Created by Michael Hirst for the Canadian channel History, the series Vikings has been broadcast since 2013. It is a mixture of war, adventure, action, historical fiction, inspired by Norse mythology and the legendary history of the VIking Ragnar Lodbrok. Michael Hirst has called on the best experts to create Vikings in the most authentic way and in keeping with its history. This article is going to list the seasons of the series and mention some details to clarify.
When did the different seasons of the series come out?
The series consists of 6 seasons, which first aired on the History channel.
The list of seasons with the number of episodes:
Season 1 : It is composed of 9 episodes (first broadcast from March 3 to April 28, 2013).
Season 2
It has 10 episodes (first broadcast from February 27 to 1er May 2014).
Season 3
It also consists of 10 episodes (first broadcast from February 19 to April 23, 2015).
Season 4
It includes 20 episodes (first broadcast from February 18, 2016 to February 1, 2017).
Season 5
It has 20 episodes like the previous season (first broadcast from November 29, 2017 to January 30, 2019).
Season 6
It has a total of 20 episodes, divided into 2 parts. The first part consisting of 10 episodes was broadcast on the History channel (December 4, 2019 – December 30, 2020).
The second part was scheduled to be available on Netflix from July 1, 2022. It includes the last 10 episodes of the saga which closes the story on the adventures of the protagonists.
The main characters
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Among the most important, we can distinguish the following characters:
- Ragnar Lodbrok (Travis Fimmel)
- Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick)
- Rollo (Clive Standen)
- Siggy HaraldsonJessalyn Gilsig
- Floki (Gustaf Skarsgard)
- Athelstan (George Blagden)
- Aslaug (Alyssa Sutherland)
- Horik (Donal Logue)
- Jarl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne)
- Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig)
- King Ecbert (Linus Roache)
- Erlendur (Edvin Endre)
- Helga (Maude Hirst)
What is the relationship between “Vikings” and “Vikings: Valhalla”?
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One of the most frequently asked questions about the Vikings series is if it is related to Vikings: Valhalla, which is also an Irish-Canadian co-production. According to the confirmation of its creator Jeb Stuart, the scenario of this second series (which comes more than one hundred years later) is indeed an extension of Vikings. Like the first series, it is also based on the true story of some of the most famous Vikings, as the six seasons of Vikings weren't enough to share the adventure with viewers.
The first season of this spin-off, consisting of 7 episodes, has been on Netflix since February 2022, and the release of the second season is eagerly awaited by its fans.
The main characters of Vikings: Valhalla
Since the two stories are linked, some names of Vikings characters (like Lagertha) are recited, and one can also notice descendants of the first characters, continuing their quest for territory. Among the main characters are:
- Leif EriksonSam Corlett
- Freydís Eiríksdóttir (Frida Gustavsson)
- Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter)
- Olaf (known as "the Saint") Haraldsson (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson)
