The Homecoming

The Homecoming is the first episode of the first season of Vikingane and the first episode of the series overall.

Despite being the first episode, it is not the first canonically, with season three airing before.

Synopsis
Acting chief Orm yields power to his brother Olav, who returns from a raid, but he's not even invited to that evening's festive "pillage reunion."

Plot summary
Chief Olav and the Viking warriors return from their raid in the south and have found a map to a new world of wealth. They have brought with them treasures and slaves, one of which is a decadent and self-important actor with the name of Rufus. Orm was given the responsibility of acting as chief while his brother, Olav, was on the raid. When Olav returns, he finds that the villagers have no food, and Orm has done nothing but run his village into the ground, with numerous slaves being sacrificed to Odin.

The great warrior Arvid has insidious plans to establish himself with a wife and farm, by challenging a great farmer in the village Norheim. Olvar believes he cannot win by strength and buys poison to give him the competitive edge. He is unsuccessful, however, and is sliced in half by Arvid, who wins the contest and the associated lands.

Cast and Characters

 * Orm
 * Arvid
 * Rufus
 * Frøya
 * Kark
 * Olav
 * Jarl Varg
 * Hildur
 * Liv
 * Viljar
 * Ragnar
 * Olvar
 * Torstein Hund
 * Lone
 * Håkon
 * Magnus
 * The Shaman
 * Nomad Chief
 * Nomad
 * Lawspeaker
 * Sturla Bonecrusher (original: Beinknuser)
 * Old Man Eirik (original: Gamling)
 * Old Man Oddvar (original: Gamling)
 * Old Man Bjørn (original: Gamling)
 * Charlie
 * Brynjar Blacksmith (original: Smed)
 * Sight Slave (original: Synstrell)

Trivia

 * The events of this episode take place after the season three episode Scrotum Whipping.
 * Arvid challenges Olvar to a holmgang. Olvar buys poison believing he cannot win with a sword, but does not succeed in killing Arvid and is sliced in half by the latter.