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Vikings
Season 4
DVD cover art for both parts
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkHistory
Original releasePart 1: February 18 (2016-02-18) –
April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
Part 2: November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30) – February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fourth season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 18, 2016 on History in Canada. The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and later those of his sons. The first season of the series begins at the start of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.

The fourth season consists of a double order of twenty episodes, split into two parts of ten episodes;[1][2][3] the second half premiered on November 30, 2016. The season follows the battles between Ragnar and Rollo in Francia, Bjorn's raid into the Mediterranean, and the Viking invasion of England. It concluded in its entirety on February 1, 2017.[4]

Cast

Main article: List of Vikings characters

Main

  1. ^ a b c d e In Part 1, Dunford, Høgh, Ilsø, Lindström, and Smith are credited as guests.

Recurring

  • George Blagden as Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon monk and friend of Ragnar's. He was killed by Floki and appears in Ragnar and Ecbert's visions.
  • Dianne Doan as Yidu, Queen Aslaug's new slave[3]
  • Maude Hirst as Helga, Floki's long-suffering lover and wife
  • Owen Roe as Count Odo of Paris
  • Edvin Endre as Erlendur, son of King Horik and second husband of Torvi
  • Georgia Hirst as Torvi, wife of Erlendur and, later, wife of Bjorn
  • Morgane Polanski as Princess Gisla of West Francia, daughter of Emperor Charles, wedded to Duke Rollo
  • Stephen Rockett as young Hvitserk
  • Luke Shanahan as young Ubbe
  • Elijah O'Sullivan as young Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
  • James Quinn Markey as young Ivar the Boneless
  • Rosalie Connerty as Angrboda, daughter of Floki and Helga
  • Huw Parmenter as Roland, Count Odo's first-in-command and Therese's brother
  • Karen Hassan as Therese, Roland's sister and Count Odo's mistress
  • Amy Bailey as Queen Kwenthrith of Mercia
  • Jennie Jacques as Princess Judith of Northumbria, daughter of King Aelle, wedded to Aethelwulf
  • Seán T. Ó Meallaigh as Prudentius of Troyes, a monk serving at the court of King Ecbert
  • Des Carney as Waerferth the Scout, serving King Ecbert
  • Conor Ó Hanlon as infant Alfred, Princess Judith and Athelstan's son
  • Philip O'Sullivan as Bishop Edmund, serving at the court of King Ecbert
  • Nathan O'Toole as young Bjorn, Ragnar and Lagertha's son. He appears in Ragnar's visions.
  • Niall Cusack as Abbot Lupus, serving at the court of Emperor Charles
  • Ivan Kaye as King Aelle of Northumbria
  • Ruby O'Leary as Gyda, Ragnar and Lagertha's daughter. She appears in Ragnar's visions.
  • Josefin Asplund as Astrid, Lagertha's lover and advisor
  • Ida Marie Nielsen as Margrethe, one of Queen Aslaug's slaves
  • Anton Giltrap as Guthrum, Jarl Borg and Torvi's son
  • Charles Last as William, first son of Rollo and Gisla
  • Isaac O'Sullivan as child Alfred, Princess Judith and Athelstan's son
  • André Eriksen as Odin, appearing in visions
  • Sinead Gormally as Tanaruz, a Moorish child
  • Charlie Kelly as Egil, an agent of King Harald
  • Cathy White as Queen Ealhswith of Northumbria, King Aelle's wife
  • Caitlin Scott as Princess Blaeja, daughter of King Aelle
  • Jack Nolan as Earl Jorgensen, a Swedish warlord
  • Sophie Vavasseur as Princess Ellisif, the object of King Harald's affections
  • Gary Buckley as Earl Vik, Princess Ellisif's husband
  • Gary Murphy as Bishop Unwan, serving at the court of King Aelle

Special Guest

Guest

  • Søren Pilmark as Stender, a farmer whose family was killed in Wessex. He was killed by Ragnar and appears in his dreams.
  • Steve Wall as Einar, a scheming troublemaker. He is killed by Lagertha.
  • Frankie McCafferty as Sinric, a polyglot drifter
  • Cillian O'Sullivan as Eirik, a Viking warrior in Paris, former second in command of Rollo. He is betrayed by him and killed by Franks.
  • Robban Follin as Berserker, an assassin recruited by Erlendur and Kalf to kill Bjorn. He is killed by Bjorn himself.
  • Declan Conlon as Lord Wigstan, Queen Kwenthrith's second cousin and the head of the Royal Family of Mercia
  • John Kavanagh as Pope Leo IV
  • Adam McNamara as Thorhall, a Danish Viking who delivers bad news to Queen Aslaug and Bjorn
  • Liam Clarke as Gudmund
  • Ed Murphy as Gardar
  • Jack Walsh as John Scotus Eriugena
  • Cameron Hogan as Magnus, Queen Kwenthrith and King Ragnar's supposed son
  • Tamaryn Payne as Widow Ordlaf, a lady of Sherborne

Episodes

See also: List of Vikings episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
'
301"A Good Treason"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstFebruary 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
312"Kill the Queen"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstFebruary 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)
323"Mercy"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstMarch 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)
334"Yol"Helen ShaverMichael HirstMarch 10, 2016 (2016-03-10)
345"Promised"Helen ShaverMichael HirstMarch 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)
356"What Might Have Been"Ken GirottiMichael HirstMarch 24, 2016 (2016-03-24)
367"The Profit and the Loss"Ken GirottiMichael HirstMarch 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)
378"Portage"Ken GirottiMichael HirstApril 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)
389"Death All 'Round"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstApril 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)
3910"The Last Ship"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstApril 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
'
4011"The Outsider"Daniel GrouMichael HirstNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
4112"The Vision"Daniel GrouMichael HirstDecember 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
4213"Two Journeys"Sarah HardingMichael HirstDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
4314"In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning"Sarah HardingMichael HirstDecember 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)
4415"All His Angels"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstDecember 28, 2016 (2016-12-28)
4516"Crossings"Ciarán DonnellyMichael HirstJanuary 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)
4617"The Great Army"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
4718"Revenge"Jeff WoolnoughMichael HirstJanuary 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)
4819"On the Eve"Ben BoltMichael HirstJanuary 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)
4920"The Reckoning"Ben BoltMichael HirstFebruary 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)

Production

Development

Vikings is an Irish-Canadian co-production presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The fourth season was developed and produced by Octagon Films for the first sixteen episodes, TM Productions for the last four episodes, 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 eight and for the last four episodes, and Sanne Wohlenberg for the ninth to sixteenth episodes. Bill Goddard and Séamus McInerney act as co-producers.[9]

The production team for this season includes casting directors Frank and Nuala Moiselle, costume designer Joan Bergin, visual effects supervisor Dominic Remane, stunt action designers Franklin Henson and Richard Ryan, composer Trevor Morris, production designer Mark Geraghty, editors Aaron Marshall for the first, fourth, seventh, fifteenth and eighteenth episodes, Christopher Donaldson for the second, fifth and eighth episodes, Tad Seaborn for the third, sixth, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, sixteenth and nineteenth episodes, and Don Cassidy for the tenth, twelfth, fourteenth, seventeenth and twentieth episodes, and cinematographers Pj Dillon for the first eight and last four episodes, and Owen McPolin for the ninth to sixteenth episodes.[9]

Music

The musical score for the fourth season was composed by Trevor Morris in collaboration with Einar Selvik. The opening sequence is again accompanied by the song "If I Had a Heart" by Fever Ray.

Additional non-original music by Norwegian music group Wardruna is featured in the episodes "In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning" and "Crossings". The featured tracks are "Bjarkan", "Laukr" and "Algir — Tognatale". The episode "All His Angels" also features an original song titled "Snake Pit Poetry", written by Einar Selvik and performed by Hilda Örvarsdóttir.[9] The track was released as a single on October 20, 2017 together with a second version solely performed by Selvik.[10]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating, with an average rating of 8.3/10 based on twelve reviews.[11]

References

  1. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich. "Vikings Gets Supersized Season 4, Premiere Date, 'Last Supper'-y Poster – TVLine". TVLine.
  2. ^ Mathew, Ilin (July 3, 2015). "'Vikings' Season 4 Spoilers: Queen Aslaug to be Leader; Will Rollo Follow Ragnar's Footsteps?". International Business Times. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History's Hit Drama Series "Vikings" Returns for Season Four on Thursday, February 18 at 10 PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. December 17, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise. "'Vikings' Sets Season 4 Midseason Premiere; Moves To Wednesday". Deadline.
  5. ^ "Breaking News - "Vikings" - History's Hit Drama Series Sails Again for Season Three Thursday, February 19 at 10 p.m. ET — TheFutonCritic.com".
  6. ^ Hayner, Chris E. (July 13, 2015). "Kevin Durand heading back to 'Vikings' to create Season 4 chaos". Zap2It.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Tsoumbakos, Rachel (January 10, 2017). "'VIKINGS,' SEASON 5: JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS ROLE IS FINALLY REVEALED". Inquisitr.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Michael Clair (February 17, 2016). "Watch Josh Donaldson transformed into a Viking before your very eyes". MLB. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c Vikings. Season 4. February 2016 – February 2017. Event occurs at 2:00 approximately. History.
  10. ^ "Snake Pit Poetry — Single". iTunes. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "VIKINGS: SEASON 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

External links

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