Slave Arc

The Slave Arc (奴隷編) is the second story arc in Vinland Saga series. The anime adapts it in the 24-episode second season.

Synopsis
Sold into slavery, the young adult Thorfinn meets and befriends fellow British slave Einar at Ketil's farm. Together, they work towards their freedom as a remorseful Thorfinn reflects upon his bloody past as a coldhearted killer.

Meanwhile, King Canute begins his plan of making Paradise on Earth and deals with "the Curse of the Crown" being plagued with hallucinations of his late father's talking head.