Jarl Bjørn

Jarl Bjørn (portrayed by Thorbjørn Harr) is introduced in Episode 1 / Season 3 (or Sesong 0) as the best friend of Jarl Varg.

About Jarl Bjørn
Episode 1 "Thin Up Top" of Season 3 begins with a feast in Bjørn's longhouse and one of his guests is Jarl Varg and his wife Reidun. Bjørn welcomes his friend and mentions to the other guests their great friendship.

After Bjørn has mentioned a bald spot on Varg's head and mocks him, Varg, although trying to keep a friendly face, is totally devastated because his thick, lavish hair is all his pride. Varg leaves disgruntled the longhouse and in an attack of madness, he locks the doors and sets it ablaze with all the people inside. It is briefly shown, how Bjørn could somehow save himself from the fire. His left side of his face is severely burnt after this event.


 * The action then moves on to the troubles in Norheim for a while, where the wedding of Orm and Frøya is decided.


 * Bjørn plans to build up secretly an army in Wedding and Sacrifice to avenge his family. He is mentioned again during the wedding feast in that episode, when Jarl Varg finds an engraved wooden board, which is the wedding present sent by Bjørn.


 * In Do You Believe in Dragons? is the showdown between Jarl Varg and Jarl Bjørn. Jarl Varg could find allies in the warriors of Norheim and with them he's facing Bjørn on the battlefield. Bjørn's men lose the battle and Bjørn is captured and tied up.


 * In Scrotum Whipping Bjørn is supposed to feel the pain Jarl Varg felt after the feast, but he can trick Orm into releasing him.

Trivia

 * Thorbjørn Harr also starred in the History Channel production "Vikings" as Jarl Borg (Appearances: Season 1 and 2).


 * Concerning the "Hall-burning" - there indeed exist sources for those kind of solutions in Viking times, please see "Quickfire" on Wikipedia.