King Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) going to die in "Vikings" Season 4 and will be replaced by a young and hot successor. That possibility was teased by none other than its own creator, Michael Hirst.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, back in August, executive producer Michael Hirst has touted that King Ragnar Lodbrok may die in the fourth season noting that it is not going to be due to sickness and pointing that Ragnar was severely injured in a Paris siege.
In the interview, when he was asked about how the audience would take Ragnar's death he said, "It will be devastating for audiences to witness the death of a great character and the end of a magnificent role. Travis has been absolutely charismatic and magnificent. But by that stage, his sons will be young, hot guys and hopefully the audience will already be engaged with them and want to follow them. They'll be different; each son has a different destiny and they'll be different sort of characters. But they'll be very powerful figures in their own rights. Instead of following one charismatic leader, hopefully we're going to have four young charismatic leads to follow."
Aside from teasing the possibility of Ragnar's death, Vikings' creator also mentioned that his successor will most likely be his son Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig). But with respect to Ragnar's death, some fans are speculating that the Ragnar's death might have something to do with Aslaug and Ragnar's conflict, not to mention that there is a speculation that Ragnar will possibly develop a love interest for the Chinese slave Yidu (Dianne Doan). According to IBT, Dianne Doan has teased that producer Michael Hirst has written some incredible scenes for her character Yidu.
"Vikings" Season 4 is confirmed to air in History Channel sometime in 2016. The creators of the show have yet to announce a specific date.
