East vs West

East vs West is the first episode of the second season of Vikingane and the seventh episode overall.

Synopsis
Arvid and Frøya retrieve rich spoils in England but Jarl Varg's raids to the east are a flop. Rufus leads a trio of outcasts to Rome, or so he thinks.

Plot Summary
In Northumbria, England the Norheim warriors are on a battlefield. The battle already is over and they, among them Arvid, Ragnar and Frøya, collect their loot. They discuss the beauty of the land and about building a settlement there. Meanwhile, Rufus tries to lead Liv and Orm to Rome. Jarl Varg's men also are on a raid - but in the East in Novgorod.

Varg and Norheim warriors later meet on a market where they try to sell their loot. Another mockery of Jarl Varg and the rather flawed slaves of the Vargnes Vikings follows. Another happy homecoming of the Norheim Vikings, Arvid can strengthen his leadership in giving the loot for free to the villagers.

Håkon in Vargnes suffers from terrible flashbacks of the attack on Norheim. After a talk with his wife, he asks Jarl Varg to reconsider his general course of leadership and plans a management seminar in Vargnes.

After running rather aimlessly in circles through the forest, Liv, Orm and Rufus meet Sturla Bonecrusher, who, after a short talk, leaves again. Liv decides to better part with the two men, because she finds the conversation with Sturla suspicious. Orm and Rufus are picked up later by Sturla and returned to Norheim.

Orm makes an effort to talk himself out of the situation and tries to convince Arvid it was the Norns fault, because they spin the thread of every human life's destiny. Arvid leaves the last decision to the Lawspeaker, who can't deny Orm's birthright to be the chieftain, but he also admits that Orm also disappointed his people and thus will stay a slave until the Lawspeaker's last breath. Rufus' fate isn't much better and he returns to be a slave, too.

Cast and Characters

 * Jarl Varg
 * Frøya
 * Arvid
 * Orm
 * Kark
 * Rufus
 * Hildur
 * Liv
 * Torstein Hund
 * Ragnar
 * Eigil
 * Håkon

Trivia

 * Orm is unable to let go of his wish to be Chieftain of Norheim.
 * The Lawspeaker declares Orm is placed at the bottom of the social heirarchy as a slave; Rufus, who arrived in Norheim as a slave, will remain a slave.