Vikings
Vikingsshocked the interview by killing its main character , Ragnar Lothbrok ( Travis Fimmel ) , in season 4 , but his death and some of his legal action leave a magnanimous question : did the great Ragnar Lothbrok go to Valhalla ? make by Michael Hirst , Vikingscovered the first years of the Viking Age , and during its first four season , it followed fabled Norse figure Ragnar and his travels and raid alongside his Vikings brothers . After Ragnar ’s death inVikingsseason 4 , his sons submit the lead of the series until its final episode , but the legacy of the neat Ragnar Lothbrok continued to be felt .
Ragnar ’s journeying inVikingswas mark by a deal of play , mostly in his personal life , starting with his family relationship with Aslaug ( Alyssa Sutherland ) while he was married to Lagertha ( Katheryn Winnick ) . Ragnar later became quite close to Athelstan ( George Blagden ) , a Christian monk kidnapped by Ragnar and company who ended up becoming his undecomposed friend . Getting to know more about Athelstan direct to Ragnar having a crisis of faith , as he started to questionthe Norse gods and fate , which along with being baptized , conduce to the inquiry of whether Ragnar negociate to infix Valhalla after his death or not – and , curiously enough , the answer was in Lagertha ’s death .
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Vikings: Why Ragnar Went To Valhalla Despite Being Baptized
During the military blockade of Paris inVikingsseason 3 , Ragnar climb a towboat and was press over the edge , suffering a bad fall that provide him severely injured . Ragnar pick out advantage of his condition to fake his death and infiltrate Paris , so he secretly met with the Franks , who offered him Au and silver . Ragnar did n’t accept , instead asking to be baptized and buried inside the city . Ragnar ’s Christening lead his people by surprise , but it was a central part of the plan : when he break , his coffin was taken inside the Cathedral to be blessed , whereRagnar jumped out of the coffinand he and his people entered the urban center .
Being baptize would have mean Ragnar had pass up his Norse beliefs and thus would n’t have been allowed in Valhalla , but Lagertha ’s expiry inVikingsseason 6 confirm he went to Valhalla . Ragnar died when he was thrown into a pit of snake in the grass , which some argue was n’t enough to concede him entrance to Valhalla as he did n’t give out in battle , but as Ragnar did n’t scream while he died , he was welcomed into Valhalla . When Lagertha become flat , she was demonstrate inscribe Valhalla , escorted by the Valkyries , and lie next to Ragnar , confirming that he go to Valhalla despite being baptized and not dying in battle .
Ragnar realize his place in Valhalla not just because he did n’t scream in the pit of snakes but because he was said to bea descendent of Odin . The Allfather appear to him on different occasions throughoutVikings , so he was break down to go to Valhalla no matter what . Some viewers have pointed out that , in Norse mythology , Ragnar could n’t enter Valhalla until his sons avenged him , and by the fourth dimension Lagertha died , Ragnar ’s death had already been avenged .
Why Not All Vikings Characters Can Go To Valhalla
In Norse mythology , Valhalla is a imperial and tremendous manse in Asgard ruled by Odin . Going to Valhalla after death is really a privilege , as not everyone can cross the Bill Gates . one-half of the warrior who croak in combat are select by Odin and direct to Valhalla , led by the valkyries , while the other half perish to Fólkvangr , a meadow ruled over by the goddess Freyja . Those who are taken to Valhalla join the mickle of other warrior who died in battle and train daily for Ragnarök , which is the end of the world and its rebirth .
Because of this , it was of import tovariousVikingscharactersto earn a blot in Valhalla , and it ’s also why they went into all those battle without reverence , as they knew there was something bounteous and better waiting for them after destruction . Ragnar ’s circumstances were especial , and it was his connection to Odin , along with his resilience in his final consequence and his Word ’ actions to revenge his death that , ultimately , permit him to cross the gates .
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