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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

This moment right here is what drove Kattegat apart

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

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

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