9.6/1015,935 votesLoading...#1 - All His Angels
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/28/2016
Ragnar and Ivar plot against the Saxons and reach a new level of understanding.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Michael Hirst
9.2/109,597 votesLoading...#2 - The Lord's Prayer
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2014
Ragnar and King Horik return to Kattegat; Ragnar places his trust in those who have stood by him.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
9.2/108,018 votesLoading...#3 - To the Gates!
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/2015
The Viking army sets out and Paris goes into lockdown as the army prepares the defense.
Director: Kelly Makin
Writer: Michael Hirst
9.1/107,846 votesLoading...#4 - The Dead
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2015
With one last chance to take Paris, Ragnar, and his Vikings troops take a daring chance. Ragnar asks Bjorn for a favor that could change the course of Viking history.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
9.1/108,546 votesLoading...#5 - The Last Ship
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/2016
A ferocious battle between the Vikings and the French eventually comes down to Ragnar against Rollo. The outcome will seal the fate of the two brothers.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.9/106,281 votesLoading...#6 - On the Eve
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/2017
The Viking army causes panic in the English countryside as King Ecbert and Aethelwulf plan the defense of the realm.
Director: Ben Bolt
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.9/106,721 votesLoading...#7 - King of Kings
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/30/2020
In Iceland, Ubbe learns the truth about Kjetill and has a difficult decision to make. Back in Norway, the battle against the Rus has had grave consequences. But re-enforcements have arrived, and Bjorn has an idea that may yet save the day.
Director: Daniel Grou
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.8/106,265 votesLoading...#8 - Revenge
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1/18/2017
Ragnar's plan comes to fruition. The Viking army lands on the coast of Northumbria.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.8/105,798 votesLoading...#9 - The Reckoning
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/2017
Prince Aethelwulf finds himself subject to the Vikings' battle master plan. Ecbert remains behind with a plan of his own.
Director: Ben Bolt
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.7/105,718 votesLoading...#10 - Breaking Point
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2015
Paris is hit with a second assault. Emperor Charles needs to make a difficult decision.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.7/106,194 votesLoading...#11 - In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/2016
Lagertha attempts to fulfill a long-held ambition. Ragnar negotiates an unexpected concession from King Ecbert.
Director: Sarah Harding
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/105,938 votesLoading...#12 - The Choice
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2014
Ragnar's warriors march on to King Ecbert's villa and are met with a surprisingly vicious welcome party.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/106,475 votesLoading...#13 - Mercenary
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2015
Ragnar and Lagertha's fleets depart Kattegat once more for Wessex and this time they bring a group to colonize there. King Ecbert hosts the Norsemen and proposes a deal. Despite the misgivings of some of the other leaders, Ragnar leads his forces into battle once more, but this time as allies of Wessex.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/106,102 votesLoading...#14 - Born Again
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/2015
Preparations for the Paris raid pick up speed, and Rollo thinks about the Seer's prophecy.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/105,267 votesLoading...#15 - Ragnarok
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/2019
A new battle for Kattegat is on and only the gods know who will emerge victorious.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/107,097 votesLoading...#16 - Brother's War
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2014
The battle begins between Ragnar and King Horik's forces against Jarl Borg; Princess Aslaug makes her way to Kattegat.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/106,100 votesLoading...#17 - Treachery
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2014
King Ecbert finds himself facing an entirely new kind of foe; Ragnar races to dominate in the west; Jarl Borg has his own plans in store for the future of Kattegat.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/105,883 votesLoading...#18 - Unforgiven
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2014
King Horik returns to Kattegat with a surprising proposition for Ragnar; Lagertha runs into a less than enthusiastic homecoming from her new husband; Athelstan becomes confidant to King Ecbert.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/106,202 votesLoading...#19 - Blood Eagle
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2014
Ragnar and King Horik clash over how to dispense justice to Jarl Borg. In Wessex, King Aelle arrives and Ecbert has an eye on a new alliance.
Director: Kari Skogland
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/105,737 votesLoading...#20 - Crossings
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/2017
Bjorn's fleet sails onward and launches a surprise attack. Back in Kattegat, Lagertha continues in her quest for power.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/105,361 votesLoading...#21 - Homeland
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 12/6/2017
Celebrations are cut short in the aftermath of the battle at York. Ragnar Lothbrok's sons are pitted against each other as tensions reach an all-time high, and each is forced to choose a side.
Director: Steve Saint Leger
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/105,082 votesLoading...#22 - The Joke
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/2018
The battle for Kattegat begins and, as the two armies line up to fight, the Great Heathen Army must decide between a final plea for peace or all-out war. Floki faces discord among the settlers.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/104,769 votesLoading...#23 - Hell
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/26/2018
Bishop Heahmund is wracked with guilt as he fights to renounce his passions. Viking will clash with Saxon on the battlefield leaving a key figure lost in the balance.
Director: Steve Saint Leger
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/106,955 votesLoading...#24 - A King's Ransom
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/14/2013
Three Viking ships sail toward the Royal Villa of King Aelle in eastern England. Ragnar wants ransom in exchange for peace, but the king has a very different plan in mind.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/105,861 votesLoading...#25 - Eye for an Eye
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2014
Ragnar and Ecbert come face to face; Jarl Borg rules Kattegat with an iron fist; Rollo must now become the leader his people need in Ragnar's absence.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
The Best Episodes of Vikings
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The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family,...
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Best Episodes Summary
"All His Angels" is the best rated episode of "Vikings". It scored 9.6/10 based on 15935 votes. Directed by Ciaran Donnelly and written by Michael Hirst, it aired on 12/28/2016. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Lord's Prayer".