Rafarta Kjarvalsdottir is the wife of Eyvind and a member of Floki's expedition to Iceland.
Biography
Early Life
Prior to the events of the series, Kjetill's father, Eric Trygvasson, killed Rafarta's brother Sigvard Strut in a land dispute. Presumably a potential feud was averted by the marriage of Kjetill's daughter Thorunn Kjetillsdottir and Rafarta's son Helgi "the Lean."
Season 1
Rafarta is at the trial of Eric Tryggvasson, who has murdered her brother. Earl Haraldson finds him guilty and has him executed.
Season 5
Rafarta is seen again as Eyvind's wife. Rafarta tells Aud Kjetillsdottir the story about her grandfather that describes what happened with Eric Trygvasson. She is murdered by Kjetill.
In History
Rafarta is based on the historical figure Rafarta Kjarvalsdottir. In the saga Laxdæla saga, Rafarta is Irish not Scandinavian. She marries Eyvind "Austmann" Bjarnasson. They have three children Thurid, Helgi the Lean, and Bjørg.
Appearances
| Season one appearances | ||||
| Rites of Passage | Wrath of the Northmen | Dispossessed | ||
| Trial | Raid | Burial of the Dead | ||
| A King's Ransom | Sacrifice | All Change | ||
| Season five appearances | ||||
| The Departed Part 1 | The Departed Part 2 | Homeland | The Plan | The Prisoner |
| The Message | Full Moon | The Joke | A Simple Story | Moments of Vision |
| The Revelation | Murder Most Foul | A New God | The Lost Moment | Hell |
| The Buddha | The Most Terrible Thing | Baldur | What Happens in the Cave | Ragnarok |
