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There is going to be a war.

A war against Nakata, who killed my mother in order to be queen.

And, of course, a war between brothers.

You have a choice.

Fight alongside me, or I will kill you.

Now I can die.

Vikings. Epic two -hour premiere tonight at 9 on History.

Welcome to the set of Vikings in Ireland's ancient east.

E .T.

Canada is taking you behind the scenes of the fifth season of the History

Channel hit.

Prepare yourself.

It's going to be big.

It's going to be huge.

All hail Lagertha. Catherine Winnick rules as the new queen of Kattegat. It's

lot of fun just to kick ass and take charge.

It's an all -out war as Ragnar's sons rise and ring.

I can never forgive Lakitu for murdering our mother.

Plus, Jonathan Rhys -Myers tells me what we can expect from his mysterious new

character. He's the loaded gun in every room.

The Lord will find ways to console you.

I'm rating the set for season five secret.

We tried something completely different in season five.

I don't know if I can give that away. Of course I'm going to kill her!

You can try.

Get ready for action.

I'm Erin Sebula, and this is Vikings, A New World with ET Canada.

For four incredible seasons, Vikings has reigned as the biggest, boldest, and

bloodiest show on TV.

And tonight, we are looking ahead to what you can expect for season five. And

trust me, it is going to get even crazier. But first, let's get you caught

Season four saw Vikings say goodbye to some beloved characters, but none were

more shocking than losing the renegade king of Kattegat, Ragnar Lothbrok.

Ragnar Lothbrok is something special.

The second half of season four, some of Travis's best work.

Who wants to be king?

You really felt for Ragnar, and the show has lost its greatest character, I

would say.

But the story that came from that is just incredible.

Bjorn has huge shoes to fill. I had some big shoes to fill as well.

Ragnar's sons put aside their differences, banding together to form

Heathen Army, toppling the Northumbrian Army and exacting revenge for their

father's brutal demise.

But all was not forgotten as the brothers celebrated their invasion of

and falsely claimed land.

In a bout of fratricide, the Great Heathen Army saw the beginning of Ivor's

dark side.

The divide is pretty extreme between the brothers, obviously, with the death of

their mother.

But Bjorn's loyalty to them has always been on the condition that they share

same vision as Ragnar did.

I imagine Ivar is not digging it.

No, gosh, no, not at all.

Everyone will always underestimate you. I think he's motivated like never

before. You must make him pay for it. He also doesn't think that anybody can

stand in his way.

Be restless.

And back in Kattegat, Lagertha had her hand full, fending off King Harald, who

got his eye on ruling all of Norway.

Lagertha, yes, the numberless queen of Kattegat.

She's not a young bird anymore.

Few things, bigger things, darker things are in the horizon.

She's not over yet.

When we return to the Vikings' world in season five... Finally, Lagertha is

queen, owning the throne here in the Great Hall and ruling all of Kattegat.

it hasn't been an easy journey for our fierce shield maiden. And when I sat

with Catherine Winnick, I learned very quickly that this queen is as badass off

camera as she is on.

All hail the queen.

It's about time.

Are you ready to sacrifice your life to appease and honor the gold?

She really, truly feels that she's the rightful ruler of Kattegat. It's her

home. She grew up there as a farmer and shield maiden, young mother and an earl.

Now, seeing how Kattegat has evolved and now it's one of the biggest trading

stations in Norway.

She has some responsibilities. She does. She does.

And not just responsibilities, but enemies.

I can never forgive Lakita for murdering our mother.

I'm glad I'm going to get her.

She's... had enough bloodshed in her life. She's seen too many battles and

doesn't necessarily want to rule with revenge.

You can try.

It's a lot of fun just to kick ass. Hell yeah.

Take charge.

I'm happy to hear it, but I'm also a little bit sad because, I mean, Oslog

in the back.

You know, Beyonce.

There will be a body count. There will be some massive killings. Okay.

Nobody's going to be disappointed.

Perfect.

We're, of course, pleased to see that the story continues with or without

Ragnar. But how will Lagertha move on now that he's gone?

I know.

Ragnar with the gods at his door.

Because he really was and is the love of her life. Am I right? He is.

You've seen season four where she's now, she had Astrid as...

her companion lover, but we have a very exciting new cast in season five.

Jonathan Rhys -Myers plays Bishop Heckman.

And Bishop's date?

See, that's actually part of the thing.

Not necessarily.

Hasn't found an intellectual match in a very long time, probably since Ragnar,

and I think the relationship with Bishop Heckman, who Jonathan plays, is

definitely one that challenges her mentally and stimulates her mind.

Isn't this set incredible?

I'm standing within the walls of York, a town that was just recently sacked by

the Vikings.

Now, this is the fourth time ET Canada has had the pleasure of traveling to

Ireland's ancient east.

But for me, it's a first. Yes, I am a Vikings virgin on a quest to rule the

But first, I need to armor up and get into a shield maiden state of mind.

Zuleika, who has been doing hair on this show since day one, is going to give me

my shield maiden name, right? I'm going to try. All right, let's do this. I

usually like to go for a bit of height on the top and then detail on the

long at the back.

They're all going into battle, so they all have to look angry, fierce.

I'm feeling more fierce by the second.

Ah, I'm ready. Okay.

Next up, makeup.

I'm going to demodernize your makeup.

Okay. The first thing I'm going to do is I'm going to break down the skin.

I need to not make it look so flawless.

Oh, thank you.

Lots of eyeliner, rough -looking skin, a woman that can handle herself. I'm not

as perfect as you.

Okay. She's going to be missing a few teeth as well. No, I like my teeth.

a scar.

Whose eyes do you love doing?

Travis's.

Really? Normally what I do is I start on the neck, like this.

Work my way up into the ears.

Okay, like you haven't had a bath in a while.

It's kind of cold.

This is it.

I'm almost a shield maiden.

Okay, so now that I look the part, it's time to get to work.

In Season 5, Ragnar's sons rise to power and assemble one of the greatest armies

the world has ever seen. So who's better than this band of barbaric brothers to

show me how to fight like a true Viking savage?

As you can see, I'm in full shield maiden garb here, which means I can look

part, but oh, you like that?

I'm going to be able to hold my own on the battlefield, so show me. What am I

going to learn here today? All right, you're going to learn a fight sequence.

that we've done on the battlefield.

Okay.

Ready?

Okay, that was not slow.

That was not slow.

Oh, yeah. Remember, your t -shirt is beautiful, though. That was really cool.

You guys actually know what you're doing.

Well, you know, Margo has been fighting quite a bit. Yeah. And he's brilliant at

it. It's about, pow.

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

And then I'm going to go straight away from my tricep. A slash.

Slash. And I go for that one.

You go for here.

I block that.

I go for that one.

This is hard.

Thank you, guys,

so much. That was incredibly difficult, but incredibly fun. I think there's one

more thing we should do.

What's that?

Coming up.

Ready, set, race.

My big debut as a Vikings extra.

Off you go. Go play.

He's going to die.

Then the cast is filling season five secrets. Plus, we have an exclusive

you won't see anywhere else.

Welcome back to Vikings A New World with ET Canada. As you can see, I am finally

battle ready. But before the director calls action, Clive Standen is going to

get me ready for my close -up.

I've never done anything like this, so please talk me through it. How do I do

this and make it look real and authentic and I don't want to get kicked off set.

It's about looking after the man to the lefty or the woman to the lefty or the

right of you. So if everyone's got each other's backs, then that's a war band to

be reckoned with. So a nice little Viking holler would be Raslaga.

Raslaga!

Raslaga.

Slightly offensive to the other battle, but it's pretty much being to kill them

all. Kill them all.

You can't do it like that. You've got to go... I'm going to let you do it on

your own, OK?

Three, two, one.

I'd be terrified.

You ready? Ready. This is your big moment.

You're going to be fine for either the moment.

OK. I'm going to give you a shield first off. All right. You're going to be a

shield, mate.

Ready? And then we've got to disguise this blue, the beautiful blue.

One last thing.

Rollo's giving you his axe, okay?

A war band lives and dies together.

I will do you proud.

Off you go. Go play.

He's going to die.

I did it. Good job. You're still alive. You're still in one piece. I know,

right? So you're not going to Valhalla right just yet.

Hopefully one day. Thank you so much, Clive. I feel like a Viking.

Okay, one last time.

Coming up, sex, faith, and fighting. Jonathan Rhys -Myers is bringing the

to Vikings.

He fights fiercely if he loves fiercely. The star tells us how he ended up on

the History Channel hit and what we can expect from his holy hot character.

He's the loaded gun in every room.

Welcome back to Vikings A New World with ET Canada.

Now, last season proved once and for all that nobody is safe, killing off Helga,

Oslog, Fygert, King Ekbert, and even Ragnar himself.

It truly is a whole new world, which means we are going to see so many new

in Season 5, including Jonathan Rhys -Myers as a warrior bishop at odds with

seafaring Scandinavian.

Were you a fan of the Viking series? I didn't watch it. I don't watch it. Not

episode. I cannot know what's happening in the Viking world that I wouldn't have

known as Hekman.

We must clean and restore this place that's spoiled by those heathen

I have to discover the Viking world within the series.

So I made an informed choice not to watch the series.

Why do you take on this role?

Because of the duality to him.

He's a bishop and a warrior.

He's a warrior before he's a bishop.

He's the loaded gun in every room, and that's always fun to play. He's

unpredictable, very fierce in battle. I do a lot of my battle stuff on horseback

because I ride a lot.

Does he love more fiercely than he fights?

One informs the other. He fights fiercely if he loves fiercely.

He started off fighting for Christ, and then he met someone in the Viking world,

and he started fighting for her.

Bishops you don't assume will have love interests.

in a theory.

He's obviously one that doesn't follow the rules.

Just following the rules and then there's your heart.

You know, how can you go against your heart?

That's what makes him complicated. Otherwise, he's just a bishop. And we

what a bishop does.

Let God's holy church arm itself against these worshippers of the devil.

Let's talk about his enemies.

Is there one particular enemy that the bishop will enjoy taking down?

Yes.

Himself.

More. I have sinned in thought and in deed.

Please forgive me. It's the two wolves.

That's what makes Heckman good.

Two wolves, which one is he feeding at any given time?

Do you ever let go of the sword you are holding right now? Never in a scene.

Never in a scene. No.

I never let it go. No. Ever. No. You want to see it? I do want to see it. Of

course I do.

It's incredible.

These three names here.

Last bar.

Melchior and Balthazar.

This is the three kings.

So this sword is actually called the three kings.

Wow, I cannot wait to see that bishop in action.

Now, with four seasons under their belts, the cast of Vikings have become

close. So close, they're practically family. And like any good family, they

secrets. Well, they had secrets until I put them in the hot seat for our cast

confessions. This has to be like... First person that comes to mind. All

Okay. All right. Don't worry about hurting anybody's feelings here,

Okay. You ready? Who is most likely to show up to work?

Before we hang over.

I would say Alexander.

You should be me or Travis for sure. All of us. I have a feeling it's you young

boys. You brothers. You band of brothers.

All of us. All of us.

Quite a lot of us.

Are you including yourself in that? Of course.

Who has the worst beard?

The worst. The worst. I do. For sure.

Oh, Alexander Ludwig. When I first met him, he had nothing.

Not bad.

It's the best I can do after four years.

Who will we find tindering between takes?

Well, I'm sorry. Oh, I didn't hear the question.

Everyone on this set.

I think that would be Margo.

Alexander.

Me.

Before I had a girlfriend, I probably was doing that.

He had a little song that we used to play for him. He'd come on set, and

time he was on his phone, he was going... Tinder.

You've been Tinder -struck. That would be... You?

That would be me.

That would be me.

Young Alexander.

I guess, yeah, I've heard the bonus for sure.

Here we go. He's going to kill me. It's not Vikings. It's called Swipe Rise.

Who has the sexiest Viking growl? Say Clive. Rolo.

Clive. Clive. When he screams, shield wall, it's intense.

Who gets the most excited to film a love scene?

Can I say I do? Yes, you can.

I'd say probably the younger dudes as well.

I guess it would be me.

Especially coming up in season five.

Ida and Jordan.

Especially when you're doing it together.

I would.

I would have liked to have been here for season one. I think that would have

been more of a bacchanal, to be honest with you. You know what I mean? I just

get nervous.

I can never perform.

Welcome back to Vikings, a new world with ET Canada.

By now, you probably have a pretty good sense of what to expect when Vikings

invades our lives yet again.

But after spending all this time on set with a bunch of Norsemen, I could not

walk away empty -handed. So I told the cast that I am not leaving Ireland

without major Season 5 insight.

And they delivered.

Bjorn never had aspirations to be king. He's had aspirations to explore and

conquer new worlds and set up new settlements.

Tell me about the excitement of visiting places like Morocco.

Fighting in 45 degrees is no joke.

It's crippling.

Vikings on Camelot in the sunshine, you know, in a totally different world than

you'd expect. It's pretty incredible.

And it's a good thing Bjorn is setting sail because Ivor is finding his footing

as a leader, teasing trouble for the great heathen army.

There is going to be a war.

Ivor becomes consumed by the idea of power. Can we expect moments between

and Ivor? It feels like these two are going to come head to head. They

absolutely will. A civil war can only bring tragedy.

If we would have had two or three more episodes together, we would have killed

each other.

Ivor being the youngest, trying to compensate every single day for Steve.

And Bjorn being naturally the two -wear, Bjorn has a little bit of trouble

accepting the fact that Ivar is brilliant and he can bring something

to the table.

The distance between them just keeps expanding.

There's going to be a lot more struggle within the actual group.

Uwe goes towards his family and all, like, settling down, all the things that

Ragnar wanted to do. Ivar is completely sick and fainting and being an absolute

idiot.

Everyone is with me.

It is because of the fact that I was so ruthless and really doesn't give a

damn about them.

I truly want to be your equal, but in order for me to do so, I have to do

than you.

How much of this motivation is going to push him toward taking out Lagertha? Oh,

everything. That is main goal.

I will support you against Ivan.

There is a big scene that's coming up that the scare confirms that there might

be some havoc going on with one of the sons.

You have only seen the beginning of the end.

The consequences of Ragnar's death are not yet played out.

Catherine and I are talking about it a little bit. She won't really admit that

it's going to happen. If it happens.

It's going to be huge, and I know that Catherine demands that, and I would

demand that as well.

But while the Vikings are divided, the English are taking advantage, with King

Athelred leaving the swamps to reclaim Wessex with their secret weapon, Bishop

Heschmund. He's going to have to reclaim Wessex and fight for Wessex and fight

for his kingdom.

But then Rhys Meyers comes into the fray, and he presents a bit of a threat,

because the bishop is a leader in his own right. We have a plan of attack.

We do.

With your permission.

We should wait. He's proud to see that one of his own countrymen is on board.

But I think there may be an air of passive aggression there.

But as the battles go on and the decisions that have been made, I think

an air of respect there as well.

The wait is almost over for season five of Vikings, of course.

The fate of our warriors is all in the hands of the gods. But I can tell you

that I met with this seer, and he promised me that season five is going to

the best one yet. In the meantime, right now, I have an exclusive preview that

you will not see anywhere else. Thank you so much for watching. I'm Erin

Goodbye from beautiful Ireland.

I plan to return to the Mediterranean.

Without death.

Will you return first to Gatigat?

I have no intention of doing that.

My fate is too urgent.

Then I will go there.

And I will tell Lagesa about the avenging of your father's death.

And the defeat of the Saxons.

And the great gift of land to our people.

You tell my mother.

And Toby and the children, I think of them.

And I will return.

If the gods will it.

Let's go.

I couldn't tell you even how to get on Tinder. Me neither.

Who is most likely? Liar!

Are you kidding me?

Liar!

I'd be terrified. After you've done your work, then we...

We're so close. You got to get the stare down. Oh, the stare down. Like, I am

going to kill you. I'm scared. With just your look. I'm scared right now. Okay.

Ah! Ha ha ha!

Oh! Ha ha ha! Yes!

Yes! I love that! You got it!