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'Escape the North' and sack, pillage and plunder. That is the battle cry of exiled Viking warriors. It is also the title of one of our warrior-themed Thunderbolt Casino slots. With a top prize of R75,000 you too can raid the reels and claim the booty - no swords or battle axes required!

What do the likes of Bjorn Ironside, Sigurd Snake in the Eye, Olav the Stout and Ivar the Boneless have in common? Well apart from their awesome names, they are all battle-hardened Viking warriors. These are the berserkers and the backbone of at least one of our high hit rate Thunderbolt Casino slots!

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Here is a round-up of the most violent Viking warriors; the mighty bearded men who are the stuff of myths, legends and Icelandic sagas, like our very own General De La Rey! Some are known to have existed for sure. Others are more a figment of fertile imaginations or cunning characters in Thunderbolt Casino slots!

Olav Haraldsson - Viking Warrior, King and Canonised Saint

Olav the Stout aka Olav Haraldsson was a mountain of a man and a marauder of note. Legend has it that he first wielded the Viking sword in battle at the age of 12 years. Holy Moley!

Such was his prowess that he soon became a Viking chieftain of ill repute. He and his men cleaved a path of destruction from the Baltic to Galicia in what is now Poland. During his rampage of terror, he put thousands of hapless enemies to the sword. Those he didn't slaughter, he enslaved or ransomed off for piles of (Kruger's) gold.

Hel and the Siege of Canterbury

Olav's bloody rampage progressed to England in around 1011 where he ransacked Canterbury and murdered the archbishop. His weapon of choice? A battle axe called 'Hel,' so named after the Norse goddess of death and the Underworld!

In a final act of defiance and using his longships as leverage, Olav the Stout pulled down London Bridge! Legend has it that his antics helped restore Ethelred the Unready to the English throne.

After amassing a small fortune in booty, Olav returned to Norway where he was crowned King. His reign ended when he was killed in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. He was just 35 years old!

Today, King Olaf II of Norway is a national hero and canonised saint. His fabled battle axe, Hel, appears prominently on Norway's Coat of Arms. Olav's story is literally one of 'sinner to saint'.

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Sigurd Snake in the Eye - The Unlikely Viking

Reputed to be the stepson of the notorious Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok, Sigurd was born with a defect in one eye. The mark allegedly resembled that of an ouroboros; a coiled serpent biting its own tail. Hence the name Sigurd Snake in the Eye!

Sigurd was still a youngster when he heard the news of his stepfather's grisly death in a snake pit in England. He and his brother Bjorn Ironside swore vengeance. Together they quickly assembled an army of Viking warriors and set out on their longships.

A Trail of Destruction Through Europe

On reaching England, they slaughtered King Aella and sacked, pillaged and set fire to every town they came across. Sigurd duly snatched the king's daughter, Princess Heluna and took her as his wife. The group then went on to Normandy, France and Lombardy, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

After several years of murderous mayhem, Sigurd Snake in the Eye returned to Scandinavia. The young Viking claimed the throne of Denmark where he reigned from 873 to 885.

Gory Death in Battle

When Sigurd was booted off the throne, he set off to France and then later Belgium and North Germany, fighting fierce battles along the way. Unsurprisingly, Sigurd died in battle in 891 along with hundreds of thousands of other warriors.

Was Sigurd Snake in the Eye a real Viking? The truth is no-one really knows - and that is what makes the saga all the more fascinating!

How Thunderbolt Casino Slots Deliver the Spoils

We have covered two Viking warriors with a remarkable lust for blood. How about the Thunderbolt Casino slots. What do they deliver in terms of real money spoils?

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Primal Warriors: Legacy Online Slot

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