8.6/106,463 votes#1 - 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
8.0/105,445 votes#2 - The Wanderer
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2015
Lagertha and Athelstan help to set up the Viking settlement. A mysterious wanderer arrives in Kattegat.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.1/105,225 votes#3 - Warrior's Fate
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2015
King Ecbert visits the developing Viking settlement as the first harvest is sown.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.0/105,247 votes#4 - Scarred
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/2015
There is bitterness in the camp, Floki is angry over the alliance with Ecbert.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.3/105,232 votes#5 - The Usurper
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/2015
The fleet returns to Kattegat to discover tragic circumstances await.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/106,090 votes#6 - 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
8.0/105,152 votes#7 - Paris
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/2015
The Viking fleet causes panic in Paris. The Emperor Charles declares he will remain in the city.
Director: Kelly Makin
Writer: Michael Hirst
9.2/108,007 votes#8 - 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
8.7/105,705 votes#9 - 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
9.1/107,836 votes#10 - 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
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Mercenary" is the best rated episode of "Vikings" season 3. It scored 8.6/10 based on 6463 votes. Directed by Ken Girotti and written by Michael Hirst, it aired on 2/19/2015. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Wanderer".