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Vikings season 4

The fourth season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 18, 2016, on History in Canada. The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and later those of his sons. The first season of the series begins at the start of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.

Cast
MainTravis Fimmel as King Ragnar Lothbrok, the head of the Earldom of Kattegat who was crowned king after Horik's death • John Kavanagh as The Seer, the seiðrmann of Kattegat • Linus Roache as King Ecbert of Wessex, the ruthless king of WessexPeter Franzén as King Harald Finehair, a Viking ambitious to become the first King of Norway • Alex Høgh as Ivar the Boneless, the fourth son of Ragnar and Aslaug (part 2, guest part 1) • James Quinn Markey portrays a young Ivar the Boneless (part 2) RecurringGeorge Blagden as Athelstan, a deceased Anglo-Saxon monk and friend of Ragnar's. He was killed by Floki towards the end of the previous season and appears in Ragnar and Ecbert's visions. • Dianne Doan as Yidu, Queen Aslaug's new slave • Tamaryn Payne as Widow Ordlaf, a lady of Sherborne ==Episodes==
Production
Development Vikings is an Irish-Canadian co-production presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The fourth season was developed and produced by Octagon Films for the first sixteen episodes, TM Productions for the last four episodes, and Take 5 Productions. Morgan O'Sullivan, Sheila Hockin, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn, John Weber, and Michael Hirst are credited as executive producers. This season was produced by Keith Thompson for the first eight and for the last four episodes, and Sanne Wohlenberg for the ninth to sixteenth episodes. Bill Goddard and Séamus McInerney are co-producers. The production team for this season includes casting directors Frank and Nuala Moiselle, costume designer Joan Bergin, visual effects supervisor Dominic Remane, stunt action designers Franklin Henson and Richard Ryan, composer Trevor Morris, production designer Mark Geraghty, editors Aaron Marshall for the first, fourth, seventh, fifteenth and eighteenth episodes, Christopher Donaldson for the second, fifth and eighth episodes, Tad Seaborn for the third, sixth, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, sixteenth and nineteenth episodes, and Don Cassidy for the tenth, twelfth, fourteenth, seventeenth and twentieth episodes, and cinematographers PJ Dillon for the first eight and last four episodes, and Owen McPolin for the ninth to sixteenth episodes. An additional original song not included in the album is "Snake Pit Poetry", written by Einar Selvik and performed by Hilda Örvarsdóttir, and featured in "All His Angels". Additional non-original music by Norwegian music group Wardruna is featured in the episodes "In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning" and "Crossings". The featured tracks are "Bjarkan", "Laukr" and "Algir — Tognatale". ==Reception==
Reception
Critical response Both parts of the fourth season of Vikings received very positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating, with an average rating of 8.3/10 based on twelve reviews. The critical consensus reads: "Vikings returns for another season of fantastic performances, epic battles, and sharp writing sure to please its barbarous hordes of fans." ==Notes==
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