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Description: Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.

Cast:
Lagertha: Katheryn Winnick
Floki: Gustaf Skarsgård
Bjorn Lothbrok: Nathan O'Toole
Torvi: Georgia Hirst
Ivar: James Quinn Markey
Ubbe: Luke Shanahan
Hvitserk: Stephen Rockett
King Harald Finehair: Peter Franzén
Ragnar Lothbrok: Travis Fimmel
Rollo: Clive Standen
The Seer: John Kavanagh
Judith: Sarah Greene
Helga: Maude Hirst
Aethelwulf: Moe Dunford
Queen Aslaug: Alyssa Sutherland
King Ecbert: Linus Roache
Athelstan: George Blagden
Kjetill Flatnose: Adam Copeland
Siggy Haraldson: Jessalyn Gilsig
Halfdan the Black: Jasper Pääkkönen
Gunnhild: Elizabeth Moynihan
Alfred the Great: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
Erlendur: Edvin Endre
Shield Maiden: Ciara Hilliard
Freydis: Alicia Agneson
Margrethe: Ida Nielsen
Torstein: Jefferson Hall
Bishop Edmund: Philip O'Sullivan
Ingrid: Lucy Martin
Astrid: Josefin Asplund
Ingvild: Kelly Campbell
Frodi: Scott Graham
Bishop Heahmund: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Princess Gisla: Morgane Polanski
Oleg of Novgorod: Danila Kozlovskiy
Erik: Eric Johnson
Roland: Huw Parmenter
Aethelred: Darren Cahill
Igor: Oran Glynn O'Donovan
Hali: Ryan Henson
Kalf: Ben Robson
Queen Kwenthrith: Amy Bailey
Porunn: Gaia Weiss
Emperor Charles: Lothaire Bluteau
King Horik: Donal Logue
King Olaf the Stout: Steven Berkoff
King Aelle: Ivan Kaye
Count Odo: Owen Roe
Sigurd: Elijah O'Sullivan
Aud: Leah McNamara
Therese: Karen Hassan
Othere: Ray Stevenson
Eyvind: Kris Holden-Ried
Elsewith: Roisin Murphy
Amma: Kristy Dawn Dinsmore
Asa: Svea Killoran
Helgi the Lean: Jack McEvoy
Gyda: Emma Willis
White Hair: Kieran O'Reilly
Rafarta: Donna Dent
Asbjorn: Elijah Rowen
Sinric: Frankie McCafferty
Jarl Borg: Thorbjørn Harr
Guthrum: Anton Giltrap
Thorunn: Mei Bignall
Arne: Tadhg Murphy
Magnus: Cameron Hogan
Lord Cuthred: Jonathan Delaney Tynan
Ealdorman 2: Chris McHallem
Jorunn: Tallulah Belle
Prince Dir: Lenn Kudrjawizki
Yidu: Dianne Doan
Gudrid: Noella Brennan
Einar: Steve Wall
Chief Priest: Niall Ó Sioradáin
Thyri: Elinor Crawley
Earl Haraldson: Gabriel Byrne
Svein: David Pearse
Harbard: Kevin Durand
Leif: Diarmaid Murtagh
Ganbaatar: Andrei Claude
Prudentius: Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
Thora: Eve Connolly
Cyneheard: Malcolm Douglas
Bandit 2: Martin White
Viking Warrior: Daniel Aherne
Bjarke: Gary Kenneally
Naad: Ian Lloyd Anderson
Alfred: Conor O'Hanlon
Elisef: Carrie Crowley
Saxon Scribe: Jim Roche
Tanaruz: Sinead Gormally
Waerferth the Scout: Des Carney
Bul: James Craze
Thorgrim: Rob Malone
Ivar's Bodyguard: Michael Power
Siegfried: Greg Orvis
First Scout: Adam Goodwin
Ethelfled: Ann Skelly
Ealswith: Cathy White
Burgred: Aaron Monaghan
French Archbishop: Barry McGovern
King Hakon: Mishaël Lopes Cardozo
Priest: Simon Boyle
Patriarch: Guy Carleton
Snaefrid: Dagny Backer Johnsen
King Svase: Anthony Brophy
Ealdorman 1: David Shannon
Eric: Vladimir Kulich
Knut: Eric Higgins
Greenland Settler: Ciaran O'Grady
Jarl Hrolf: Amy De Bhrún
Peminuit: Wesley French
Sigvard: Morten Suurballe
We'jitu: Phillip Lewitski
Jarl Thorkell: Fredrik Hiller
Law Giver: Morgan C. Jones
Young Viking: Finn Gillespie
Lord Denewulf: Keith McErlean
Saxon Scout: Richard McWilliams
Kassia: Karima McAdams
King Frodo: Gavan O'Connor-Duffy
Alfred's Mounted Bodyguard: Peter Michael Dillon
Ivar's Male Slave: Mark Lavery
Messenger 1: Danny O'Connor
Adam: Dafhyd Flynn
Blacksmith: Keith Ward
Anna: Isabelle Connolly
Lord Edgar: Peter Gaynor
Leof: Brendan McCormack
Egil: Charlie Kelly
Runa: Gina Costigan
Eira: Kathy Monahan
Bishop Unwan: Gary Murphy
First Noble: Lochlann O'Mearáin
Skadi: Aoibheann McCann
Wilfred: Damien Devaney
Second Noble: Conor Ryan
Envoy: Mark McAuley
Jarl Olavosonn: Tomi May
Kauko: Jouko Ahola
Vigrid: Martin Maloney
Warrior: Tom Leavey
Viking: Chris Tallon
Galan: Oliver Price
Ziyadat Allah: Kal Naga
Skane: Brent Burns
King Hemming: Erik Madsen
Pekitaulet: Carmen Moore
Earl Bjarni: Trevor Cooper
Nikani: Ellyn Jade
Olafur: Eddie Elks
Stender: Søren Pilmark
Tostig: Angus MacInnes
Bishop Leon: Ivo Alexandre
Odin: Eddie Drew
Frightened Warrior: Michael Hough
Louis: Mark Huberman
Ealdorman Werferth: Duncan Lacroix
Euphemius: Albano Jerónimo
Canute: Conn Rogers
Katia's Servant: Elshka Lane
Female Servant #2: Rebecca Grimes
Sorceress: Barbara Griffin
Bishop Aldulf: Russell Balogh
Brother Cenwulf: Will Irvine
Viking Farmer: Jack Olohan
Saxon 1: Sam Doyle
Judith's Maid: Jill Harding
Bishop: Eamonn Draper
Second Saxon Noble: Marty Maguire
Sister Annis: Breffni Holahan
Edwin: Sam Lucas Smith
Witch: Sandra Voe
Ne'pa'tes: Acahkos Johnson
Third Saxon Noble: Muiris Crowley
Saxon #2 Farmhand: Ciaran McGlynn
Torturer: Marko Leht
Jesus: Carl Shaaban
Drunken Saxon: Robert Fawsitt
King Angantyr: Mark Winnick
Hairdresser: Paul Ward
First Viking: Adam Traynor
Wigea: Jonathan Kemp
Thorvard: Richard Ashton
Black Cloaked Figure: André Eriksen
Mannel: Paul Reid
Angrboda: Rosalie Connerty
Messenger 2: Michael Johnston
Nissa: Victoire Dauxerre
Dealer: Patrick O'Donnell
Eastern Rus Noble: Lee Bennett
Pagan Priestess: Noni Stapleton
Gudmund: Liam Clarke
Saxon Warrior Scout 1: Dave Boyle
William Son of Rollo: Charles Last
Princess Ellisif: Sophie Vavasseur
Osric: Seán McGillicuddy
Tarben: Oisin Murray
Saxon Warrior Scout 2: Sean Condren
Orlyg: Tim Creed
Vik: Gary Buckley
Wolfgar: Steve Cash
Magician: Jonathan Gunning
Earl Jorgensen: Jack Nolan
Judith's Sister: Caitlin Scott
Abbot Lupus: Niall Cusack
Ivar's Axe Boy: Maxim Boshell
Ivar Scout: Adam Behan
Horik's Companion: Steve Wilson
King 3: Ian Gerard Whyte
Viking #2 Farmstead: Nigel O'Neill
Ragnars Recruit: Mark Kelvin Ryan
Executive Producer: Michael Hirst
Lord Aethelwulf: David Murray
Thorbjorn: Noah Syndergaard
Old Man: Kevin Flood
Hild: Anna Åström
One-Eyed Man: Bryan Quinn
Brondsted: Gerard McCarthy
Ulf: Billy Gibson
Pagan Priest: Alvaro Lucchesi
Hoskuld: Josh Donaldson
Young Boy: Gary Farrelly
Saxon Officer: Paul Booth
Chamberlain: Will Guppy
Messenger: Jonathan Milshaw
Second Warrior: Alexander Campbell
Olaf Andwend: David Wilmot
Egbert: Sean Tracy
First Warrior: James Oliver Wheatley
Wiglaf: Bryan Larkin
Female Skald: Anna-Maria Jopek
Nils: David Michael Scott
Hakon: Laurence O'Fuarain
Eric Trygvasson: Conor Madden
Ari: Jay Duffy
Woman: Amy Potter
Warrior #3: Jack Hickey
Lord Abbot: Bosco Hogan
Prince Askold: Blake Kubena
Idun: Jerry-Jane Pears
Viking Messenger: Fiach Kunz
Rus Official: Ciaran McMahon
Man in Kattegat: Kevin McCann
Female Servant #1: Michelle Costello
Ealdorman Eadric: Alan Devine
Young Woman: Rachel-Mae Brady
French Sentry: Anthony Kinahan
Viking Trader: Conor Lambert
Physician: Marcus Lamb
Kattegonian Man: Shane Robinson
King 2: Neill Fleming
Young Iceland Woman: Ciara Ivie
Peasant Man: Matt Ryan
Olaf, Son of Igolf: Cian Quinn
Olrik: Jens Christian Buskov Lund
Soldier: Rex Ryan
Saxon Servant: Cian Gallagher
Sylvi: Sandy Kennedy
Old Woman: Aine Hayden
Wife of Drunk: Gail Brady
Earl 1: Fiona McGeown
Peasant Woman: Deirdre Mullins
Female Servant #3: Michelle Beamish
Blacksmith's Daughter: Carolyn Murray
Bell Monk: Fionn Foley
Saxon #2: Conor Marren
Monk: Patrick Kelly
Midwife: Clodagh Downing
Tower Sentry: Colm O'Brien
Guard: Dave Rowe
Frankish Farmer: Ross McKinney
Frankish Officer: Simon Jewell
Aelle's Cleric: Rob Walsh
First Woman: Alicia Gerrard
Moneylender: Shane Lynch
Kattegonian: Melody Sorensen
Rus Captain: Chris Powell
Female Servant #4: Hilary Rose
Floki's Slave Girl: Amber Jean Rowan
Slave Girl: Roanna Cochrane
Saxon Warrior #2: Cillian O'Gairbhi
Young Man: Rudi Kennedy
Older Man: Tony Owen
Blind Driver: Brendan Conroy
Aethegyth: India Mullen
Widow Ordlaf: Tamaryn Payne
Slave: Graeme Redmond
Crowbone: Ben McKeown
Second Woman: Niamh Algar
Herigar: Ronan Summers
Village Elder: Michael Judd
Rus Sentry 1: Gary Kane
Rus Officer #1: Daniel Paton
Earl 2: Cathal Sheahan
Saxon Warrior #1: Andy Kellegher
Grim Giantess: Alexis Forbes
Bishop Swithern: Edmund Kente
Farmer's Wife: Gwynne McElveen
Female Slave: Lauren Farrell
Bjorn's Victim: Lorena Weldon
First Saxon Boy: Jake O'Loughlin
Rus Officer #2: Steven Blades
Aoife: Emma Eliza Regan
Commanding Officer: Gabriel Constantin
Rus Guard: Renars Latkovskis
Blind Beggar: Bobby McGlynn
Rus Sentry 2: Luke McQuillan
Saxon Priest: Allan Keating
Haraldson Kinsman: Dez McMahon
King Brihtwulf: Ian Beattie
Injured Noble: Brian Fortune
Thorhall: Adam McNamara
Saxon Woman: Olga Wehrly
Second Saxon Boy: Ben Smith-Short
Aldwin: Jamie Maclachlan
Oleg's First Wife: Maria Guiver
Natasha: Katherine Devlin
Noble 3: Jonathan Ryan
Father Cuthbert: Des Braiden
Saxon Messenger: Michael Liebmann
Saxon #1 Farmstead: Matthew O'Brien
Second Mercian Archer: John Merriman
Slave Trader: Shashi Rami
Third Young Woman: Ceire O' Donoghue
Gardar: Ed Murphy
Roman Prostitute: Martha Christie
Young Arab Man: Daryl McCormack
Bishop Cynebert: Frank Prendergast
Young Lagertha: Mabel Hurley
Eadric: James Flynn
Wigstan: Declan Conlon
Roman Relic Seller: David Coon
Young Nun: Anna Sheils-McNamee
Chief Priestess: Aoife Maloney
Lagertha's Father: Ross Matthew Anderson
Viking Council Noble: Neil Watkins
Noble 2: Michael James Ford
Old Warrior: M.E. Lewis
Viking #1 Farmstead: Lenny Hayden
Drunken Northman: Bryan Baker
Terrifying Creature: Vincenzo Di Tommaso
Papal Secretary: Dylan McDonough
The Stranger: Gerard Miller
Gunnhild's Servant: Moah Madsen
Old Monk: Martin Phillips
Noble 5: Alexander Downes
Mercian Commander: Aron Hegarty
1st Older Viking Man: Joe Doyle
Young Saxon Girl: Caoimhe Garvin
Old Man in Market: Chooye Bay
Stranger: Nicolas Van Beveren
Alexei: Neil Keery
Osiric: Sebastian Vermeul-Taback
Fisherman: Lalor Roddy
2nd Older Viking Man: Brian McGuinness
Second Viking: Donal Gallery
Spy: Matthew Ralli
First Young Viking: Alex Mills
Earl 3: Claire Jenkins
Ansgar: James Murphy
Royal Servant: David Maine
Harold's Servant: Muireann Bird
Second Young Viking: Niall O'Brien
Scotus: Jack Walsh
Egil's Wife: Siobhan Kelly
Third Young Viking: John Hogg
Rider: Laurence Falconer
Eirik: Cillian O'Sullivan
Viking Scout: Peter Dillon
Angel of Death: Karen Connell
Papal Legate: Nabil Massad
Clergyman: Aidan O'Hare
Birthmark Viking: James Cosgrave
Clergyman 2: Michael O'Flaherty
Berserker: Robert Follin
Warrior 1: Wesley O'Duinn
Pipe Player: Maciej Rychly
Northumbrian Reeve: David Ryan
Angel of death: Lexi Rose
Aethelred (young): Faolan Barry
Shieldmaden: Michelle O'Flaherty
Viking Elder: Charles Sans
Kiev Noble: Mark Quigley
Bandit 1: David Byrne
Baltic warrior: Stav Dvorkin
Shaman: Einar Selvik
Rus: Edward Linard
Icelandic Settler: Thomas Quill
Condemned Man: Christopher Dane
Dead viking: Tyrone Kearns
Horik Nobel: Keith Anderson
Young Monk: James Jake Martinez
Young Mother: Melissa Maria Carton
Wet Nurse: Andrea Scholer
Executioner: Tony Condren
The Saxon: Patrick Murphy
Boat Captain: Ross Magee
Rul: Dane E. Connor
Noble Man .: Paul J. Coffey.
Rus Soldier: Eoin Leahy

Written by: Michael Hirst

Release date: 03 Mar 2013