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Ivar (The Viking Raid)
Played by Alexander Skarsgård
Ivar is the helmeted Viking warrior played by host Alexander Skarsgård in Saturday Night Live's filmed sketch The Viking Raid (Season 51, Episode 12, 2026). After the raid on Lindisfarne he confesses that he feels left out of his cliquey…
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Ivar is the helmeted Viking warrior played by host Alexander Skarsgård in Saturday Night Live's filmed sketch The Viking Raid (Season 51, Episode 12, 2026). After the raid on Lindisfarne he confesses that he feels left out of his cliquey war band, only to learn that his comrades idolize him, and he celebrates by unveiling an elaborate braided hairstyle.
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