Askeladd is the commander of a small but powerful Viking band, which owed its success to Askeladd's exceptional intelligence. Ten years before the main Vinland Saga storyline, Askeladd accepted a contract to assassinate [Thors](https://anilist.co/character/13021), father of [Thorfinn](https://anilist.co/character/10138). During the Viking invasion and war in England, he manipulated Thorfinn's desire for revenge against him as a way of keeping the gifted young fighter in his service. Askeladd is one of the most skilled fighters in the series, and is particularly adept at predicting his opponents' moves in combat. Askeladd shares the name of Askeladden, a Norwegian folk character known for his cleverness.

~!He is half-Danish and half-Welsh, being the son of a Welsh princess captured by a Viking raider. He believes in the legend of Avalon, which inspired him to support Prince [Canute](https://anilist.co/character/17438)'s bid for kingship of the Danes and ultimately sacrifices himself assassinating King [Sweyn](https://anilist.co/character/27957) in order to install Canute as the Danish King and to ensure the safety of Wales from Denmark.!~



As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 
Notes: 
- Won the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009. 
- Winner of the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2012.

Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)

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Naoya Uchida is a Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer. He has played several minor roles of authority in various television dramas. He debuted in 1972 in the NHK program Maboroshi no Satsui and continued acting in theater and television dramas until the late 1990s. Since then, he has refocused his career on vocal performances such as opera and dubbing. He is best known for his role as Madara Uchiha in Naruto, and coincidentally his last name is similar to the character's.

**Non anime roles:**
- Tatsuya Midorikawa (DenziGreen) - Denshi Sentai Denziman (TV Series)
- Philip Martin - Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery (VG)

**Agency:** Office Osawa

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Non-anime roles:
- Durin - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Xiangli Yao - Wuthering Waves (VG)

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A Mexican voice actor. He is the father of [Darhey Fernández](https://anilist.co/staff/189470/Darhey-Fernndez).

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Leonardo Camillo de Sá Freire e Silva is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Bruce Willis, Nicolas Cage, Pierce Brosnan and Dennis Quaid (Most of the productions)
- Master Shifu (Kung Fu Panda franchise)
- Barney (2nd/4th voice - 3rd-5th, 10th-14th seasons; Barney & Friends)
- Osmund Saddler (Resident Evil 4 Remake)
- Robert Callaghan / Yokai (Big Hero 6 and Big Hero 6: The Series)
- Gil Hopps (Zootopia and Zootopia+)
- En Dwi Gast / Grandmaster (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Benjamin "Ben" Grimm / The Thing (Fantastic Four series)
- Dr. Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme)
- Rikuo (Darkstalkers: The Animated Series)
- Kotal Kahn (Mortal Kombat X and 11)
- John Ruth, The Hangman (The Hateful Eight)
- Baird Withlock (Hail, Caesar!)
- King (Tower of Fantasy)
- Ukita Naoie and Oda Nobunaga (Assassin's Creed Shadows)
- Bagheera (Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle)
- Old Tom Burgess (My Policeman)
- Mark Brendanawicz and Grant Larson (Parks and Recreation)
- Alex "Tig" Trager (Sons of Anarchy)
- Carson Teva (Star Wars franchise)
- Jan Dodonna (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
- Imortal and Allen the Alien [1st voice - 1st season] (Invincible)
- Jesus Christ (3rd dub; Jesus of Nazareth)
- Ordon (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)
- Detective Sergeant Burnley (Ethel & Ernest)
!~

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Diego Marques is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and dubbing director.

He is known for playing tough or grouchy men in dubbed anime and video games. His career includes Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi and Jin in Samurai Champloo. He also played numerous cameos and minor characters in Rurouni Kenshin, in addition to the major character of Hajime Saito. He also does Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo as well as Gabumon and other voices in Digimon.  According to Anime News Network, Thornton has the most credits of any male voice actor and he is second in total voice actor credits only next to Wendee Lee. He has been in nearly two hundred voice-over productions for Japanese animation.  Thornton is also well-known for having played many different minor voice roles throughout the Power Rangers franchise (and similar series such as VR Troopers and Masked Rider).  Thornton has also had experience with ADR direction. Currently, he is co-directing the ADR for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee.

**Birthplace:** Los Angeles, California
**Spouse:** Rachel Robinson (2019-)

**Introduction:**
Christopher Bevins, alternatively known as Chris Bevins is an American voice actor, ADR director and script/screenwriter. He is more known for his work as an ADR director at FUNimation Productions in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.

**Non-anime roles:**
~!- Dhalsim and Soldier A (David) in "Street Fighter V" (VG)
- Dhalsim in "Street Fighter IV" (VG)
- Dhalsim in "Street Fighter X Tekken" (VG)
- Koga, Brycen and Swimmer in "Pokémon Masters" (VG)
- Legault in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG)
- Nadai in "Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise" (VG)
- Shishiwakamaru in "Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament" (VG)
- Voice in "FUNimation" (logo bumper)
!~
**Non-anime staff credits:**
~!- Script Adaptation for "Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes" (VG)!~

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Niece of [Peter Flechtner](https://anilist.co/staff/100130/Peter-Flechtner)

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His cousin, [Fabrizio Manfredi](https://anilist.co/staff/96097), is a popular Italian voice actor too.  His sister, [Rossella Acerbo](https://anilist.co/staff/96677), is a popular Italian voice actress too.

A crossover chapter to commemorate the release of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

The second season of Vinland Saga. 
After his father's death and the destruction of his village at the hands of English raiders, Einar wishes for a peaceful life with his family on their newly rebuilt farms. However, fate has other plans: his village is invaded once again. Einar watches helplessly as the marauding Danes burn his lands and slaughter his family. The invaders capture Einar and take him back to Denmark as a slave.
 
Einar clings to his mother's final words to survive. He is purchased by Ketil, a kind slave owner and landlord who promises that Einar can regain his freedom in return for working in the fields. Soon, Einar encounters his new partner in farm cultivation—Thorfinn, a dejected and melancholic slave. As Einar and Thorfinn work together toward their freedom, they are haunted by both sins of the past and the ploys of the present. Yet they carry on, grasping for a glimmer of hope, redemption, and peace in a world that is nothing but unjust and unforgiving.
 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)

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Luiz Armando Tiraboschi is a Brazilian actor and voice actor.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Jason Statham, Bryan Cranston, Liam Neeson, Bruce Lee and John Corbett (Most of the productions)
- Walter White / Heisenberg (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat 11 and Mortal Kombat 1)
- Kha'Zix, The Voidreaver and Aatrox, The Darkin Blade [1st voice; 2013-2018] (League of Legends)
- Yūma Ōzora / ChangePegasus (Dengeki Sentai Changeman)
- Carter Pewterschmidt (3rd/5th voice - 10th season onwards; Family Guy)
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs (NCIS – Naval Criminal Investigative Service)
- Vander (Arcane)
- Norman Osborn (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
- King George III (Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story)
- Mr. Fox (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
- Isaac (The Last of Us II)
- William Stryker (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
- Merle Dixon and Morgan Jones [1st voice; 1st season] (The Walking Dead)
- Dean Lawrence (The Politician)
- Antonio Muñoz (Elite)
- The Judge (Castlevania)
- Brother Tate (Gen:LOCK)
- Shere Khan (Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle)
- William Winger (Community)
- Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections)
- Eno Cordova (Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order)
- Gordon Penwick (Detroit Become Human)
- Gor Koresh (The Mandalorian)
- Javi Huerta (Just Cause 4)
- Captain Thorpe (New World)
- Howard Wilder (Palm Springs)
- Obadiah Mallard (Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp)
- Wayne Crawford (Snake Island)
!~

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A Mexican voice actor.