the attack. The soldiers are quickly killed and the village is been taken, after which the Hird oversee the taking of slaves. The Shield Maiden complains that the slaves are too weak and that she wants strong ones instead. The villagers not chosen for slavery are forced into a barn, which is then locked and burned.

The next morning, the Hird brand the surviving villagers as slaves as their officer orders for shipments of slaves to be sent to Uppsala, Constantinople, the market in Kiev and Fjölnir's post in Iceland.

## Members

* The Shield Maiden
* The Hird Officer
* The Standard Bearer

## References

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

*"The King, milady, the King!"*
―Halla to Gudrún[src]
**Halla** the Maiden is a chambermaid of Queen Gudrún in Hrafnsey.

## Biography

### Aurvandil's Return

Halla enters Queen Gudrún's bedchamber and alerts her to King Aurvandil's return from his season-long conquest. She attends the king and queen later that evening, though Gudrún dismisses her and the other servants when Aurvandil reveals a wound that he received in combat.

### Death

The next morning, Aurvandil is murdered by his bastard brother, Fjölnir. He and his men launch a coup on Hrafnsey, during which Halla is killed and her corpse is thrown from the palisade.

## Personality

Halla is a dutiful chambermaid to Gudrún, but this does not save her during Fjölnir's coup of Hrafnsey.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hel (afterlife)

*"O, I will find who did this. I will find them ... And I will tear out their eyes ... And I will tear out their tongues. They will all sup in Hel!"*
―Thórir[src]
**Hel** is an afterlife of the Norse faith. It is ruled by the goddess Hel. Mount Hekla is known as the Gates of Hel.

## History

*"A voice cried out to me from darkness. It cried: "Your end has come. You are come home ... home to Hel." I fear it was my brother."*
―Fjölnir[src]
Fjölnir has a nightmare in which he hears a voice calling out to him from the darkness, which he believes to be his brother Aurvandil. The voice tells him: "Your end has come. You are come home ... home to Hel." He awakes and tells his wife Gudrún of his dream and she soothes him, telling him that Aurvandil is dead. She assures him that if his brother calls to him, it is from the battlefield of the dead and that when they meet there, Fjölnir will kill Aurvandil again and again.

Upon discovering the dismembered corpses of Hersveinn and Hjalti, Thórir is enraged and swears bloody revenge on those responsible, declaring that they will sup in Hel.

## References

1. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman* Deleted Scene: "Fjölnir's Dream", Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
2. ↑ Eggers, Robert; Sjón, *The Northman*, Focus Features, USA, April 22, 2022
Hird Officer

*"These slaves go to Uppsala! Those to the market in Kiev! Send them to Constantinople. And these strong ones should make it all the way to Fjölnir's post in Iceland!"*
―The Hird Officer[src]
An **unidentified man** is an officer of the Hird.

## Biography

### Distributing Slaves

The Hird join the Berserkers in their raid of a village in Garðaríki, with the officer rounding the villagers up for slavery afterwards. The next morning, he gives orders for shipments of slaves to be sent to Uppsala, Kiev, Constantinople and Fjölnir's post in Iceland.

## Gallery

Gareth Parket, James Yates, Ian Gerard Whyte, Katie Pattinson, Christopher Finlayson and Matt Symonds
## References

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

*"Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Tommy. Last night you made a confession 'twould make a saint swear."*
―Thomas Wake to Thomas Howard[src]
**Joseph** 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
Hansel and Gretel's mother

An **unidentified woman** is the mother of Hansel and Gretel.

## Biography

### Missing Children

She lives in a house in the countryside with her husband 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 and are greatly relieved on the eighth day when their children finally return to them.

## Personality

She is a loving mother who cares deeply about her children. Once they disappear she is sick with worry and is greatly relieved when they return home.

## Trivia

* In the original fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Hansel and Gretel's mother (stepmother in some versions) orders her husband to abandon the children out in the wood as they can no longer afford to feed them. When the children return to their father at the end of the story, she has died in an unexplained circumstances. Some readers have speculated that she have hence speculated that she and the witch were the same person.

## References

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

*"Yet I sometimes miss having a whole island to myself. Hrafnsey is a wondrous place."*
―Gudrún[src]
**Hrafnsey** is a Norse petty kingdom. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean, close to Scotland.

## History

Hrafnsey is ruled by King Aurvandil War Raven, who succeeds his his father. He fathers a son, Amleth, on a slave named Gudrún whom he rapes and is forced to marry. Aurvandil is later betrayed and murdered by his brother Fjölnir, who orders his men to kill Amleth. The boy escapes and swears revenge on his uncle.

Fjölnir takes Gudrún as his wife and claims the throne of Hrafnsey for himself. However, he is later overthrown by King Haraldr of Norway and is forced to flee to Iceland, where he sets up a farm in Freysdalur.

## References

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

*"I will confess Jehovah with all heart in secret
and in assembly of the just.
Great are the works of our Lord,
sought out of all that in them do delight.
Beautiful and glorious his work is,
and his righteousness endureth forever..."*
―Katherine[src]
**Jehovah** is a name of **God** in Christianity.

## History

Katherine leads her children in singing a hymn about Jehovah as they ride away from the plantation, having been banished due to a religious dispute.

## References

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

*"Halt the game! Halt it now!"*
―Hákon[src]
**Hákon** Iron-Beard is an Icelandic Chieftain and a friend of Fjölnir the Brotherless.

## Biography

### The Chieftain's Feast

*"Brave boy. A brave young man."*
―Hákon[src]
Hákon, his wife Gunnhildr 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, and Hákon commends him for his bravery.

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

## Personality

Hákon shows great concern for the safety of Gunnar when he is attacked by Thórfinnr, ordering for the game to be halted when he sees his slave about to attack the boy. He is greatly relieved when Gunnar regains consciousness, commending the child for his bravery.

## References

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