31 Floki Quotes From 'Vikings' Eccentric Pagan Trickster

Floki Vilgerðarson is one of the notable characters in the History Channel series, "Vikings." This individual could be considered the most intriguing personality in the series. Read his 31 quotes below to find out more.

Floki Vilgerðarson is a dedicated pagan who believes he is part of the Viking God Loki's lineage and is deeply connected to the will of the gods. Among his Viking companions, he is the most devout.

His eccentric personality comes with nuggets of wisdom which he delivers to his closest confidante Ragnar Lothbrook. Vilgerðarson also played a strong hand in bringing up Lothbrook's son, Ivar the Boneless, who took on many of Floki's perceptions of paganism and the Christian Religion.

An image of Floki with his quote: "Some men lust for women, and others lust for gold, but I only lust to please the gods." | Source: facebook.com/Vikings

Floki Quotes on Gods and Myths

"I was always true to the gods, and Ragnar." — Floki

“When the God Loki had done something terribly bad, the other Gods took him to a nasty dark cave. And there they chained him on three sharp rocks. And above him they fastened a vile snake so that its poison would drip, drip, drip, forever on Loki’s face.” — Floki

"Are these not the images of your god?" — Floki

"Some men lust for women, and others lust for gold, but I only lust to please the gods." — Floki

“Fenrir, the giant wolf, could not be constrained by any means known to man, so the dwarves forged a chain, but not from metal. Nothing made by man could constrain Fenrir, so they forged it from the things we cannot see and the things we cannot hear. Like the breath of a fish…the sound a moving cat makes. The roots…of a mountain.” — Floki

An image of Siggy Haraldson and Floki with his quote: “The fly always follows the dead meat.” | Source: facebook.com/Vikings

“Nearby is Valhalla, vast and gold bright. And every day, Odin chooses slain men to join him. They arm themselves and fight in the courtyard. They kill one another; but every night they rise again, and ride back to the hall, and feast. The roof is made out of shields. The rafters are spears. Coats of mail litter the benches. A wolf stands at the Western door and an eagle hovers above it. It has five hundred and forty doors, and when Ragnarok comes, eight hundred warriors will march out of each door, shoulder to shoulder.” — Floki

“Thor was angry with us. He beat his anvil and the waves grew ever taller. Soaked the boats, and one went down, heavy with water. We saw it, and heard the cries of the men hauled down into the deep. And then, at first light, we saw another had vanished. Storm wrecked; the men all drowned.” — Floki

Wise Floki Quotes

“I'm not wise at all. I'm just a joker.” — Floki

"Even though you have showed me that I can’t change other human beings, I have changed myself." — Floki

An image of Floki with his quote: "Warriors don't show their heart until the axe reveals it.” | Source: facebook.com/Vikings

"One must always think the worst, Ragnar, even of your own kin. That way you avoid too much disappointment in life." — Floki

“The fly always follows the dead meat.” — Floki

"The world is more important than we are. We should take care of it."— Floki

"Warriors don't show their heart until the axe reveals it.” — Floki

“The space between life and death, that’s where we are the most alive.” — Floki

Floki Quotes on Boats and Carpentry

An image of Floki with his quote: “I’ve been told your god is a carpenter. And guess what? So am I.” | Source: facebook.com/Vikings

“I am afraid, but not for me…I am afraid for my boat.” — Floki

"I joke about many things, son of Ragnar, but never about shipbuilding." — Floki

“Floki the carpenter. Floki the fisherman. Floki the father! Poor child to have such a father!” — Floki

“I’ve been told your god is a carpenter. And guess what? So am I.” — Floki

Floki Emotional Quotes

“Everything I do, Ragnar, is for you.” — Floki

An image of Floki with his quote: “I feel trapped in all this happiness.” | Source: facebook.com/Vikings

"I hated you, Ragnar Lothbrok...and I love you with all my heart." — Floki

“I have had a sign. A sign that blood must be spilled, a sacrifice be made. I have waited a long time for such a sign. And now my purpose is clear.” — Floki

"What are you saying? I am a trustworthy person." — Floki

“I feel trapped in all this happiness.” — Floki

An image of Floki with his quote: "I hated you, Ragnar Lothbrok...and I love you with all my heart." | Source: facebook.com/Viking

More Floki Quotes

“You have your father’s eyes, unfortunately.” — Floki

"You know me, I'm always cautious and always sensible." — Floki

"Traveling somewhere that doesn’t exist? Of course, I’m coming." — Floki

An image of Floki with his quote: “You have your father’s eyes, unfortunately.” | Source: facebook.com/Vikings

“Axe time! Sword time! Shields are splintered!” — Floki

"Can you trust him?" — Floki

"No, King Horik. I only betrayed you." — Floki

An image of Floki with his quote:“The space between life and death, that’s where we are the most alive.” | Source: facebook.com/Vikings

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