Unforgiven is the sixth episode of the second season of Vikings. It is the fifteenth episode of the series overall. It first aired on April 3, 2014. It was written by creator Michael Hirst and directed by Jeff Woolnough.
Synopsis
King Horik returns to Kattegat with a surprising proposition for Ragnar. Lagertha runs into a less than enthusiastic homecoming from her new husband. Athelstan, struggling with his own inner demons, becomes confidant to King Ecbert.
Recap
King Horik returns to Kattegat, defeated by King Ecbert and with little of his remaining forces. Hungry for revenge, Horik says to Ragnar that they need the help of Jarl Borg again, since he owns many ships. Aslaug is not glad to hear the news and asks Ragnar to not listen to Horik. Rollo is sent as emissary to Gotaland to negotiate with Jarl Borg, who accepts the offer after consulting with the skull of his first wife. Athelstan becomes a valued confidant of King Ecbert and is entrusted to look after scrolls and relics left behind by the Romans, of which Ecbert compels him repeatedly to not say a word to anyone about that, otherwise he will face being crucified again. Lagertha returns home to a displeased husband who sends men to beat her during the night; with one eye swollen shut from the beating, he tries to humiliate her even further the next day by patronizing her breasts at dinner and proceeds to expose them in front of everyone. Having had enough, she plunges a knife into his eye and one of his own men beheads him immediately in her favor. Jarl Borg returns to Kattegat to join forces with Ragnar, but during the night his men are burned alive in a barn and he is taken captive to be executed by Blood Eagle in retaliation for his attack against Ragnar's family.
Cast
Main
- Travis Fimmel as Earl Ragnar
- Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha
- Clive Standen as Rollo
- Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki
- George Blagden as Athelstan
- Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn
- Alyssa Sutherland as Princess Aslaug
- Donal Logue as King Horik
- Linus Roache as King Ecbert
Guest Starring
- Thorbjørn Harr as Jarl Borg
- John Kavanagh as The Seer
- Morten Sasse Suurballe as Earl Sigvard
- Gaia Weiss as Þorunn
Additional Cast
- Edvin Endre as Erlendur
- Maude Hirst as Helga
- Jefferson Hall as Torstein
- Cathál O'Hallin as Hvitserk
- Georgia Hirst as Torvi
- Derry Power as Older Man
- Moe Dunford as Prince Aethelwulf
- Cormac Melia as Ubbe
- Steve Wall as Einar
- Rick Burn as Warrior
Uncredited
- Robert MacDomhnail as Viking Warrior
Episode Deaths
- Earl Sigvard
