Vikings
Vikingssaw its main characters constantly combat over great power , but only a few actually got into position of power , specially over Kattegat – and here’severyVikingscharacterwho find Kattegat . One of the most democratic and successful historical dramas in recent years is Michael Hirst’sVikings , which premiered on the History Channel in 2013 , and even though it was originally planned to be a miniseries , it quickly won the hearing over , and it lived on for a total of six seasons , coming to an terminal in 2020.Vikingswas packed with action and drama , and as such , it saw the rise and free fall of many characters , especially those who , at some stop , got to rule Kattegat .
During its first seasons , Vikingsfollowed legendary Norse warrior Ragnar Lothbrok ( Travis Fimmel ) and his travels and maraud alongside his crime syndicate and Viking brothers , from the kickoff of the Viking old age ( marked by the Lindisfarne raid , as seen in season 1 ) onward . As the serial progressed , however , it take up shifting its focus to Ragnar ’s sons and their own journeys and conflict , and so Björn , Ubbe , Hvitserk , Sigurd , and Ivar became the leads ofVikingsafterRagnar ’s demise in time of year 4and until the final episode . Vikingswas defined by its epic battles and endless conflicts and betrayals , and the character mostly fought over power , such as the toilet of Kattegat .
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Kattegat is the chief background ofVikingsand one of the main setting of the continuation seriesVikings : Valhalla , and it ’s located on the shore of a fjord in southerly Norway . SinceVikingsseason 1 , Kattegat saw dissimilar ruler , of which some turn over out to be peachy leaders , and others were driven by ambition rather than actually caring for the city and its inhabitants . Here ’s everyVikings(andVikings : Valhalla ) eccentric who rule Kattegat and how they got to the commode .
Earl Haraldson
When viewers first traveled to Kattegat inVikingsseason 1 , the metropolis was harness by Earl Haraldson ( Gabriel Byrne ) . Haraldson was a powerful and fearsome warrior whose maraud when he was young led him to become a well-thought-of number , though his reputation also garner him various enemies . The event that call on Haraldson into a cruel man was the barbarous slaying of his two Son , whose heads were cut off , set against their stern , and they were left in a shallow grave as a house of contempt towards Haraldson . Some time after that , Haraldson became the ruler of Kattegat , though exactly how he arise to power is obscure . As Kattegat ’s ruler , Haraldson was cruel and would n’t hesitate to shoot down if it serve his own ambitions and interestingness , and these actions obviously earned him even more enemies , such as Ragnar , which in number made Haraldson more paranoid . Haraldson was kill by Ragnar during a affaire d’honneur , and the latter assure him that hewould go to Valhalla .
Ragnar Lothbrok and Lagertha
When TV audience meet Ragnar and Lagertha ( Katheryn Winnick ) , they endure on a farm with their two children , Gyda and Björn , and while Lagertha stayed at home while Ragnar and his Viking brother function on raids , she also joined her married man on a dyad of travels as she was a skilled shieldmaiden . However , Haraldson saw Ragnar as a threat due to the latter ’s plans of raiding unknown land and more , so he launch an attempt on Ragnar ’s farm , which leave the fabled Viking severely wounded . Ragnar and his kin flee and hide at Floki ’s ( Gustaf Skarsgård ) sign , and after learning that Haraldson had captured and torment his comrade , Rollo ( Clive Standen ) , for information , Ragnar challenge Haraldson to a affaire d’honneur . Ragnar kill Haraldson and became Kattegat ’s new Earland late tycoon , the latter after killing his former friend King Horik . Ragnar deep wish about his people and was ambitious though for the welfare of the city and its inhabitants rather than his own , which lay out him apart from Haraldson . As for Lagertha , while she govern Kattegat alongside Ragnar when he became Earl , by the clock time he became B. B. King , she had already allow for him as he cheated on her with Aslaug ( Alyssa Sutherland ) , but she determine to take Kattegat back as well as her “ lawful ” place as fagot , so Lagertha killed Aslaug and became Queen of Kattegat for a while .
Ivar the Boneless
Ivar ( Alex Høgh Andersen ) was Ragnar and Aslaug ’s youngest son and the one nigh to Aslaug . His mother ’s murder by Lagertha ignited conflicted emotion in his brothers , with Björn not agreeing with his mother ’s activity but not letting his younger crony raise a hand against her , while Sigurd loathed his female parent , Hvitserk had mixed spirit about her , and Ivar was determined to avenge her last , with Ubbe partake those feeling . After Ragnar ’s free fall and eventual death , and accord to the rule of Nordic society , all the sons of the previous king could be regard candidates to inherit the jacket crown , andBjörn as the only go child of Ragnar and Lagerthawas the strongest candidate , but Ivar ’s claim as magnate was plunk for by King Harald and Hvitserk . After work an alliance with Harald and assault Kattegat on different occasion , Ivar ’s power finally acquire , lead Lagertha and company to leave Kattegat and Ivar call for over the urban center as king .
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Björn Ironside
Although Björn had the above - mentioned advantage of being Ragnar and Lagertha ’s only subsist son and being a horrific warrior like his parent , it took him a long sentence to become King of Kattegat . InVikingsseason 5 , Harald made the same pot with Björn that he had with Ivar : the toilet of Kattegat would be his after Björn died , but their alliance was infect by Harald ’s jealousy over Björn ’s relationship with Gunnhild . Along with King Olaf and Hvitserk , Harald and Björn infiltrate Kattegat with the help of Ivar ’s wife , Freydis , with the purpose of taking back Kattegat from Ivar . When they got to the manse , Ivar was run , and after reuniting withLagertha , who he believed to be dead , Björn was declared King of Kattegat by Olaf , with Lagertha giving her Logos the sword of Kings . Björn then had a vision of his founding father and the Seer telling him that the warfare was n’t over yet .
Jarl Haakon
Björn was the last known King of Kattegat inVikings , and the subsequence seriesVikings : Valhallaintroduced a novel rule : Jarl Haakon ( Caroline Henderson ) . small is known about Jaakon ’s backstory and how she take the throne of Kattegat , but it was revealed inVikings : Valhallathat her married man was pour down by Christians after his ship was block off by them while trading in Trömsa . Haakon ’s husband refused to convert to Christianity , and so the Christians killed him and his gang , leaving Jarl Haakon as the lone swayer of Kattegat . Haakon was the one who sent Freydis ( Frida Gustavsson ) to train to become a shield - maiden , and she cash in one’s chips while support Kattegat fromJarl Kåre ’s ( Asbjørn Krogh Nissen)attack , after which Olaf Haraldsson ( Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson ) and his warrior took Kattegat , but right at the end of time of year 1 ofVikings : Valhalla , Forkbeard ( Søren Pilmark ) arrived with Canute ’s fleet , much to Olaf ’s surprisal .
