How did Lagertha become queen?

Many years later, Ragnar has become the King of Kattegat, and Lagertha feels her position was always meant to be by his side, as queen. She decides to take Kattegat back for herself, and she kills Aslaug
Aslaug
Aslaug (Old Norse: Áslaug [ˈɑːsˌlɔuɣ]), also called Aslög, Kráka (O.N.: [ˈkrɑːkɑ]) or Kraba, is a figure in Norse mythology who appears in Snorri's Edda, the Völsunga saga and in the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok as one of his wives.
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while she's at it
. She becomes the Queen of Kattegat, at least for a time.
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What was Lagertha Queen of?

According to legend, Lagertha was a Viking shield-maiden and ruler from what is now Norway, and the onetime wife of the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. Her tale was recorded by the chronicler Saxo in the 12th century.
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Who was Lagertha's lover?

Lagertha fell madly in love with Ragnar after she watched as he killed a bear with his spear and strangled a hound to death with his bare hands in the same fight.
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How did Lagertha age so quickly?

While many fans believed Lagertha's white hair was a way of showing the passing of time and how the character had aged (although physically she still looked the same), it was actually a result of all the traumatic events she went through: the battle against Ivar and Harald, their defeat, and Astrid's death.
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Was Lagertha a queen of Norway?

Legend says the real Lagertha was in fact a Viking shieldmaiden and was the ruler of Norway. The legends do confirm she was once the wife of the famous Viking King, Ragnar Lodbrok.
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Vikings - Lagertha Kills Aslaug [Season 4B Official Scene] (4x14) [HD]



Did Lagertha sleep with Rollo?

It was revealed that Lagertha had slept with Rollo, an affair that resulted in Bjorn being born. Ragnar blindly thought that Bjorn was his son, yet he was actually Rollo's. Lagertha's betrayal was obviously greater than Ragnar's. In that regard, her reaction couldn't be justified.
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Was Aslaug eating an onion?

Aslaug arrived dressed in a net, eating an onion and accompanied by a dog. Impressed by her ingenuity, Ragnar asked her to marry him and they went on to have four sons together: Ivar the Boneless, Hvitserk, Björn Ironside and Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye.
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Why does Lagertha turn hair white?

Lagertha was later found by Bjorn in a bad mental state and her hair had turned from its usual blonde to white. The change is known as Marie Antoinette Syndrome - a condition which turns the hair white as a result of intense levels of stress.
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Was Lagertha a real shield maiden?

The History series Vikings depicts a community of Viking warriors, including the famous Norse warrior Ragnar Lothbrok and his first wife, the legendary Viking warrior Lagertha. The character of Lagertha is based on a real Viking shieldmaiden - born sometime around 795 CE - who really was married to Ragnar.
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Why does Lagertha go crazy?

When she initially went missing, Vikings seemed to intimate it was the shock of losing Heahmund that drove Lagertha away. That may have been her breaking point. However, Lagertha's vision seemed to hint her trauma stems further back with the loss of Ragnar. It was not Heahmund's death she was hallucinating, after all.
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Does Lagertha sleep with Bishop?

Heahmund begins secretly meeting Lagertha in her chambers and the two have a long periods of sex. Heahmund's sex with Lagertha causes him to lose focus, and the now-Bishop Cuthred's spies discover Lagertha and Heahmund's affair.
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Why did Lagertha shoot Aslaug in the back?

They continued: “Lagertha wanted to take Kattegat back and she did, but she also had to kill Aslaug in retaliation for pretty much destroying her family.
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Did Lagertha sleep with Ecbert?

King Ecbert and Lagertha have a sexual relationship but she tells him that "He only cares for himself". In Kattegat, Aslaug sleeps with Harbard. Harbard seems to be able to ease Ivar's pain simply by touching and talking to him. Kalf and Einar plan for Lagertha's return.
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Was Lagertha Bjorn's mother?

Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) is a shield-maiden whose legend has traveled far and wide. As the first wife of Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) and the mother of Bjorn, she's also a fierce warrior and once the Queen of Kattegat.
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Did shield maidens exist?

There is much evidence to confirm the existence of male warriors in the Viking age through burials and grave goods, however, there has been little archaeological evidence to suggest that shieldmaidens ever existed.
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How old was Lagertha when died?

Lagertha Lodbrok (born Hladgerd), 770 - 850

Ragnar was born in 765, in Upsala, Sweden. His occupations were King Of Uppsala and Legendary Viking, king of Sweden and Denmark, koning van Denemarken. They had 2 children: Björn Järnsida Ragnarsson and one other child. Lagertha passed away in 850, at age 80.
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Who kills Lagertha in real life?

Unfortunately, there are no accounts of how the real Lagertha actually died. She is believed to have been born in 795 and died around the mid 9th Century. According to Saxo, Lagertha brutally murdered her former husband with a spearhead that she had hidden in her dress.
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Was Kattegat a real city?

Kattegat, where the series Vikings is set, is not a real place. Kattegat is the name given to the large sea area situated between Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Thanks to Vikings, many people assume Kattegat is a village in Norway but this is not the case.
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Who was the best shield maiden?

Vikings: 10 Best Shield-Maidens, Ranked
  1. 1 Lagertha. From an early age, Lagertha is trained by her father to be a shield-maiden.
  2. 2 Torvi. ...
  3. 3 Gunnhild. ...
  4. 4 Astrid. ...
  5. 5 Thorunn. ...
  6. 6 Amma. ...
  7. 7 Skadi. ...
  8. 8 Egil's Wife. ...
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Does Ivar the Boneless have a child in Vikings?

Ivar the Boneless (sort of) had a son in Vikings season 5, but left poor baby Baldur to die in the forest after seeing his facial deformity. The character of Ivar the Boneless (kind of) had a son in Vikings season 5, but due to a facial deformity, the baby Baldur was left in the forest to die.
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Where did Lagertha go after the battle in Wessex?

Heahmund's death turned out to be the tipping point for the fierce shield-maiden. As you can see on the Blu-ray/DVD set, Lagertha eventually found her way again and even returned to Kattegat at the end of Vikings Season 5. That is where she pronounced her son, Bjorn, the new King of Kattegat!
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Who is Astrid's parents in Vikings?

Astrid was born to King Olof Skötkonung of Sweden and his Obotritian mistress Edla. She was the half sister of King Anund Jacob of Sweden and sister of King Emund the Old of Sweden.
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Is Aslaug a goddess?

The mysterious and mystical Aslaug was the goddess he hoped for, the one who could be his queen.
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Why did Aslaug sleep with harbard?

Aslaug is furious, while Harbard insists that he only sleeps with them so he can free them of their troubles. As he did with Ivar, Harbard claims, he takes into himself a person's troubles. Apparently in the case of women it means having sex with them.
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Why did Rollo betray Ragnar?

Rollo was always jealous of Ragnar, especially for getting to marry Lagertha instead of him, but Ragnar's love for him was always unwavering. However, joining hands with Borg behind Ragnar's back was totally unwise. Rollo immediately became the enemy of Ragnar and also lost Lagertha's respect.
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