The main character is a Saxon noble who was raised as a Dane and a pagan, and thus not super-popular or agreeable to most of the Saxons. That being said in the story this particular local peasant foreman guy keeps stealing shit from him and using his stuff when he's off and eventually the main character kills him after catching him in the act.
It seems like this would be pretty normal, but everyone and his wife in particular are utterly horrified by what he does. How accurate is this?
What kind of resources does he steal? That might be instrumental in deciphering the villagers' reaction, as for example in Finland there exists an ancient "every man's right" system that protects a person's rights to travel in another person's forest and pick berries or flowers among other things. Similar systems exist in Sweden, Norway and Iceland but interestingly not in Denmark.
This is a recent television series?
the main character kills him after catching him in the act.
Was there a mention of "infangthef"?