Vikings
Vikingssaw many death throughout its six seasons , and one of the saddest and most surprising ones was that of Astrid ( Josefin Asplund ) , who waskilled by Lagertha ( Katheryn Winnick ) , and here ’s why it pass off that way . create by Michael Hirst , Vikingscovered the first years of the Viking Age and ab initio followed Ragnar Lothbrok ( Travis Fimmel ) and his many travels and raids alongside his Vikings brothers , and sometimes also accompanied by his married woman , Lagertha , who was a fierce shield - maiden over .
Lagertha ’s bravery and loyalty help her win the audience over in no time , and witness got to follow her journey for almost the entire ladder ofVikings , as she was kill by Hvitserk in time of year 6A. AsVikingswas all about drama , betrayals , and battles , Lagertha ’s life was n’t easy , and she went through many cataclysm and obstacles during her fourth dimension in the series , and one of the most memorable ( due to how heartbreaking it was ) moments was when she kill Astrid inVikingsseason 5 , as her fellow shield - maiden over actually asked her to kill her .
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Vikings: Lagertha & Astrid’s Relationship Explained
Astrid made her entry inVikingsseason 4 , and she was a shield - maiden and second - in - command to Lagertha , as she was part of her court of justice at Hedeby . Vikingsdidn’t take long to confirmthe romantic relationship between Lagertha and Astrid , as after Ragnar left Hedeby , Astrid and Lagertha were shown together as lovers . Astrid was by Lagertha ’s side when she plat her retaliation against Aslaug ( Alyssa Sutherland ) and design to take Kattegat back , which she finally succeeded at and even killed Aslaug after she asked for dependable passage . Astrid solace Lagertha after Ragnar ’s death in season 4 , but when Björn regress , he and Astrid became lovers , which is seen as a “ revenge ” human action from both against Lagertha , as Astrid was upset that she did n’t share her plans and Björn was commonplace of being told what to do .
The next time of year , Astrid was abduct by King Harald and his man , and she was forced to marry Harald , thus becoming Queen of the Kingdom of Vestfold - Rogaland . Unfortunately , that was only the source of a series of horrifying things that happened to Astrid while with Harald , as she was later mistreat by many human beings , and curtly after , she tell Harald that she was meaning , though it ’s undecipherable if it was Harald ’s child or a result of the assault . Astrid reunify withLagertha during battle , where she told her she was pregnant but could n’t have the babe , ask her former fan to kill her , and so Lagertha did . Hirst admitted ( viaVariety ) that killing Astrid was n’t well-to-do , but her death “ felt organic ” , as she “ was in a terrible situation and look for her own death ” .
Vikings: How Astrid’s Death Affected Lagertha
Although Astrid argued that if Lagertha did n’t kill her , they ( Harald and Ivar ’s forces ) would have to kill her , her last had a monolithic wallop on Lagertha that went beyond the result of the fight . Although Lagertha ’s forces had the upper hand at first , Rollo ’s ( Clive Standen ) contribution to Ivar ’s side flipped everything , and Lagertha and her people were defeated . The stress of the battle and her defeat , along with the psychological and emotional trauma of Astrid ’s death , lead toLagertha ’s hair suddenly sour altogether white . Vikingsseason 5 was quite tragic and traumatic for Lagertha , as she was not only still consider with Ragnar ’s death , but she also had to kill her former lover and later another former fire of hers , Bishop Heahmund ( Jonathan Rhys Meyers ) , was also vote down in battle .
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