History Profiles's video: The Real Askeladd Olaf the Peacock

A lot of you may know Askeladd from the show Vinland Saga. Here he is presented to us a cunning charismatic man who commanded a mercenary band of Vikings. The Real Askeladd as called Olaf and was said to have been a chieftain in the Laxardal region of Iceland. The Laxdaela saga written in the 13th century features Olaf’s incredible life and his exploits. This is his story. https://www.patreon.com/historyprofiles Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Chapter 1 - Early Life 02:41 Chapter 2 - Olaf's journey 05:10 Chapter 3 - Olaf arrives in Ireland All Credit for the Music goes to: Savfk - Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOeF... https://soundcloud.com/savfk/the-hunt Sources: Laxdaela Saga: https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/laxdaela_press.pdf