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The Best Episodes of Vikings

Every episode of Vikings ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Vikings!

The Best Episodes of Vikings

Vikings is a 2012 BBC television documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the...
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Vikings Season 1 Episode 3 - End of the Viking Age
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #1 - End of the Viking Age

    S1:E3

    Neil Oliver explores how the Viking Age finally ended, tracing the Norse voyages of discovery, the first Danish kings, and the Christian conversions that opened the door to European high society. He also uncovers the truth about England's King Canute - he was not an arrogant leader who thought he could hold back the waves, but the Viking ruler of an entire empire of the north and an early adopter of European standardisation.

    Director:Simon Winchcombe
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Vikings Season 1 Episode 1 - Who Were the Vikings
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #2 - Who Were the Vikings

    S1:E1

    Neil Oliver heads for Scandinavia to reveal the truth behind the legend of the Vikings. In the first programme, Neil begins by discovering the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancestors. The remains of weapon-filled war boats, long-haired Bronze Age farmers, and a Swedish site of a royal palace and gruesome pagan ritual conjure up an ancient past from which the Viking Age was to suddenly erupt.

    Director:Jon Eastman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Vikings Season 1 Episode 2 - The Trading Empire
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #3 - The Trading Empire

    S1:E2

    Neil Oliver heads out from the Scandinavian homelands to Russia, Turkey and Ireland to trace the beginnings of a vast trading empire that handled Chinese silks as adeptly as Pictish slaves. Neil discovers a world of 'starry-eyed maidens' and Buddhist statues that are a world away from our British experience of axe-wielding warriors, although it turns out that there were quite a few of those as well.

    Director:Rosie Schellenburg
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"End of the Viking Age" is the best rated episode of "Vikings". It scored 7.7/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Simon Winchcombe and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/25/2012. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Who Were the Vikings".