Something to Muse About: Vikings New Clips & Photos and join us for Monday Hashtag Raid #MCM

Vikings New Clips & Photos and join us for Monday Hashtag Raid #MCM

Season three of HISTORY’s hit drama series VIKINGS premieres this week on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 10 p.m. Today History Channel has released some great new clips and photos from the upcoming season to get you pumped up as you dust off your shields and prepare to raid on Thursday!

Additionally, @HistoryVikings is rallying armies of passionate fans to “raid” popular hashtags on Twitter and Tumblr, beginning with #ManCrushMonday on Monday, February 16 at 1 p.m. We're giving Man Crush Mondays a whole new meaning! If you would like to join in on the social raid on Monday, please go post on Monday any of the memes, vines or GIFs of “Lagertha” and other strong female Vikings characters literally crushing men in battle using hashtags #ManCrushMonday and #Vikings.

Fans can go www.hashtagraids.com starting on Monday at 9 am ET to download a whole slew of memes and more for use on social media.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

“Mercenary” –Thursday, February 19 at 10 p.m.(Season Premiere)

Ragnar and Lagertha’s fleets depart Kattegat once more for Wessex and this time they bring a group to colonize there. King Ecbert hosts the Norsemen and proposes a deal. Despite the misgivings of some of the other leaders, Ragnar leads his forces into battle once more, but this time as allies of Wessex.

EPISODE 301 NEW CLIP (Airs Feb. 19)

BATTLE WITH MERCIA

ABOUT HISTORY’S VIKINGS SEASON THREE

Season three of HISTORY’s hit scripted drama series VIKINGS returns on Thursday, February 19 at 10 p.m. ET. The new 10-episode season begins with Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) as King and follows the great responsibility that now rests on the shoulders of the former farmer.

With the promise of new land from the English, Ragnar leads his people to an uncertain fate on the shores of Wessex. King Ecbert (Linus Roache) has made many promises and it remains to be seen if he will keep them. But ever the restless wanderer, Ragnar is searching for something more … and he finds it in the mythical city of Paris. Rumored to be impenetrable to outside forces, Ragnar and his band of Norsemen must come together to break down its walls and cement the Vikings legend in history.

The gripping family saga of Ragnar, Rollo (Clive Standen), Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) and Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig) continues as alliances and loyal friendships are questioned, faith is catechized and relationships are strained. VIKINGS tells the extraordinary tales of the lives and epic adventures of these warriors and portrays life in the Dark Ages, a world ruled by raiders and explorers, through the eyes of Viking society.

New characters introduced this season include:

·Kalf (Ben Robson) – Lagertha’s young, handsome second in command. She is fond of him and trusts him to look after her affairs while she is away, but it is possible that Kalf is more ambitious and calculating than he appears.
·Harbard (Kevin Durand) – A wanderer who turns up unexpectedly in Kattagat when Ragnar and most of the men of the town are away raiding. Harbard will have a profound effect on Queen Aslaug, Siggy and Helga, all of whom have had the same dream, presaging his arrival.
·Emperor Charles of France (Lothaire Bluteau) – A complex, troubled and powerful man who views battling the Vikings as spiritual and earthly.
·Princess Gisla (Morgane Polanski) – The daughter of Emperor Charles and a beautiful, young woman of considerable courage and resolution.

Travis Fimmel continues to lead the stellar cast as the curious warrior Ragnar, along with Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, an Earl and fierce shield maiden; Clive Standen as Rollo, Ragnar’s impulsive brother; Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn, the intelligent and bold warrior son of Ragnar; George Blagden as Athelstan, a former monk befriended by Ragnar; Jessalyn Gilsig as Siggy, beautiful wife of the late Earl Haraldson; Linus Roache as Ecbert, King of Wessex, a man of strength, knowledge and undisguised ambition; Gustaf Skarsgard as Floki, a genius ship builder and loyal yet sometimes dangerous friend of Ragnar’s; and Alyssa Sutherland as Queen Aslaug, Ragnar’s wife.