Vinland Saga Season 2 Gets Episode 6 Preview

Vinland Saga Season 2 revealed a preview for episode 6, titled “I Want a Horse” which is scheduled to air Monday, February 13. Studio MAPPA is animating the second season of the series. The last episode focused on Canute and his new path, but it seems like we are returning to Ketil’s farm in the upcoming episode.

The official website describes the plot of the episode as:
Thorfinn and Einar wanted a workhorse to efficiently clear the vast forest. However, there was no one to lend the two slaves a horse, and when they were lost, they met an eccentric old man who called himself Sverkel.

The staff for the episode 6 of Vinland Saga Season 2 includes:

Storyboard: Shingo Uchida
Direction: Kento Matsui
Animation Directors: Shuichi Inoue/ Koki Tsujimura/ Kenji Wakase/ Shinobu Isoko

The theme songs for this season of the anime are “River” by Anonymouz (opening song) and “Without Love” by LMYK (ending theme). Crunchyroll and Netflix are streaming the anime, which is set to have 24 episodes that will air in two consecutive cours. Crunchyroll describes the plot of the second season as:
A new millennium begins in the southern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. After the death of his longtime enemy, Askeladd, Thorfinn lost his purpose in life. He was bought by the landowner Ketil as a “slave” and engaged in land reclamation work on his farm. Thorfinn meets a young man there, Einar, who was also a slave like him. The encounter of Einar led Thorfinn to face the sins he had committed and began to find meaning in life. On the other hand, Canute, who became the King of England, attempted to extend his territory for the establishment of “the promised land”. This is “The Story of a True Warrior (Saga)”. “The story of Atonement and Salvation (Saga)” that lies beyond the prologue.

The cast consists of: