Here is Ingemar.
Ingemar is introduced to us as Pelle’s “brother” and best friend since they were babies. I believe the Hårgas use the word brother for people who are raised together but may not literally have the same exact parents. Ingemar starts right off with some gaslighting… when he is introduced to Pelle’s visitors he subtly pretends he isn’t sure of all their names, as if he isn’t well prepped as to exactly who they are, especially Dani. He continues this when Dani is mockingly laughed at by a group of Hårgans during her bad trip, and he insists both that they weren’t laughing and they were already laughing.
Ingemar is a valued member of the Hårga - and notice, when he enters the village he makes a beeline to embrace Ulf. Yet Ingemar seems to be less of a golden child than Pelle. Ingemar’s pilgrimage was on a farm, rather than a cushy graduate academic program. And the two visitors Ingemar brought might be considered of lesser value to the Hårga who greatly treasure their Nordic bloodlines - visitors good enough for sacrifice but not contributing their genetic material. It turns out that Ingemar was interested in Connie, but was unnoticed by her. Perhaps it was partly for revenge that he brought Connie and Simon to be sacrificed. His expression is chilling when Connie and Simon kiss each other.
After the ättestupa ceremony, Ingemar innocently pretends to be surprised his friends are horrified. He acts like they are committing a transgression with their normal reaction. In the end, after his visitors are murdered, Ingemar, along with Ulf, volunteers to be sacrificed in the fire temple ceremony. What an honor! While his bestie Pelle is given a victor’s crown of laurel leaves and presumably ends up living happily ever after with the May Queen. It seems that, to the end, Ingemar was a faithful Hårgan who carried his beliefs with him even as he was burned alive.
Ingemar is performed by Hampus Hallberg
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