Why is the seer blind?

[bigcat538]

The Seer. He is blind, suffering from a skin condition which may be leprosy, and implied to be hundreds of years old.

[blackbutterfly667]

Ragnar Lothbrok defies the Seer The blind man sees him on his way to King Aelle in Northumbria. “Youre blind,” Ragnar says to the man leading the horses to the final destination. “Sure am, but the horses know the way.

Likewise, what is a blind seer? The Blind Seer is an old archetype. They are blind, and yet they can see more than we can. This seems to be a recurring theme in mythology; justice is blind, Odin plucked out an eye to gain knowledge, and the Graeae had only had one eye between three of them.

Additionally, why do they lick the seers hand?

In a surprising turn of events, the Seer licked Flokis hand, bestowing a sign of respect back on the troubled Viking. Ireland set. He lost his best friend, he was chained up by him, he was hunted down and tortured by his best friend, and then for some reason that he cant really fathom he was set free.

What is wrong with the seer in Vikings?

His past is as obscure as his own character. It is not known if his deformity is congenital, by disease or even violence - neither can we be sure if he even has eyesight. His shamanic abilities (including visions), however, can be confirmed - which probably makes him one of the most revered characters in Kattegat.