Introduction

The fifth season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on 29 November 2017 on History in Canada.

The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and later those of his sons. The first season of the series begins at the start of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.

The fifth season consists of a double order of twenty episodes, split into two parts of ten episodes; the second half premiered on 28 November 2018, and the season concluded in its entirety on 30 January 2019.

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Outline

King Olaf asks Hvitserk about Ivar’s rule; Hvitserk declares his brother a tyrant and asks Olaf to help overthrow him. An amused Olaf instead has Hvitserk tortured. Nevertheless, Hvitserk refuses to change his mind about Ivar. Impressed, Olaf decides to support him. In Kattegat, Ivar orders Thora’s arrest and accuses her of fomenting hatred toward him; she contends that in Ragnar’s time, all were free. Ivar lets her leave, but she is soon taken by his soldiers and burned alive, along with other rebels. Freydis gives birth to Ivar’s ‘son’ Baldur. The child is deformed and Ivar puts him out in the wood, not wanting him to have a life like his. In England, Judith seeks treatment from a witch for a tumour. In the witch’s hut, Judith finds a feral Lagertha, whom she takes back to the royal villa. Ubbe talks with the leaders of ‘the black danes’, kings Hemming, Angantyr, and Frodo, offering them settlement in East Anglia. When Frodo refuses, Ubbe challenges him to single combat. In Iceland, Floki buries Aud and leaves the colony to confront the gods in the wilderness. He eventually finds a cave that he believes is the Helgrind, and enters it.

Vikings Series

You can find a full index and overview of Vikings here.

You can find a full index of Vikings Series 05 here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Helen Shaver.
• Writer(s): Michael Hirst.
• Release Date: 16 January 2019.
• Running time: 45 minutes (per episode).
• Rating: 18.
• Country: US
• Language: English.

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