The fifth season of the historical drama television series Vikings aired on 29 November 2017 on History in Canada. The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking tribal chief Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and then his sons. The first season of the series begins at the beginning of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne assault on 793.
The fifth season consists of a double sequence of twenty episodes, divided into two parts of ten episodes; the second half will premiere in 2018. The fifth season premise differs from the previous four after Travis Fimmel's departure as Ragnar, and now follows the adventures of his children. Jonathan Rhys Meyers was introduced as the main character, after his initial appearance at the end of the fourth season.
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Cast
Primary
- Katheryn Winnick as Queen Lagertha, a woman shield and Ragnar's ex-wife; she is the queen of Kattegat.
- Gustaf SkarsgÃÆ' Â rd as Floki, a gifted shipbuilder
- Alexander Ludwig as son of Bjorn Ironside, Ragnar and Lagertha and husband Torvi
- John Kavanagh as The Seer, seiÃÆ' Â ° rmann from Kattegat
- Peter Franzà © n as King Harald Finehair, an ambitious Viking king of Norway
- Jasper PÃÆ'¤ÃÆ'¤kkÃÆ'¶nen as Half and the Black, Harald's younger and cruel sister
- Moe Dunford as King of Aethelwulf of Wessex
- Alex HÃÆ'¸gh as Ivar the Boneless, Ragnar's fourth son and Aslaug
- Marco IlsÃÆ'¸ as Hvitserk, Ragnar's second son and Aslaug
- Jordan Patrick Smith as Ubbe, Ragnar's eldest son and Aslaug
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Bishop Heahmund, a highly religious religious minister
The main figures of Sigurd, King Ecbert and Athelstan, who all died in the previous season, appeared briefly in "The Departed" played by double bodies. In addition, George Blagden's voice as Athelstan sounded in "Full Moon", although the actor has no value.
Recurrent
Guest
- India Mullen as Aethegyth, a noble lady from Wessex
- Frank Prendergast as Bishop Cynebert from York
- Laurence O'Fuarain as Hakon, Vestfold whalers
- Bosco Hogan as Lord Abbot of Lindisfarne
- Mabel Hurley as a young Lagertha, appears in flashback
- Ross Matthew Anderson as Lagertha's father, appears in a flashback
- Clive Standen as Duke Rollo, a fighter and Ragnar's brother; he was given the title of Duke of Normandy by Emperor Charles.
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Episode
- Notes
Production
Development
An Irish-Canadian joint production presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the fifth season of Viking developed and produced by TM Productions and Take 5 Productions. Morgan O'Sullivan, Sheila Hockin, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn, John Weber, and Michael Hirst are credited as executive producers. This season was produced by Keith Thompson for the first four episodes, and Liz Gill for the fifth to the tenth episode. Bill Goddard and SÃÆ' â € <â € Production teams for the season include the casting of Frank and Nuala Moiselle, costume designer Susan O'Connor Cave, visual effects watcher Dominic Remane, designer Richard Ryan, composer Trevor Morris, production designer Mark Geraghty, Aaron Marshall editor for the first episode third, fifth and tenth, Tad Seaborn for the second, fourth, sixth and eighth episodes, and Michele Conroy for the seventh and ninth episodes, and cinematographer Pj Dillon for the first and second episodes, Peter Robertson for the third, fourth, seventh, eighth, episode ninth and tenth, and Suzie Lavelle for the fifth and sixth episodes. Casting
At the same time that the series was renewed for the fifth season, it was announced that Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers would join the cast, as Heahmund, a "bishop of soldiers". Vikings creator Michael Hirst explains: "I was looking at the history books, and I found these knights bishops.The antecedents of the Knights Templar: they were really religious people, but they wore armor and they fought. '"Let their priesthood status fool you. They're crazy! They believe completely in Christianity and its message, but, on the battlefield, they really go berserk. "
Former WWE star Adam Copeland plays a role in repeated roles for the fifth season, like Kjetill Flatnose, a tough and brave fighter. He was chosen by Floki to join the expedition to set up a colony on new land. Irish actor Darren Cahill will play Aethelred's role in the fifth season. Nigerian actor Stanley Amuzie told local media that he had a small role in the fifth season. The fifth season will also include Irish actor, musician and real life police detective, Kieran O'Reilly, who will play the role of "White Hair". In April 2017 it was announced that Danish actor Erik Madsen will join the cast for the fifth season, as King Hemmig. He spent several months 2016 on the set of Music
The music score for the fifth season was compiled by Trevor Morris in collaboration with Einar Selvik. The opening sequence is accompanied by the song "If I Had a Heart" by Fever Ray.
Additional non-original music by the Norwegian Wardruna music group is featured in the episodes "The Plan" and "A Simple Story". The tracks shown are "MannaR - Drivande", "LÃÆ'¸yndomsriss", and "Heimta Kam". The "Homeland" episode also features an original song titled "Skidarima", written and performed by Einar Selvik.
Reception
Critical response
Review review website Rotten Tomatoes reports 100% approval rating, averaging 8.12/10 based on nine reviews. IGN gave episode 10, Moment of Vision , with rating 9 out of 10. Entertainent Weekly gave episode "A".
Historical inaccuracies
In "A Simple Story", Aethelred is depicted rejecting the throne for his brother, Alfred. In history, after the death of Aethelwulf, Alfred's three brothers reigned, each for two, five, and six years, all dying before Alfred took the throne in 871. Writing in Forbes Magazine, Erik Kain described the plot as " unforced big errors ".
References
External links
- Official website
- Viking on IMDb
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