[s3e2] The Wanderer -

Torstein’s decision to have his infected arm amputated by Floki serves as a brutal look at the vulnerability of a warrior.

Contrast the "heroic" expectations of the warrior tradition with the grim, unglamorous reality of battlefield injuries as shown in the recap on OTL News . 5. Diplomacy and Power: Lagertha and King Ecbert [S3E2] The Wanderer

Perform a comparative analysis between the poem’s themes of ubi sunt (the transience of life) and the internal struggles of characters like Athelstan and Torstein in this episode. Torstein’s decision to have his infected arm amputated