"Vikings Season 4" Part 2, anticipated to be the farewell for star Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), will continue to prove if the History series cast had been successful ambassadors of the old Scandinavian culture. With "Vikings Season 4" Part 2 marking the transition from Ragnar Lothbrok as leader and star onto his successors, the History series is set to prove its strength.
History cites an interview with "Vikings" creator Michael Hirst on the choice to develop the series based on Scandinavian lore and history. Before the advent of Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok, Clive Standen as Rollo and Katheryn Winnick as shieldmaiden Lagertha, the Vikings were largely unpopular based on Western historical accounts.
GREAT ODIN'S RAVEN! The #Vikings panel from #SDCC is here! https://t.co/61iMA4NIOi pic.twitter.com/u2ASHtdwmN
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) 16 September 2016
The support for Ragnar Lothbrok, Rollo and Lagertha in the "Vikings" series reportedly birthed a surprising change in public perspective of the ancient Norse. With the "Vikings" series, the viewing public became more intimately acquainted with Scandinavian heroes such as Ragnar Lothbrok, Rollo, Lagertha and Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig) - their struggles, hopes, victories and defeats.
Never forget those you have lost. #Vikings pic.twitter.com/cIdAon9a1B — Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) 13 September 2016
With History set to unveil "Vikings Season 4" Part 2, the popularity of Ragnar Lothbrok and old series favorites will be tested. Parent Herald cites reports where Michael Hirst highlights that "Vikings Season 4" Part 2 will now go into the explosion of Viking venture into England, Europe and the Mediterranean.
Fierce warriors. #Vikings pic.twitter.com/osNlzOf0hs
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) 2 September 2016
"Vikings Season 4" Part 2 will now face head on the chapters of Scandinavian history that clashed with Western accounts and turned the likes of Ragnar Lothbrok, Bjorn Ironside and Ivar The Boneless (Alex Hogh Anderson) into villains. With "Vikings Season 4" Part 2 bringing the tale closer to home, will fans of Ragnar Lothbrok, Lagertha, Bjorn Ironside and Ivar The Boneless continue to root for them?
Among Scandinavians, "Vikings Season 4" Part 2 may continue to strike a chord as the History series has been touted as an intelligent account of Norse history according to Michael Hirst. The Swedish source whom Michael Hirst consulted on the "Vikings" series did qualify that the tales of Ragnar Lothbrok and company may have inaccuracies given that the period covers the Dark Ages.
However, with the "Vikings" series, personalities in Scandinavian lore and history as Ragnar Lothbrok, Bjorn Ironside and Ivar The Boneless ceased to be the caricature that Western accounts painted them to be. Fans will now see with "Vikings Season 4" Part 2, if Ragnar Lothbrok, Bjorn Ironside and Ivar The Boneless are genuinely successful ambassadors for the Norse culture.
History will air the "Vikings Season 4" Part 2 premiere on Nov 30. Are you looking forward to seeing the arc on Ragnar Lothbrok wrap up in "Vikings Season 4" Part 2?
