Vikings - Lagertha Kills Aslaug [Season 4B Official Scene] (4x14) [HD] 

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no sane man would have left Lagherta for Aslaug

I like how Ragnar aged and Lagertha is still mid 30s.

“And I’ve given him those sons.” The look on Lagertha’s face… Aslaug was rubbing salt in her wounds.

I love this scene. Aslaug and Lagertha are as different as night and day, but they had grudging respect for one another. Aslaug's entire speech is flawlessly calculated to make sure that Lagertha understands exactly what she wants and what the consequences will be for her if she obliges, without losing her dignity as a queen in the eyes of the people. Quick breakdown: - Aslaug gives a respect nod to the Seer, because they both know what's about to happen. - "How strange that you should play the usurper. One woman against another doesn't quite fit your reputation." - She's invoking Girl Code, reminding Lagertha that assuming the leadership of women creates an obligation to Aslaug, because she's a woman and about to lose her home and crown. - "I was never the usurper, always the usurped. You took my husband, my world, and my happiness. The fact that you're a woman is neither here nor there," - Lagertha rejects the obligation; Aslaug broke Girl Code a long time ago, she doesn't get to play the victim now. - "I didn't take your husband, he chose to be with me." - Aslaug defends her position. - "You're a witch. You bewitched him." - This is a HUGE admission on Lagertha's part; in Norse mysticism, magic is a woman's art, and Lagertha is a warrior who never even thinks about any form of mysticism, but Aslaug is a volva with a known gift; she's acknowledging that Aslaug has feminine power she does not, and that's why she's confronting Aslaug directly. Aslaug is a worthy opponent, at least in this specific arena. - "If that's what you want to believe ... but it's not always magical, is it?" Aslaug denies using magic against Ragnar for two reasons: one, to make it clear to Lagertha that it was Ragnar's choice to be with a more feminine woman, and two, to make it clear that she doesn't have the power Lagertha thinks, which means she's acknowledging that Lagertha has the upper hand. - "Ragnar is dead, I dreamed it / You don't know that./ I don't know for sure, it was a dream." - Aslaug tells her they have nothing further to fight over because Ragnar is dead. This is important, because if Ragnar is dead, they all know he'd be in Valhalla. She also acknowledges that she does have a prophetic gift, and used it to help the man they both loved. - "I have dreamed of taking back my home" - Lagertha spits on Aslaug's prophecy: Aslaug has dreams that she can't know will ever come true, but Lagertha came here with a dream and is going to *make* it come true. - "I could never fight you, I am not my mother, nor yet my father. I would never win." Aslaug rubs her noble/heroic lineage in Lagertha's face while pitching the Sword of Kings into the mud: none of this means anything to her now, but she's still the daughter of Sigurd the dragon-slayer and the valkyrie Brynhildr, while Lagertha was born a peasant, and that means Aslaug is due a certain amount of respect. - "I have given him those sons. I am just as much a part of his saga as you." - Reminding Lagertha that everyone's destiny is decided by fate, which she knows is one of Lagertha's most closely-held belief, while also flaunting her fertility.. but at the same time, acknowledging that Lagertha is also part of his story. -'But now I renounce everything." - Aslaug is admitting that none of this means anything to her, now that her destiny is fulfilled. - "All I ask is safe passage...to wherever the gods decide." - Notice the emphasis on the word "ask", she's asking for 'safe passage' to the afterlife, where the gods decide what Hall the dead will reside in. That meaning is for Lagertha specifically, while the crowd just hears her asking to leave Kattegat safely. - "You will have your hearth and home, with my blessing, and my sons... will be grateful for the manner of it, and not seek revenge," - Aslaug assures that she wants Lagertha to kill her, but also warns her that her boys will avenge her, so if Lagertha does what she's asking, she's inviting consequences. - "I understand." Lagertha gets it. - "Thank you." So does Aslaug. Lagertha waits a few steps and then puts an arrow in her back, and Aslaug smiles, because Lagertha just slew her in a battle, even if it was only a battle of wills. She's smiling because it means Lagertha is letting bygones be bygones to allow her the opportunity to see Ragnar again in Valhalla.

Auslag's smile tells me that she was expecting it. She had no where to go and since she thinks Ivar is dead she doesn't want to live anymore. That was her way of bowing out gracefully. She "sees" thins so I think she saw it coming.

I knew lagetha would come back for revenge. I was so pissed that Ragnar cheated on her and she left.

It's pretty obvious Aslaug asks Lagertha to kill her: she says she has fulfilled her destiny by giving Ragnar many sons (so she has no reason to live anymore), she asks for a "safe passage" to wherever the gods decide (Valhalla), she says that her sons would "not seek revenge" (for killing her) when they hear the "manner of it" (meaning killing her without making her suffer). Lagertha says she understands and the smile Aslaug gives while she dies confirms they had an agreement.

This scene demonstrated some of the best CODE TALK I have ever seen on TV. Each woman was completely honest in their observation, and committed to their position. They were dedicated in their roles (as actual characters in the story and actors playing them). There were no surprises here, all was done in plain sight. The only ones who were shocked are the ones who struggled to pay attention. Great show.

Oh, I havent been so satisfied after a characters death, since Ramsay died

Always a good political strategy back then, "you're a witch"

Aslaug: "The gods foretold Ragnar he would have many sons. And I have given him those sons." 😈 Lagertha: "So you have chosen... death!"

She died smiling as she knew that 1 of her sons will kill Lagertha

Aslaug asked for Lagertha to kill her. The "Safe Passage" she was referring to was safe passage Valhalla. She was asking for Lagertha, a fellow shieldmaiden, to end her life in an an honorable manner. Lagertha shot her in the back because Aslaug hand no intention turning around , as she had nothing to fear. "The manner of it" the she was referring to was the manner of her death. She died without fear at the hand of a warrior, the manner of her death would not bar her from Valhalla, she could enter if the gods desired. Lagertha understood this and grantee her request.

Finally! I've wanted her gone since her first scene!

By killing Aslaug she still betrays Ragnar because she breaks the bond that unites her sons, Ivar’s desire for revenge is justified and everyone would want to do the same as him and that she had to expect

Lagertha: kills a woman that was no harm from the back Everyone: omg what a queen I love her

Aslaug asked Lagertha to kill her. Honerable death by the hands of a shieldmaiden she would be granted "safe passage" into Valhalla. Hence, the smile Aslaug gave at the end.

Lagertha was like. "That's for taking my man!"

How to start a civil war from a single act of jealousy and spite:

"I understand..." when those words where spoke the made agreement with each other to,, shoot me in the back but you do know my sons will wont revenge.. They were speaking a whole different conversation than the crowd was listening to.. Thats why she said i understand,, and thats why she smiled when she got shot in the back.. "When they hear about the manner it was done..." Conversation within a conversation.. "Nor yet my father.." her father was shot in the back.. " nor YET..." Vikings fan since season 1 here.. Trust me.. Please like my comment to boost my self esteem.. Been fucking up lately but just got a blessing to day that ensures me that,, I AM special...

Best. Scene. Ever. IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SHIT.

"The whole world will fear Ivar the Boneless"

From 2:48 and onwards it becomes very clear that Aslaug asks Lagertha to kill her and send her on to "whatever the Gods decide". Can't believe I missed this when I watched the episode, it's very clear. It's not an ugly smile at the end from Aslaug, it's a smile of gratitude and relief, that Lagertha's "I understand" was truly an understanding of what Aslaug asked her to do. Great scene!

3:54 that smile is a “you signed your own death warrant!” Sign

Aslaug dropping the sword and knowing her place was hands down her best moment on the show.

My opinion Aslaug went out like a boss, not a word, and even cracked a grin. GG

Understand, people, that in this scene it's Aslaug who is the winner here. Lagertha has always used her position as victim to justify her actions (always the usurped, as she puts it). Aslaug starts the conversation in front of everyone to make Lagertha's supposed motives very clear; Lagertha wants everything she gave up when she left Ragnar back. So, without a fight, Aslaug gives it to her. Now Lagertha has no real reason to kill Aslaug anymore, not without casting a shadow on her reign. Aslaug even announces, rather loudly, that if she is spared there will be peace and her sons will not take vengeance. But Lagertha wants blood. So she kills Aslaug, and the former Queen dies knowing that her killer's rule will be cut short. Lagertha was always power hungry and a little delusional about herself, and assassination has always been her main method of achieving status.

Aslaug and Lagertha are both queens. Each has own stand, Lagertha is so powerful, a warrior, resembles a manly character. Aslaug is elegant, like a lionness who doesn't attack, watching her den. Perfect characters.

Honestly she didn't steal Ragnar from anyone, he choose her to father his children.

"I chose to leave this place, became an earl and am relatively successful.. hmm, all the warriors are out raiding you say? Nothing but farmers and workers? Time for a silly revenge plot that makes no sense!"

Auslaug wasn’t a witch, Ragnar was with her because he wanted more sons. Ragnar wanted Lagertha to stay with him, too.

Both are excellent actresses playing completely different, Characters, and the entire fanbase hates either one or the other.

never did like that queen aslaung, she should have been offed years before.

I suspect that Aslaug foresaw the misery and calamity that will come, her role was done and I think she was happy to die on a high note. You can see even when the arrow hits her she is still smiling.

This moment right here is what drove Kattegat apart

And thanks to lagertha, ragnars sons went to war with each other, which led to lagerthas own death

though i was happy aslaug finally died, this seemed SO out of character for lagertha :/

For a person as smart and strong as her this is probably the dumbest move she did. I get she was pissed at Aslaug but she still should have let her live. She got everything she wanted back already and she knew she would make enemies of Ragnars sons if she did this but still did it. She could have had them as strong allies if she let her live but i dont see them letting this go. Her days are numbered now

The two ageless wonders meet, and a mere arrow in the shoulder brings down the one with a godly connection.

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I hate Aslaug as much as the next guy, but that was uncalled for. I thought Lagertha was smarter than this.

3:53 that little smirk in the end says everything!!!!

Say what you want about Aslaug but lagertha knew killing her would make Ragnar's sons fight. You can't blame Aslaug's sons for wanting revenge and you can't blame Bjorn for defending his mother so Lagertha is the one that started the whole fight between the sons of ragnar and that indirectly caused the death of Sigurd, Bjorn and Ubbe. If she didn't kill him, Ubbe would have been the rightful king to kattegat but he would have let Bjorn be king out of respect. Ubbe would have gone to find America like he did. Ivar probably wouldn't have wanted the throne and definitely wouldn't have fought his brothers for it. He just wanted to raid and live and die like a Viking. Hvitserk would have followed Bjorn and Ivar or Ubbe. The only thing that may still have happened is Ivar killing Sigurd coz those two never liked each other. But the rest of Ragnar's sons would have lived in peace with each other and made their father proud. Also with all of them United there is no was they would have lost any battle against the Rus or King Alfred or King Harald or anyone else.

A needless war was caused by this. A damn civil war that helped destroy Ragnar's sons.

I would have thought Lagertha would have not shot her in the back like a coward

That was anti-climatic and a little bit of a let down. I don't think it should have gone down that way.

*Kattegat goes from a small village to one of the top cities on Norway under Aslaug and Ragnarsson’s rule * Crazy Lagertha: this city hasn’t been run properly *even tho I’ve been gone gods know where for many decades and don’t know nothing about any of yall* I deserve to be your queen bc i just said so

I love how Lagertha blames Ragnar's behaviour entirely on Aslaug. Even then women had misdirected anger.

The moment Lagertha put an arrow through Aslaug's back, she got her deserved long-awaited vengeance & she also made an unforgiving fearsome enemy: Ivar the Boneless!

I always loved Lagertha. I never liked Aslaug . I can`t say that i m sad for her death, but nor am happy to see a great warrior like Lagertha, shot someone in the back. Also she killed many of her own people . First she kills them, then she says enough .. these are my people ... this is hypocrisy. I didn't expect that ,very disappointing.

But when Ivar came to kill Lagertha Everyone : Ivar is evil. Like Lagertha, Ivar has every right to kill Lagertha.

Was there really any reason for her to kill Aslaug other than she just wanted to be Queen of Kattegat?

Probably this i the lowest that Lagerta have sunk.. shame

This is so messed up!! She shot her in the back!!!??? Lagertha was just mad cause she married Ragnar!!! and she have him more sons!!! She should have been more mad at her husband not at Aslaug!!! She's just as dirty!! I hope Ivar gets his revenge on her!! I liked her but now I hope she gets what's coming to her!!! Aslaug treated her son Bjorn with respect and she couldn't even respect that!! Lagertha you turned out to be a coward!! and just an angry scorned wife!!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

She killed Aslaugh just the way she perceived Aslaug had taken everything from her. One woman stabbing another in the back.

I stopped watching Vikings after Ragnar let Lagertha leave and stayed with Aslaug, good to know Lagertha ends her.

It's really weird. I've been hating Aslaug for four seasons, I never even realised she was gorgeous till this point.

Am I the only one who thinks that this was all done pretty sloppy? It's seems really out of Lagertha's character.

I love Lagherta and I understand her anger, but I always felt sad for Aslaug. She just wanted a man who loves her

Wow. Thank you Katherine for giving this demented soul an outlet to cry. 💜

So by the look of this show, the Vikings never forgive or forget. How would this settle with the craziest of them all ===> Ivar the Boneless. Don't know if this was a good move.

Is it just me, or did Aslaug smile as she was dying?

Loved Lagertha through the whole series but coming back to this scene i cant help to feel bitter sweet. By doing this she unleashes hatred and violence between brothers who could have been the most powerful brotherhood of the era. kind of a dick move when you think about it.

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Aslaug was killed in the back like her father Siegfried by a person jealous of his glory ... And like her mother Brunhilde she was burned ... Lagherta acted like Hagen Von Tronje and it did not bring him luck...

I always loved Lagertha. And now I love her even more😍 thank you for killing off the bitch and taking back your crown.

Words can’t describe how happy that scene made me!

Hvitserk made justice finally, Lag is dead and died as she deserved. Aslaug didn't deserve to die.

at least she died smiling unlike laghertha now for sure she won t be smiling when dying .....

4:03 that guy is only holding a broken stick lmao, there is no head of the axe attached to it

Any way lagertha's death was most satisfying ever

Lagertha ego tripped and caused chaos, the death of her son, her own death and many people who were important to Ragnar.

Long time coming if you ask me

I've yet to get there but as soon as I've seen the title I was like " FINALLY"

I bet Ragnar was pissed when he got to Valhalla, probably thinking he was rid of that bitch for a while, and then she was there waiting for him.

I never liked Aslaug because of the way she reacted to Bjorns daughter, little Siggys death. She laughed.

Man, Lagertha was all "dignity and reason and family and farming with a dash of warrior in the mix" for the first two seasons. She was awesome. Since then, she, like Ragnar, has descended into something ugly, violently ambitious, and deluded. Such a sad way to develop such an impressively original character. They've caricatured her these last few seasons.

1st: Lagertha left kattegat. 2nd: It was never hers, it was ragnars. 3rd: Aslaug didnt take ragnar or kattegat from her. She left, and she didnt know ragnar cheated on another. 4th: Aslaug told lagertha when she came back the first time that she would be welcome to stay if she wanted, but lagertha didnt. 5th: The town grew and flourished under aslugs rule. She has more claim to the place as it is then lagertha. Sorry. I just had to vent.

This is Legertha's mistake, and to shoot someone in back is cowardly act. Revenge and death is expected upon her. Also I don't understand why she seeks revenge when she accepted their fate, and she got remarried. Not the Queen's fault, she choose to leave and pick an abusive husband, which she deserving kill and took over his position. She and the queen worked together, had a threesome and were friends. This part I don't understand.

I literally came here from watching a scene in Season 2 where the two of them hug and share a moment.

Aslaug knew she was going to kill her, that’s why she had that little smirk at the end. Like I’ll give you this little piece of shit town that I never really wanted, I’ll let you believe you've won, but the real truth is you are as dead as me Lagertha. She knew her sons would seek revenge and that Lagertha is as good as dead also. Totally not a fan of Aslaug but this was a lame move on Lagertha’s part. If she was going to kill her, be more strategic or better at it :/ Meh

SHe took that arrow like a boss holy shit with a smile too im gonna miss her

Lagertha is a snake.. thats why hvitserk is fated to kill her,,, all he sees in the hardest time of his life is a snake.. while he thinks its ivar in reality its the murderer of his mother..

One of the best scenes and deeper backgrounds

I really didn't expect that.

Vikings saga made you, Kat and now after 4B, you will be easily forgotten!

This was the most satisfying moment in the entire series

The actress who played Auslag was so lovely, that I regretted her departure but her character had it coming

3:53 Like a boss.

Yep, Aslaug knew her destiny was to die at Lagertha's hand and let her know so in a not so subtle way. The gods desired it and it was so.

That little smirk. So arrogant, even while dying.

When I really think about it. Lagertha caused all the problems with sons infighting lol.

Well Lagertha, i know you were losing your mind this last season but pissing off at least 4 sons of Ragnar?! Especially Ivar? I guess i know what the Seer is thinking by now: that you are so so fucked up.. I´ve never been Aslaug´s fan but she died like a queen, i dont think that Lagertha could say the same

The safe passage and leave here in peace to whatever the gods decide: she was asking to be killed with honor by Lagertha to be in Valhalla.

One of my favourite scenes

starting this series over again and i really love the evolution of torvi. she starts out as this meek; needs saving; damsel in distress and becomes lagertha's right hand woman.

As much as I don't really care for how Lagertha handled it, I also don't feel that bad for Aslaug. Something I think that's forgotten is that, while it's not implicitly stated in the show, the crew did say that Aslaug would answer for Siggy's death. Siggy died as a result of Aslaug's direct neglect. To me, that seemed like Siggy was last straw. Lagertha finally had something (besides Bjorn) that brought her real happiness again. And Aslaug killed that. Again. Again, a lot of this isn't stated in the show, but Lagertha had no care of respect for this woman. And, really, Aslaug didn't exactly deserve it. Apparently, Lagertha didn't think so either and I think that's where shooting her in the back came into play. A lot of people say it was uncalled for, but, to Lagertha, Aslaug did not deserve that kind of respect. Aslaug let a CHILD die and was never shown to really regret it. She never showed remorse. Not like in the past where the first Siggy really tore her up. To me, it seems like Siggy's death was Aslaug's final nail in the coffin. On a further note, it's possible Lagertha thinks about that and regrets: "If I had been there, it wouldn't have happened." Of course, she's mad about the stuff about Ragnar too, but I just feel like that scene with Siggy wasn't there just to be there. (Now, using Siggy as a plot point just to kill/villiafy Aslaug? That's another discussion.)

well this puts ragnars plan on hold if he expects his sons to avenge him lol

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