Torgrim

Green eyes and a heavy build define Torgrim across both stretches of the story. In his earlier days he wore his blond hair short, paired with a darker-blond mustache and goatee, and favored a teal outfit over grey trousers and brown boots. Years later his look shifts: the hair grows out long, the goatee fills in, and he trades the old clothes for chainmail.

He shares the scorn that runs through the rest of Askeladd's crew toward anyone who follows the Christian faith. That earlier self does not survive the war, though. After coming face to face with Thorkell, Torgrim collapses into a breakdown, loses his memories, and regresses until his manner is closer to that of a small child.

Alongside his brother Atli, Torgrim ranked among the handful of men who lived through the fighting against Thorkell. Witnessing the warrior in full force on the field was too much for him, and the sight tipped him into a state of shock that left lasting psychological wounds.

Broken and no longer fit for a raider's life, he parts ways with Askeladd's band. In the aftermath he settles in under his brother's care, the two of them living together once the war is behind them.