Trygg Olafson, Halfdan, Warrior and trader

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Trygg Olafson, Halfdan. Warrior and trader from the north in far away Danelaw. Master of the sticks and stones (and all things shooty) but equally adept with other weapons. Often seen with his best friend Mr Ticklestick, the two handed spear, when he doesn’t have a bow to hand. As Trygg has been heard to say ‘A trader needs to be as good with a sword and spear as well as with cutting a deal. You need to protect your goods and money after all. But if whoever you are dealing with is daft enough to turn their backs then you have the chance to take their goods and money as well. Generous to friend and foe alike, with a friend he will be found sharing food, mead & ale with a foe he is quite happy introduce them to a length of steel and six feet of good earth. (Apparently he believes it helps make the crops grow better so he feels he is doing the world a favour)

Filming work: 
Prince Valiant (film), Ivanhoe (bbc)

Detectives episode filming  BBC 1994: Episode: Fur Coat and No Knickers!
Food and Drink TV show, Episode #16.1 with Ainsley Harriott, Battle Abbey 1996
English Heritage and Immediate Media, Battle of Hastings Promotional film, 2018
BBC Antiques Roadshow, Battle Abbey 2019