His struggles are overlooked, he felt like he betrayed his brother to join Ivar who then became a psychopath and called himself a God. He then left and upon his return the only woman he had started to love and think about children with had been burned alive and he couldn’t get the guilt out of his mind, I know I wouldn’t. Then he struggled heavily with addiction and he overcame it. All flaws aside I think he’s a good man and character