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.
(pÉ-lÄ­tâ²Ä­-kÉl). adj. 1. Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state: a political system. 2. Relating to, involving, or characteristic of political parties or politicians: a political campaign. 3. Interested or active in politics: I'm not a very political person.