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 and Scotland. 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, King of the Elves.

Heroes

 * Ansel Elgort as
 * Skafloc Half Elf - 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.

Men

 * Bonnie Wright as Freda - A beautiful young shield maiden and the lover of Skafloc.
 * Jason Isaacs as Orm the Strong - A Viking warrior and the father of Skafloc and Freda.
 * Carice van Houten as Morgana - A Saxon witch whose family was killed by Orm when he burned. Desiring revenge she when to Imric and instructed 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.
 * Colm Meaney as Father Harold - A Christian priest

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. He has a deep hatred of Imric, due to him keeping his beloved daughter Gora captive and raping her for 300 years, when she was returned to him she was so traumatized that he was forced to mercy kill her.
 * TBA as Princess Gora - The beloved daughter of Illrede and the princess of the Trolls. Over 300 years earlier she was taken by Imric who kept her captive and raped her, producing a member of Elf-Troll Changelings, one of which was Valgood. When she was returned to Illrede, she was so mentally damaged that a reluctant Illrede was forced to mercy kill her.

Faerie




Norse Gods

 * Liam Cunningham as Odin - The All
 * TBA as Thor -
 * Kit Harrington as Tyr -
 * TBA as Skirnir -
 * Katia Winter as Freya -

Jötunn

 * TBA as Bolverk -
 * TBA as Surtr -

Others

 * Michael Gambon as God (Voice) -
 * John Simm as Satan -