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The Best Episodes of Vikings: Valhalla Season 1

Every episode of Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Vikings: Valhalla Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 4 - The Bridge
    8.4/10(3120 votes)

    S1:E4

    Leif proposes an audacious assault on London, one that Emma and Godwin fear their brash and headstrong boy-king, Edmund, will be too reckless to defeat.

    Director:Steve Saint Leger
    Writer:Declan Croghan

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  2. Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 8 - The End of the Beginning
    8.2/10(2922 votes)

    S1:E8

    Olaf and Kåre gather their forces to invade Kattegat. Palace intrigue over control of England's throne results in an unexpected turn of events.

    Director:David Frazee
    Writer:Eoin McNamee

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  3. Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 1 - The Greenlanders
    7.5/10(3563 votes)

    S1:E1

    Plotting to avenge a massacre in England, Viking armies converge in Kattegat — but siblings Leif and Freydis exact a different kind of retribution.

    Director:Niels Arden Oplev
    Writer:Jeb Stuart

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  4. Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 3 - The Marshes
    7.5/10(2610 votes)

    S1:E3

    On a pilgrimage, Freydis and her party are savagely attacked. Harald and Leif seek a route through the marshes near London as Edmund is crowned king.

    Director:Steve Saint Leger
    Writer:Vanessa Alexander

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  5. Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 5 - Miracle
    7.5/10(2488 votes)

    S1:E5

    Schemes, betrayals and politics rule the day as a new monarch takes the throne of England. Leif is hailed as a hero but secretly questions his faith.

    Director:Hannah Quinn
    Writer:Jeb Stuart

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  6. Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 7 - Choices
    7.5/10(2376 votes)

    S1:E7

    Olaf makes a pact with Kåre as Kattegat prepares for its defense. In Canute's absence, his father, Sweyn Forkbeard, shares England's throne with Edmund.

    Director:David Frazee
    Writer:Declan Croghan

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  7. Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 2 - Viking
    7.4/10(2813 votes)

    S1:E2

    To save the life of Freydis, Leif agrees to join Canute and Harald's siege of London. Queen Emma dispatches stepson Edmund to secure an ally's help.

    Director:Steve Saint Leger
    Writer:Jeb Stuart

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  8. Vikings: Valhalla Season 1 Episode 6 - The Last Daughter of Uppsala
    7.3/10(2460 votes)

    S1:E6

    Freydis returns to Kattegat and joins a sacred order. Canute solidifies his power in England. Kåre revisits the holy site of a childhood trauma.

    Director:Hannah Quinn
    Writer:Vanessa Alexander

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Bridge" is the best rated episode of Vikings: Valhalla season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 3,120 votes. Directed by Steve Saint Leger and written by Declan Croghan, it aired on February 25, 2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The End of the Beginning".