Here at History.com, we’re busy getting ready for the premiere of Vikings, our new scripted series, on 3.3.13 at 10/9c. To give you a taste of this engrossing saga, check out this slideshow featuring the show’s major characters. Find out more about Vikings here, and be sure to tune in on March 3!
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Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-ragnar.jpgA young Viking warrior and farmer, Ragnar believes he is destined for greatness. Frustrated by the restrictive policies of his local chieftain, Earl Haraldson, he is convinced that great riches lie to the west and resolves to sail across the ocean to find them.
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Earl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-earl.jpgThis local chieftain’s past as a great warrior earned him his important position. Unwilling to risk losing his valuable ships by sending his raiders west, he becomes embroiled in a struggle for power and glory with the ambitious Ragnar.
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Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-lagertha.jpgRagnar’s devoted wife is a powerful and well-known shield-maiden who has often battled alongside her husband and fellow Viking fighters. She is determined to help Ragnar succeed in his ambitions.
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Rollo (Clive Standen)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-rollo.jpgA fearsome warrior with a wild, impulsive streak, Rollo has begun to grow jealous of his increasingly prominent brother Ragnar. Though Ragnar has promised Rollo they will always be equals, tensions constantly threaten their relationship.
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Siggy (Jessalyn Gilsig)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-siggy.jpgEarl Haraldson’s beautiful, enigmatic wife is much admired and performs her duties impeccably. She recognizes that her husband has a worthy opponent in Ragnar and encourages the earl’s efforts to best him.
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Floki (Gustaf Skarsgard)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-floki.jpgA boat builder and incorrigible trickster, Floki is Ragnar’s closest friend. Committed to helping Ragnar sail west, he secretly designs and builds a new generation of Viking longboats.
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Athelstan (George Blagden)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-athelstan.jpgThis young Christian monk finds himself in an unfamiliar world after the Vikings raid his monastery. Athelstan is brought to live in Viking society and struggles to maintain his beliefs in an environment very different from his home across the sea.
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Bjorn (Nathan O’Toole)
http://www.history.com/news/history-blog/files/2013/02/hb-vikings-bjorn.jpgAt 12, the first-born son of Ragnar and Lagertha has just come of age in Viking society. He yearns to be a warrior like his father, but his youth and inexperience hold him back.
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