The Funeral

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

Synopsis
The dying Olav names Arvid his successor but Orm ascends to the chieftain's role instead. Rufus accepts the position of Norheim's "creative director."

Plot Summary
Following the attempted murder of Chieftain Olav at the hands of the Nomads, Hildur visits a shaman for answers; the shaman is unable to provide her with fruitful answers, however, and she is left wondering if her husband will survive.

Believing he is shortly away from death, Olav names Arvid his sucessor, citing that he doesn't want his "girly-boy" brother, Orm, to assume the role; Arvid is confused and doesn't know what to make of the situation, given Orm is next in line to be Chieftrain. Unbeknownst, Orm overhears the conversation and takes the opportunity to become the new Chieftain. Upon Olav revealing that he is too weak to move, Orm takes his brother's life and announces that he died of natural causes sustained from his injuries.

Arvid finds it difficult to accept when Orm tells him that Olav was joking about wanting him to be Chieftrain, however he has no option but to accept when Orm expresses his control over the village.

Olav is prepared for the burial on a raft to Valhalla and receives his sword from Hildur and of course the precious Map to the West. The raft then is sent into the fjord. Orm should fire a burning arrow but fails due to frozen fingers. The Norheim villagers are disappointed and boo him.

Orm is paid a visit by Torstein Hund who demands the "precious" map. Orm suddenly realises the value and sends out Kark to retrieve the item.

Now in control of the Vikings, Orm clashes with numerous members when he realises they are writing offensive things about him on runesticks. He confronts them, and eventually ends up clashing heads with Hildur, who owns up to writing the runestick. In retaliation, he punches her in the stomach causing a rift between the two; she promises that she will have revenge for his actions.

Cast and Characters

 * Orm
 * Arvid
 * Rufus
 * Frøya
 * Kark
 * Olav
 * Jarl Varg
 * Hildur
 * Liv
 * Viljar
 * Ragnar
 * Olvar
 * Torstein Hund
 * Lone
 * Håkon

Trivia

 * Unbeknownst to Arvid and Olav, Orm overhears Olav's plans to make Arvid Chieftrain.
 * Arvid does not believe himself worthy to be Chieftain.