Raid 

In the Great Hall of Kattegat, a seer reads Earl Haraldson's future and tells him that Ragnar Lothbrok searches for his death.

Director:

Ciaran Donnelly (as Ciarán Donnelly)

Writers:

Michael Hirst (creator), Michael Hirst

Stars:

Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Travis Fimmel	...	Ragnar Lothbrok
Katheryn Winnick	...	Lagertha
Clive Standen	...	Rollo
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Siggy Haraldson
Gustaf Skarsgård	...	Floki
George Blagden	...	Athelstan
Gabriel Byrne	...	Earl Haraldson
David Pearse	...	Svein
Nathan O'Toole	...	Bjorn Lothbrok
Kevin Flood	...	Old Man
Maude Hirst	...	Helga
Elinor Crawley	...	Thyri Haraldson
Trevor Cooper	...	Earl Bjarni
Jefferson Hall	...	Torstein
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin White	...	Housecarl

Storyline

Earl Haraldson attacks Ragnar's farm intent on teaching him a lesson.They lay waste to much of the area killing all of his livestock and burning his buildings to the ground. A wounded Ragnar surrenders to give his family time to get to their boat. He manages to escape and is taken to Floki who nurses him back to health. Rollo meanwhile tells Haraldson that Ragnar must be dead and Rollo is allowed to stay. Siggy warns him him that her husband will kill him. Rollo should have heeded her warning as he is taken and tortured. When Ragnar hears what has happened he challenges Haraldson to personal combat. Haraldson meanwhile arranges a marriage for his daughter without consulting his wife - or his daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

wound | biblical quote | party | amputation | rescue | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

Ireland Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Norway

Company Credits

Production Co:

History Canada, Take 5 Productions, World 2000 Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Blu-Ray release has Helga naked when Bjorn goes to Floki's for help. Hulu's streaming version, at the time of this writing, has her clothed.

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Quotes

Earl Haraldson: The killers, they dug a shallow grave. And before they buried them... they cut their heads off. And when they laid them in the ground, they... they put their faces against their asses... as a sign of disrespect. If I ever find the man who did that... I will... I took these locks of hair from their heads. See Siggy... when you have such knowledge... being married to a rich, old man isn't so bad.

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Soundtracks

If I Had a Heart
Written by Karin Dreijer
Performed by Fever Ray

User Reviews

The Fate of Haraldson

While hunting in the woods, Ragnar overhears screams and finds his farm is under attack of Earl Haraldson and his men that kills people, livestock and his entire farm. Ragnar is wounded and asks his family to flee to their boat. He surrenders to Haraldson to buy time for his family reach the boat but he lures and flee from Haraldson an his men, jumping off a cliff to the river. Athelstan jumps in the water and rescues Ragnar. Then they take him to Floki's home that shelters the family and heals Ragnar. Meanwhile Haraldson tortures Rollo to know Ragnar's whereabouts and arranges the marriage of his daughter with an old Earl to be more powerful against the will of Siggy and their daughter.

"Raid" is a great episode of "Vikings" where Haraldson is the central character with his cruel attitudes towards Ragnar, Rollo and his own daughter. What Ragnar and Rollo will do is unknown but maybe Haraldson has signed his death sentence with his attitude. Let's see the next episode to learn his fate after the challenge of Ragnar. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Raid"