As Vikings largely takes place throughout the 8th and 9th Centuries, Athelstan’s torture would have taken place hundreds of years after the last official crucifixion.

In the popular series Vikings, the main character, Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), abducts a former monk named Athelstan (George Blagden) in season 1 of the show. It changes everything for them ...

A major point about Athelstan is that he was uniquely spiritual in that he saw truth in both the Viking gods and the Christian God. Athelstan was killed in season 3 at the hands of Floki (Gustaf ...

Athelstan, one of the characters I found most interesting in the three seasons of Vikings, once again accepted Jesus as his lord and savior---something that only Ragnar could accept.

The History drama knocked off another fan-favorite on Thursday. By Amber Dowling History Vikings - H 2015 When series creator Michael Hirst first conceptualized Athelstan (George Blagden), he was ...

VIKINGS season 6 midseason finale airs next week on History and Amazon Prime. In the penultimate episode, viewers were introduced to a man named Othere who revealed he was once named Athelstan ...

Many things took place in Vikings Season 2 Episode 4 – but, let's be honest, Athelstan's crucifixion was definitely the biggest surprise of the night. We knew Ragnar and King Ecbert would meet ...

[WARNING: The following contains major spoilers from Thursday's episode of Vikings. Read at your own risk.] Vikings is no stranger to violence, but what happened to Athelstan this week ...

In 927, Athelstan became the first king to rule over all of England — and it hadn't been an easy journey. Though he was the son of Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons, he was born not to ...