Vikings: 10 Times Friends Became Enemies

Vikings features some intense friendships between various characters, but these bonds can break and turn friends into enemies.

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There are many other shows similar to Vikings, but what is unique to the show is the variety of intricately-linked relationships between the characters. From Ragnar and Lagertha to their children, there is always some kind of friendship to look out for in this show.

Nevertheless, many friends have often become enemies, brothers have gone after one another, and lovers became foes. If you are a fan of the show and would like to remember some of these, here are 10 Times Friends Became Enemies On Vikings.

10 Bjorn & Ragnar

You will notice a pattern here because most friendships that have fallen apart were mostly between relatives. Ragnar and his son Bjorn have mostly been on good terms throughout the show, but there were some periods when they had parted ways.

But the two most notable times were probably when Bjorn and Lagertha left Ragnar after he brought Aslaug to Kattegat and when Ragnar chose to take Ivar with him to England instead of Bjorn. Nevertheless, the bond between Ragnar and Bjorn has always been very strong.

9 Ivar & Sigurd

If someone had to name the most shocking moment from the show, it would probably be that time when Ivar killed his own brother Sigurd by throwing his ax at him. After all, what could possibly be more unexpected?

This was one of the many instances that would show how insane Ivar had become. All Sigurd wanted was to live a peaceful life rather than become a fighter, so Ivar decided to simply kill him in front of everyone for such “disobedience”.

8 Ubbe & Lagertha

Ubbe has always been the friendliest of all the brothers. He was the one who treated slaves well when everyone else didn’t. Likewise, Ubbe never had any bad feelings towards Lagertha even though she was kind of a foe for Ubbe’s mother Aslaug.

Consequently, the only time when Ubbe and Lagertha had fallen out with each other was when Lagertha killed Aslaug. Ubbe got so angry that he even attempted to kill Lagertha, but she forgave him after the attempt failed. After that, they continued being close friends and allies.

7 Lagertha & Astrid

This is one of the few friendships on this list that didn’t have two people related by blood. Lagertha and Astrid have a story of lovers turned foes (and all because of power). It’s even a little sad how Lagertha keeps meeting people she falls in love with that ultimately turn their backs on her.

Astrid loved Lagertha till the end, but she did get together with Bjorn behind Lagertha’s back at some point. In addition to that, she agreed to marry Harald when she was kidnapped by him and never even attempted to kill him when she had the chance.

6 Ubbe & Ivar

Just like with most of his brothers, Ivar had a pretty unstable relationship with Ubbe. If you think about it, they are complete opposites when it comes to personalities. This is exactly why Ubbe didn’t want to follow Ivar into war.

As kids and then as teenagers, they were actually quite close. But as they grew up, their worldviews parted ways and they became enemies (even though Ubbe still didn’t want to kill Ivar for a very long time and cared for him even after Ivar did many terrible things).

5 Lagertha & Ragnar

When talking about the show, you could say that Lagertha and Ragnar are the two main characters and the whole story is purely about them. Even when they become somewhat secondary characters, their children and other relatives become the central figures of the series.

This is exactly why their on-and-off relationship is so heartbreaking to watch. The first time Lagertha left Ragnar was when he brought pregnant Aslaug to Kattegat. The last time was when Ragnar sailed for England after Lagertha declined his offer to sail with him. She got her revenge by taking over Kattegat but then heard the news of Ragnar’s death.

4 Hvitserk & Ivar

Another unstable relationship between the two brothers is the one between Ivar and Hvitserk. Hvitserk is the character who is constantly looking for his place in the world, so he can’t completely decide which side he is on. First, he joins Ivar, but then everything changes.

After Hvitserk realizes what a monster Ivar really is, he betrays his brother and joins Bjorn, Ubbe, and Lagertha to fight against Ivar. Even after Ivar is defeated, Hvitserk still experiences bad things because of him such as depression because Ivar killed Hvitserk’s lover and drunk hallucinations where Ivar supposedly wants to kill Hvitserk for betraying him.

3 Ecbert & Ragnar

One of the most interesting dynamics in the show was the one between Ragnar and Ecbert. Both of these characters are dead by this point, but if you rewatch earlier seasons, you will realize that their friendship is absolutely beautiful and very engaging to watch.

Nevertheless, this didn’t stop King Ecbert from turning his back on Ragnar. The Viking settlement in England was destroyed by Aethelwulf, Ecbert’s son and heir. Even though he then apologizes to Ragnar for it, Ecbert still gets revenge from Ragnar who claims to be his friend while instructing Ivar to get revenge for Ragnar’s death by attacking Ecbert, not Aelle.

2 Ivar & Bjorn

Ivar and Bjorn had a relationship similar to the one Ragnar and Rollo had. But while Ragnar and Rollo had a rivalry partly because Rollo felt inferior to Ragnar, Ivar and Bjorn lived together to have any particularly warm feelings for each other.

Nevertheless, they did start out fairly well. Ragnar loved them both a lot and the two wanted to get revenge on their father. Yet, this feeling of love for their dad was not enough for them to bond over, so they ultimately parted ways and even became enemies.

1 Ragnar & Rollo

Every fan will agree that the relationship between Ragnar and Rollo was the one that drove the plot at the start of the series and influenced the decisions the two made. Their brotherly friendship had its ups and downs, but it definitely didn’t end on a good note.

Ragnar was the younger yet the more successful one of the two, but both of them had their own strengths. Later, Rollo did achieve greatness and found happiness even though it meant turning his back on his brother and his people while finding true love and a new homeland.

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