Over time, Athelstan becomes assimilated into his new surroundings, adopting the Viking culture and way of life as his own. However, he’s torn between his old world and religion with his new one ...

Read at your own risk.] Vikings is no stranger to violence, but what happened to Athelstan this week was almost too painful to watch. The former monk-turned-Viking warrior was captured by the ...

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. Floki ...

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 ...

However, an interesting revelation has been made about Viking’s Athelstan (played George Blagden) - this time it’s surrounding his name. Athelstan was introduced to fans in season one as a ...

By Amber Dowling History Vikings - H 2015 When series creator Michael Hirst first conceptualized Athelstan (George Blagden), he was a device to bring Western audiences into a pagan world.

Athelstan finds himself captured back in England when he returned to raid with the Vikings. He is spared by King Ecbert (Linus Roache), who also forms a bond with Athelstan and frees him from ...

He actually turns them down (because Jesus would ... third member of Vikings’ central trio is George Blagden, the show’s original link to Internet fandom. Before playing Athelstan, Blagden ...

“Our Lord Jesus never advocated such barbarism ... says the live man, killing himself. Athelstan’s entire life since Vikings began has been defined by confusion. He was a man of God ...

Athelstan (George Blagden) was killed by Floki in season three of Vikings. He too was a young Anglo-Saxon, Christian monk, as Othere describes his former self to be. READ MORE Vikings season 6 ...

Despite this, his legacy as a unifier and reformer has endured, with modern depictions in shows like Vikings and The Last ...