Ivar's bodyguards were his royal hird.
Biography[]
Season 5[]
After the conquest of York, Ivar formed his personal bodyguard to consolidate his power. These men wore Ivar's colors on their sheilds to show their allegiance. After the conquest of Kattegat by Ivar and Harald, they were elevated from housecarls to Ivar's royal hird.
They participated at the Siege of Kattegat. When Bjorn and his army successfully enter the city thanks to Freydis' betrayal, they defended their king. Whereas Ivar flees, most of them are all killed by Bjorn, Gunnhild, Harald, Hvitserk, and their army. The survivors are branded and outlawed by Bjorn. Gathering around their former captain White Hair, they take up banditry.
Season 6[]
Several of them join White Hair in the Grain Raid. Many of them are killed in the battle, including White Hair. The fate of the survivors is unknown. After the election at Tamdrup, Harald has at least one of Ivar's former bodyguards make an attempt on Bjorn's life.
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