The Broken Sword (HBO Series)

The Broken Sword is an American Historical Fantasy television series created by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of the 1954 fantasy novel of the same name by Poul Anderson. The show was filmed on location in both Ireland, Scotland and Iceland. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2014, and concluded on May, 19, 2017, with 42 episodes broadcast over 3 seasons. It has also being called Game of Thrones Junior by fans of both series, this is mainly due to a large number of Game of Thrones crew and cast members being involved on the series.

Premise
The series takes place in England during the Viking Age. It tells the story of Skafloc Half Elf, a human who was stolen from his father, Orm the strong by Imric, Earl of the Elves.

Heroes

 * Tom Rhys Harries as
 * Skafloc Elf’s Foster - The main protagonist who was stolen from his parents as a baby by Imric and raised among the Elves.
 * Valgood - A Elf and Troll Changeling and one of the main antagonists of the series. He was placed

Men

 * Jessamine-Bliss Bell as Freda Ormsson - A beautiful young shield maiden and the lover of Skafloc.
 * Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Orm the Strong - A Viking warrior and the father of Skafloc and Freda.
 * Tommy Knight as Audun -
 * Colm Meaney as Father Harold - A Christian priest
 * Sean Bean as Alfred the Great - The king of the Angolo-Saxons of England.
 * TBA as Aelfrida -

Elves

 * Harry Lloyd as Imric - The Earl of the Elves and the foster father of Skafloc.
 * Emilia Clarke as Leena - The sister of Imric

Trolls

 * Andy Serkis as King Illrede - The king of the Trolls and one of the main antagonists of the show. 900 years ago his beloved daughter Gora was kidnapped by Imric who raped her and forcing her to give birth to a number of Elf-Troll Changelings, when she was returned to him she was so traumatised that he was forced to mercy kill her to end her suffering. This lead to Illrede to developing a deep hatred of Imric and swearing eternal vengeance against him and the Elves.
 * TBA as Princess Gora - The beloved daughter of Illrede and the princess of the Trolls. Over 900 years earlier she was taken by Imric who kept her captive and raped her, producing a member of Elf-Troll Changelings, one of whom was Valgood. When she was returned to Illrede, she was so mentally damaged that a devastated Illrede was forced to mercy kill her in order to end her suffering. It was her death that lead to Illrede developing a powerful hatred of Imric and the Elves.

Faerie

 * TBA and TBA as Fjalar and Galar - Two Dwarf brothers who are


 * Doug Jones as Lonely Satyr - A lonely Satyr from the Mediterranean who was exiled by Christianity. He met Skafloc when he was young, he told him of his youth, the fall of the gods of Olympus and the arrival of the Christians who drove him out.

Norse Gods

 * Liam Cunningham as Odin - The Allfather of the Aesir Norse Gods and the ruler of Asgard
 * Iwan Rheon as Thor - The Norse God of Thunder and the son of Odin.
 * Kit Harrington as Tyr -
 * TBA as Freyr -
 * TBA as Skirnir -
 * Katia Winter as Freya -
 * TBA as Loki -

Jötunn

 * TBA as Bolverk -
 * TBA as Surtr -

Others

 * Michael Gambon as God (Voice) -
 * John Simm as Satan -
 * Carice van Houten as Morgana - A Saxon witch whose family was killed by Orm when he razed their home. Desiring revenge she when to Imric and convinced him to steal Orm's son and raise him among the Elves, years later she disguised herself as a beautiful woman and told Valgood about his true origins and conceived him to align with the Trolls.
 * TBA as Mananaan Mac Lir - The legendary

Differences from the novel
Whilst being faithful to the novel, the series has several differences: