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Vinland Saga
Thorfinn grows up in Iceland on stories of his father, Thors, a feared warrior who walked away from war to live in peace. When the cunning mercenary Askeladd kills Thors, the boy sneaks aboard his ship, determined to avenge him with a duel. Askeladd agrees to the challenge, but only if Thorfinn earns it, and so begin years of dangerous tasks and raids that pull him deep into the brutal world of the Vikings. Against the backdrop of the early 11th century, as Danish and English armies tear into each other, Thorfinn grows up fighting beside the very man he hates, with violence all around him and little else to hold onto. It's a gritty, thoughtful historical epic that begins as a tale of revenge and slowly becomes a sweeping story about war, power, redemption, and what it means to find a purpose worth living for.
Vinland Saga Watch Order
Watch Vinland Saga in the order below.
Filler Note: Episode ranges below show full broadcast totals and do not separate out filler episodes. To check if this series has skippable non-canon filler episodes, open the Filler List tab.
Watch Vinland Saga in the order below.
- Vinland Saga (Season 1, Episodes 1–24): Start here with the War arc following Thorfinn's youth among Viking warriors during the invasion of England.
- Vinland Saga Season 2 (Season 2, Episodes 1–24): Adapts the Slave arc as Thorfinn works on a Danish farm while confronting his violent past.
Note
This is the end of the main watch order, and everything below is optional.
Besides the main story, there are extra entries that are not part of it, and you can watch them if you want.
ONAs:
- Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the Shadow (web short released as Episode 6.5 of Season 2; original scene, about 3 minutes)
- Vinland Saga Season 2: Same Old Story (web short released as Episode 18.5 of Season 2; extra scene that leads into Episode 19, about 2 minutes)
Crossover specials:
- Ponkotsuland Saga (ONA web comedy crossover with the web anime Ponkotsu Quest, 3 short episodes)
Streaming platforms either restart the episode count at Episode 1 for Season 2 or number the series continuously from Episode 1 to 48 across both seasons.