| UPDATED: 20:56, Sun, Jan 3, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Erik the Red (played by Eric Johnson) is one of the main characters in the final half of Vikings season six. He was a friend of King Harald (Peter Franzén), but he was not afraid to take power for himself once Harald had left Kattegat. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about the real Erik, and whether he ever came across Ingrid (Lucy Martin).