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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.
Declan Conlon as Lord Wigstan, a relative of Kwenthrith and head of the Royal Family of Mercia. Based on the semi-historical Wigstan. John Kavanagh as Pope Leo IV; Adam McNamara as Thorhall, a Danish Viking; Liam Clarke as Gudmund, a settler in Ragnar and Ivar's party; Ed Murphy as Gardar, a settler in Ragnar and Ivar's party
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.
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.
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.
More recently, Lagertha (played by Katheryn Winnick) is a main character in the 2013 TV series Vikings. Broadly based on Saxo's account, the series portrays her as a shield-maiden and as Ragnar's first wife, who later rules as a jarl and then as a queen in her own right.
Katheryn Winnick (born December 17, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles in the television series Vikings (2013–2020), Wu Assassins (2019), and Big Sky (2020–2023), and her recurring role on the television series Bones (2010–2011).
He is known for his role as Ragnar Lothbrok in the History Channel television series Vikings (2013–2017), [1] [2] and as Anduin Lothar in the live-action adaptation of Warcraft (2016). He also starred as Marcus in the HBO Max science fiction series Raised by Wolves (2020–2022).