Hildur

Hildur (played by Marian Saastad Ottesen) is the beautiful, blonde wife of chieftain Olav. She is part of the Viking cast since the first episode The Homecoming and is a side character in all the three seasons of the show. She clearly is no great fan of Orm, her husband's effeminate brother and Liv, the "righteous" wife of Arvid.


 * Nearly sacrifices slave Kark in the first episode.
 * Fakes a pregnancy to keep her status, but then is driven from the chieftain's longhouse by Liv.
 * Is disgusted by the village Seer and questions his method of drinking spit to see in the future.
 * Manages the big escape from Norheim at the end of Season 2
 * Secretly writes offensive runesticks about Orm.

Trivia

 * Marian Saastad Ottesen also starred in the US-Norwegian crimedy show Lilyhammer. Discover more about her on Lilyhammer Wiki.
 * Marian Saastad Ottesen is married to Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, who plays Arvid in "Norsemen".
 * Hildur's name comes from "Hildr" - a Valkyrie from Norse mythology. The name has the meaning of "battle".