Trivia, who plays Arne, lost his right eye at a accident as a self made arrow hit him (He was 13 years old). While his first rehearsal for the show he ask if he should take his eye out for it. Hirst was really perplexed, because he didn't know that Taghd really is 'One Eyed'! He saw the actor the first time with his eye patch, which he wears in the show. In an interview after Murphy wasn't in the show anymore, he revealed that he was asked 'thousand times' a day to take his eye out and that bothered him.
Through the years Ragnar, who claims to be a direct descendant of the god Odin, continues to struggle with Earl until the two face each other in a final battle for supremacy. Following that, Ragnar goes on a search for new lands to conquer. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.