Ragnar issues the challenge to Earl Haraldson who initially declines on the grounds Ragnar is a criminal. He remembers what the soothsayer told him however and decides to accept. A pregnant Lagertha, fearing that Ragnar is too weak to win, thinks they should just run away.
Incumbent. The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent.
inâ¢cumâ¢bent (in kumâ²bÉnt), adj. 1  Governmentholding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently:the incumbent officers of the club. 2  obligatory (often fol. by on or upon):a duty incumbent upon me. [ Archaic.]resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something:incumbent upon the cool grass.