Axel was born in 1567 in Stockholm, Sweden. Axel grew up around a lot of women, and eventually became a womanizer himself.

In 1601, he made the mistake of seducing a minister's daughter and was shot and killed for it. Axel became Immortal and, later on, met his teacher, Bjorn Gustavson. Axel uses his skills at seduction in The Game by using fledgling female Immortals as bait to lure older Immortals and then take their heads.

Besides his quick wit and ability to plan and scheme when dueling with another immortal he wields a two-handed sword a Garcia de Paredes-Mandoble.