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Ragnar "Lothbrok" Sigurdsson is a main character in the historical drama series Vikings, created by Canadian network History.He is portrayed by Travis Fimmel and is based on Ragnar Lodbrok, a 9th-century Viking farmer and warrior who raided Anglo-Saxon villages in England.
Ragnar and Kwenthrith's supposed illegitimate son. After spending his life as a hostage, he is evicted by Aethelwulf when Ragnar denies being his father. Magnus starts to consider himself a Viking, converts to the Norse religion, and joins Harald. He joins Bjorn and Hvitserk's siege of Kattegat but suffers a crisis of faith.
Ragnar states he and Kwenthrith never had sex and Magnus is expelled. Ecbert admits to ordering Aethelwulf to kill the Norse settlers, expresses regret, and frees Ragnar from his cage. The two drunkenly discuss the afterlife and the death of Athelstan, which Ragnar says weighs on his conscience. Ragnar asks Ecbert to kill him, but Ecbert refuses.
The series portrays Ragnar's and his family's rise from serfdom to nobility and fame through successful raids into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and Francia. The series is also inspired by, and loosely adapts, various historical events from European history during the Early Middle Ages .
Torstein volunteers to go first and dies valiantly. While Ragnar and his men fight their way up the hill, Aethelwulf's archers surround Kwenthrith's brother, killing many and forcing him to surrender. Þórunn is severely injured. Ragnar finds out that Þórunn is pregnant and chastises his son for allowing her to fight.
Vikings is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst.A co-production between Canada and Ireland, the series originally aired on the History Channel, premiering on March 3, 2013, and concluding on December 30, 2020, when the second half of the sixth season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland, ahead of its broadcast on History in Canada ...
Ragnar negotiates an unsteady truce between Borg and Horik, then returns to Kattegat. Ragnar's attempts to reconnect with his wife are hampered when Lagertha learns about his affair with Aslaug. Ragnar finally mourns for his dead daughter, Gyda. Ragnar's life becomes more complicated when a ship arrives bearing a visibly pregnant Aslaug.
Dean Ridge as Magnus, Queen Kwenthrith's son and alleged son of Ragnar; Tomi May as Jarl Olavsonn, Ivar's commander in York; Ragga Ragnars as Gunnhild, Olavsonn's wife and, later, Bjorn's wife; Eve Connolly as Thora, Hvitserk's love interest; Ann Skelly as Lady Ethelfled, Lord Cuthred's daughter and Prince Aethelred's wife