‘Vikings’ Comic-Con 2014: 15 Shocking Things We Learned About Season 3 From SDCC Panel

“Vikings” have decided to raid Comic-Con! So, raise your battle axe and your drinking horn filled with mead because our favorite warriors and shield-maidens are giving fans an inside scoop at Season 3 during their 2014 SDCC panel. E
Not only is Travis Fimmel (Ragnar), Katheryn Winnick (Lagertha), Clive Standen (Rollo), Alexander Ludwig (Bjorn) and the show’s writer/creator Michael Hirst divulging what viewers should expect in 2015, but an exclusive sneak peek will also be released tonight for fans to drool over. Thank the old Gods!
Check out the 15 shocking things we learned about our favorite History Channel series during tonight’s event:
1. Ragnar's Transition Into Kinghood:
"It's not just about a fight to become King." Michael Hirst discusses Ragnar's rise in the show. #VikingsSDCC
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) July 25, 2014
"It's a lot of responsibility," Fimmel says of what Ragnar was thinking in last S2 shot as king. #VikingsSDCC #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 25, 2014
"With power comes conflicts with obviously, men." -@KatherynWinnick #VikingsSDCC
— pugneto (@cappugccino) July 25, 2014
2. Rollo And Ragnar’s Relationship:
Rollo has changed a lot "he still has a mountain to climb to regain his brother's trust." @CliveStanden on Rollo #Vikings #VikingsSDCC #SDCC
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
3. Let’s Talk Blood And How Much Of It Fans Should Expect In Season 3:
Alexander Ludwig says the battles are even crazier in S3 & but the relationship dynamics are even more intense. #SDCC #VikingsSDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
"Battle sequences are on an absolutely epic level" for attack on Paris in S3, says JulianHobbs, @HISTORY exec. #VikingsSDCC #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
4. More Season 3 Scoop:
"Get ready for a lot of twists and turns in Season 3!" - @alexanderludwig What do you think is going to happen? #VikingsSDCC
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) July 26, 2014
"A huge upgrading of Vikings ambitions and abilities." Michael Hirst tells fans to get ready for hundreds of ships in S3. #VikingsSDCC
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) July 26, 2014
5. Winnick's Advice For Her Character:
“Keep speaking your mind, kick ass, and fight the boys” - Katheryn Winnick, if she had advice for Lagertha. #Vikings #sdcc
— Matt Fowler (@TheMattFowler) July 26, 2014
6. Hirst On Floki’s Fake-Betrayal:
Gustaf/Floki loved challenge of pretending to betray Ragnar. #VikingsSDCC #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
Hirst praises subtlety of Gustaf's acting &says Floki plot worked bec Floki does have some issues w Ragnar (but is loyal) #SDCC #VikingsSDCC
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
7. Will Ragnar And Lagertha Ever Get Back Together?
YES!! RT: @cappugccino "When the hell are you guys getting back together?" "I didn't want to leave in the first place." -Travis #VikingsSDCC
— Lesley Brooke (@LBrookieF) July 26, 2014
"I'm a free woman!" -@KatherynWinnick #VikingsSDCC
— pugneto (@cappugccino) July 26, 2014
8. Ragnar On Who The Best Kisser Is:
Is Lagertha different from Auslag? Fimmel: "All women are amazing." Who's the best kisser? Fimmel: "Athelstan" #SDCC #VikingsSDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
9. Major Season 3 deaths:
"Before we came out here, it was all tears" because someone dies in the middle of S3, says @CliveStanden #VikingsSDCC #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
.@CliveStanden says "Everybody dies...it's history" and leaks that they just filmed the loss of a major character in Season 3. #VikingsSDCC
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) July 26, 2014
I don't even want to think about who dies on S3. I'm not ok. #VikingsSDCC
— beards & shakespeare (@stripedteacups) July 26, 2014
10. Rollo’s Man Bun:
New hair-dos for some of the Vikings next season. RETWEET if you think Rollo should keep his man bun. #VikingsSDCC pic.twitter.com/Utdnu65xiC
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) July 26, 2014
11. How The Actors Prepare For Intense Battle Scenes:
.@KatherynWinnick began martial arts training around age 7 & brings that warrior spirit to fight scenes. #VikingsSDCC #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
.@CliveStanden has MuayThai training; fight scenes are about preparation but then you forget it all & go in the zone. #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
12. Ragnar vs. Rollo –- Who Would Win?
If Ragnar & Rollo had finished their big fight, Travis Fimmel thinks Rollo would have won. #VikingsSDCC #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
13. Brutality Of Season 3:
.@alexanderludwig joins the audience to watch the S3 trailer...and it's INTENSE! Stay tuned, warriors...it's headed your way! #VikingsSDCC
— Vikings on HISTORY (@HistoryVikings) July 26, 2014
14. New Characters:
Hirst: New characters include Frankish emperor, his daughter. Paris story lines continue into Season 4 #VikingsSDCC #SDCC #Vikings
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
S3 Frankish court in Paris has African characters, Eastern influences. Hirst loves that #Vikings depicting real aspects of history. #SDCC
— HuffPost TV (@HuffPostTV) July 26, 2014
15. Any Threesome News?
“He’s still trying to get that threesome” - Fimmel, on Lagertha and Aslaug #Vikings #sdcc
— Matt Fowler (@TheMattFowler) July 26, 2014
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