Frida Gustavsson as Freydis Eriksdotter

Frida underwent extensive training for Vikings Valhalla as her character Freydís transformed from Viking warrior to expectant mother.

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Frida said “I worked really closely with my wonderful costume designer for the season two transformation”.

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Gustavsson said that her prosthetics team helped her to balance and made her learn how to fight.

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The season two premiere revealed that Freydís and Harald were expecting a child together after the dramatic events of season one.

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According to Frida, Viking women actually had so many liberties and opportunities that women are still fighting for today.

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Frida Gustavsson is a Swedish model who gained more popularity and earned a decent amount of money from her profession.

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Gustavsson was discovered at an IKEA when she was 10 years old. She later moved to Japan to pursue modelling.

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In June 2018 she was reported to be dating Marcel Engdahla and they got married in 2022.

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Most recently, she stars as the great Viking warrior Freydis Eriksdotter in the new series "Vikings: Valhalla".

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