List of Vikings episodes

Vikings is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the History channel. Filmed in Ireland, it premiered on March 3, 2013, in Canada.^[1] Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes. The series portrays Ragnar's and his family's rise from farmers to nobility and fame through successful raids into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and Francia. The series is also inspired by, and loosely adapts, various historical events from European history during the Early Middle Ages.

During the course of the series, 89 episodes of Vikings aired over six seasons, between March 3, 2013, and March 3, 2021.^[a]

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released (Canada)
			First released	Last released
1	9		March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)	April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)
2	10		February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)	May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)
3	10		February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)	April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)
4	20	10	February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)	April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
		10	November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)	February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)
5	20	10	November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)	January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)
		10	November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)	January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
6	20	10	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)	February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)
		10	January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)	March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

Main article: Vikings season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Rites of Passage"	Johan Renck	Michael Hirst	March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
2	2	"Wrath of the Northmen"	Johan Renck	Michael Hirst	March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
3	3	"Dispossessed"	Johan Renck	Michael Hirst	March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)
4	4	"Trial"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)
5	5	"Raid"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)
6	6	"Burial of the Dead"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)
7	7	"A King's Ransom"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)
8	8	"Sacrifice"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)
9	9	"All Change"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)

Season 2 (2014)

Main article: Vikings season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
10	1	"Brother's War"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)
11	2	"Invasion"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)
12	3	"Treachery"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)
13	4	"Eye for an Eye"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)
14	5	"Answers in Blood"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)
15	6	"Unforgiven"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)
16	7	"Blood Eagle"	Kari Skogland	Michael Hirst	April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)
17	8	"Boneless"	Kari Skogland	Michael Hirst	April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)
18	9	"The Choice"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
19	10	"The Lord's Prayer"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)

Season 3 (2015)

Main article: Vikings season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
20	1	"Mercenary"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
21	2	"The Wanderer"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
22	3	"Warrior's Fate"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)
23	4	"Scarred"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
24	5	"The Usurper"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19)
25	6	"Born Again"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)
26	7	"Paris"	Kelly Makin	Michael Hirst	April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
27	8	"To the Gates!"	Kelly Makin	Michael Hirst	April 9, 2015 (2015-04-09)
28	9	"Breaking Point"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)
29	10	"The Dead"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)

Season 4 (2016–2017)

Main article: Vikings season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Part 1
30	1	"A Good Treason"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
31	2	"Kill the Queen"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)
32	3	"Mercy"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	March 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)
33	4	"Yol"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	March 10, 2016 (2016-03-10)
34	5	"Promised"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	March 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)
35	6	"What Might Have Been"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	March 24, 2016 (2016-03-24)
36	7	"The Profit and the Loss"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)
37	8	"Portage"	Ken Girotti	Michael Hirst	April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)
38	9	"Death All 'Round"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)
39	10	"The Last Ship"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
Part 2
40	11	"The Outsider"	Daniel Grou	Michael Hirst	November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
41	12	"The Vision"	Daniel Grou	Michael Hirst	December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
42	13	"Two Journeys"	Sarah Harding	Michael Hirst	December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
43	14	"In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning"	Sarah Harding	Michael Hirst	December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)
44	15	"All His Angels"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	December 28, 2016 (2016-12-28)
45	16	"Crossings"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)
46	17	"The Great Army"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
47	18	"Revenge"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)
48	19	"On the Eve"	Ben Bolt	Michael Hirst	January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)
49	20	"The Reckoning"	Ben Bolt	Michael Hirst	February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)

Season 5 (2017–2019)

Main article: Vikings season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Part 1
50	1	"The Fisher King"[b]	David Wellington	Michael Hirst	November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
51	2	"The Departed"[b]	David Wellington	Michael Hirst	November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
52	3	"Homeland"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
53	4	"The Plan"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)
54	5	"The Prisoner"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
55	6	"The Message"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27)
56	7	"Full Moon"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)
57	8	"The Joke"	Jeff Woolnough	Michael Hirst	January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)
58	9	"A Simple Story"	Daniel Grou	Michael Hirst	January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
59	10	"Moments of Vision"	Daniel Grou	Michael Hirst	January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)
Part 2
60	11	"The Revelation"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)
61	12	"Murder Most Foul"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	December 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)
62	13	"A New God"	Ciarán Donnelly	Michael Hirst	December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
63	14	"The Lost Moment"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
64	15	"Hell"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)
65	16	"The Buddha"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)
66	17	"The Most Terrible Thing"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)
67	18	"Baldur"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)
68	19	"What Happens in the Cave"	David Wellington	Michael Hirst	January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)
69	20	"Ragnarok"	David Wellington	Michael Hirst	January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)

Season 6 (2019–2021)

Main article: Vikings season 6

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Part 1
70	1	"New Beginnings"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)
71	2	"The Prophet"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)
72	3	"Ghosts, Gods and Running Dogs"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)
73	4	"All the Prisoners"	David Frazee	Michael Hirst	December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)
74	5	"The Key"	David Frazee	Michael Hirst	January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)
75	6	"Death and the Serpent"	David Frazee	Michael Hirst	January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)
76	7	"The Ice Maiden"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)
77	8	"Valhalla Can Wait"	Katheryn Winnick	Michael Hirst	January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
78	9	"Resurrection"	Daniel Grou	Michael Hirst	January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29)
79	10	"The Best Laid Plans"	Daniel Grou	Michael Hirst	February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)
Part 2 [a]
80	11	"King of Kings"	Daniel Grou	Michael Hirst	January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
81	12	"All Change"	David Frazee	Michael Hirst	January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)
82	13	"The Signal"	David Frazee	Michael Hirst	January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)
83	14	"Lost Souls"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)
84	15	"All at Sea"	Helen Shaver	Michael Hirst	January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)
85	16	"The Final Straw"	Paddy Breathnach	Michael Hirst	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
86	17	"The Raft of Medusa"	Paddy Breathnach	Michael Hirst	February 10, 2021 (2021-02-10)
87	18	"It's Only Magic"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)
88	19	"The Lord Giveth..."	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
89	20	"The Last Act"	Steve Saint Leger	Michael Hirst	March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)

Specials

Athelstan's Journal

A series of 13 webisodes known as Vikings: Athelstan's Journal, directed by Lucas Taylor^[4] and written by Sam Meikle,^[5] was released by the History Channel. Each webisode serves as a journal entry for the Vikings character Athelstan. The webisodes were released prior to and in conjunction with the beginning of the third season of Vikings.^[6] As of June 2023^[update] available on YouTube,^[7] the webisodes have a running time of 1:45 to 5:01 minutes.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Athelstan's Journal
1	"Chapter One: Gods"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)
2	"Chapter Two: Honor"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)
3	"Chapter Three: Loyalty"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06)
4	"Chapter Four: Sin"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)
5	"Chapter Five: Blood"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 13, 2015 (2015-02-13)
6	"Chapter Six: Family"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 14, 2015 (2015-02-14)
7	"Chapter Seven: Savagery"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
8	"Chapter Eight: Gods & Men"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
Stones and Bones
9	"Chapter One: Vows"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20)
10	"Chapter Two: Death"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	February 27, 2015 (2015-02-27)
11	"Chapter Three: Love"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)
12	"Chapter Four: Harvest"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
13	"Chapter Five: The Choice"	Lucas Taylor	Sam Meikle	March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20)

Saga recaps

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok"	Joshua Zimmerman	Justin Pollard	November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
A recap of seasons 1–4, part 1 which aired before season 4, part 2. The cast and Michael Hirst discuss the remaining episodes of season 4.
2	"The Saga of Lagertha"	Joshua Zimmerman	Justin Pollard	November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
A recap of seasons 1–4 which aired before season 5. The Seer narrates the story of Lagertha to Ivar. The cast and Michael Hirst discuss season 5, part 1.
3	"The Saga of Bjorn"	Joshua Zimmerman	Justin Pollard	November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)
A recap of seasons 1–5, part 1 which aired before season 5, part 2. Torvi narrates the story of Bjorn to their son Hali. The cast and Michael Hirst discuss the remaining episodes of season 5.
4	"The Saga of Floki"	Karla Braun	Justin Pollard	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)
A recap of Floki's arc from the first five seasons with Ivar narrating the story to Vigrid. Alex Høgh Andersen, Jordan Patrick Smith, Georgia Hirst, Peter Franzén, Marco Ilsø and Michael Hirst discussed the first half of the final season.
5	"The Saga of the Vikings"	Joshua Zimmerman	Justin Pollard	June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05)
A recap where Bjorn reunited with his brothers Ivar and Hvitserk for a strange gathering after Bjorn is gravely injured in battle. As they share tales of the exploits of their people and prophecies of Ragnarök, it becomes clear this is not a simple reunion.

See also

• Vikings: Valhalla § Episodes

Notes

1. The second half of the sixth season concluded on December 30, 2020, when it was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in select countries, ahead of its standard broadcast on History in Canada from January 1 to March 3, 2021.
2. The first two episodes aired together on History as a two-hour premiere, "The Departed", but were released separately on streaming services and in digital stores, with the first part titled "The Fisher King" and the second "The Departed".^[2][3]