The WORST episodes of Vikings: Valhalla

Every episode of Vikings: Valhalla ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Vikings: Valhalla!

Set 100 years after the events in the original series. It centers its story around the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror.

Last Updated: 1/9/2026Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

7.25

699 votes

#1 - Towers of Faith

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2023

Freydis finds a new home. Harald formulates a daring new plan to take back Norway, but Leif's not on board. A new threat appears in London.

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7.29

675 votes

#2 - Pieces of the Gods

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2023

While preparing for a journey to Constantinople, Harald assembles an unlikely crew, each with their own motives. Emma suspects Godwin of treachery.

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7.30

787 votes

#3 - The Web of Fate

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2023

Olaf lands in a terrible position after Forkbeard invades Kattegat. In hiding, Freydis and Harald must decide whether to fight for the throne or flee.

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7.31

651 votes

#4 - Birth and Rebirth

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/2023

Harald learns a devastating secret. The group encounters a dangerous stranger. Harekr reveals his true intentions for the future to Freydis in Jomsborg.

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7.33

692 votes

#5 - The Thaw

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/2023

The travelers make a deadly miscalculation on the way to Constantinople. Olaf sets off after Harald, and Emma's paranoia pushes her over the edge.

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7.41

548 votes

#6 - Lost

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/11/2024

As the Byzantine army returns to Constantinople, Leif agonizes over the Syracuse horror. Magnus sails to Jomsborg as Freydis' people begin to heal.

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7.45

520 votes

#7 - Return to Kattegat

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/11/2024

Harald sacrifices everything to protect his friends, Canute gathers his sons in Kattegat and Erik tries to convince Freydis to stay in Greenland.

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7.46

659 votes

#8 - Leap of Faith

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2023

Love blossoms on the ship as the crew makes a fateful decision, with Olaf hot on Harald's heels. Jormundr stands trial. Canute makes Godwin an offer.

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7.46

516 votes

#9 - The End of Jomsborg

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/2024

Leif meets an unusual nun on his way to Corfu, Freydis devises a plan for Magnus' imminent arrival and Harald's indiscretion worries his friends.

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7.50

1273 votes

#10 - The Greenlanders

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2022

Plotting to avenge a massacre in England, Viking armies converge in Kattegat — but siblings Leif and Freydis exact a different kind of retribution.

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7.54

556 votes

#11 - Honour and Dishonour

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2024

Harald fights the Emir for control of Syracuse. Something causes the Jomsborg townsfolk to fall ill. Magnus Olafsson unexpectedly arrives in Kattegat.

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7.55

590 votes

#12 - Seven Years Later

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2024

Harald and Leif help Romanos lay siege at Syracuse. Canute travels to Rome to meet with the Pope. A new arrival in Jomsborg catches Freydis' eye.

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7.55

535 votes

#13 - Greenland

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2024

Freydis reunites with her father, Erik the Red. Leif befriends mapmaker Calinicus, Canute returns to London and Harald gets caught in a bad situation.

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7.56

1058 votes

#14 - The Marshes

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2022

On a pilgrimage, Freydis and her party are savagely attacked. Harald and Leif seek a route through the marshes near London as Edmund is crowned king.

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7.57

982 votes

#15 - Choices

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2022

Olaf makes a pact with Kåre as Kattegat prepares for its defense. In Canute's absence, his father, Sweyn Forkbeard, shares England's throne with Edmund.

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7.57

994 votes

#16 - Miracle

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/2022

Schemes, betrayals and politics rule the day as a new monarch takes the throne of England. Leif is hailed as a hero but secretly questions his faith.

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7.57

666 votes

#17 - Pecheneg

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2023

Harald makes a risky move and falls into the hands of the Pechenegs. Olaf sets out to find Jombsborg and stumbles upon an unlikely source of help.

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7.58

1107 votes

#18 - Viking

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2022

To save the life of Freydis, Leif agrees to join Canute and Harald's siege of London. Queen Emma dispatches stepson Edmund to secure an ally's help.

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7.59

977 votes

#19 - The Last Daughter of Uppsala

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2022

Freydis returns to Kattegat and joins a sacred order. Canute solidifies his power in England. Kåre revisits the holy site of a childhood trauma.

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7.63

690 votes

#20 - The Reckoning

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2023

Leif says a painful goodbye. Harald's new love is not what she seems. A key battle comes to an end, but the war to rule over Norway is just beginning.

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7.65

550 votes

#21 - Destinies

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/2024

Emma prepares to defend the throne. Magnus and Harald vie to be King of Norway. Unbeknownst to each other, Leif and Freydis both return to Kattegat.

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7.69

528 votes

#22 - Hardrada

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/11/2024

Freydis confronts Erik over his schemes to make her stay, Canute declares a successor and Harald devises an escape plan.

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7.80

1003 votes

#23 - The Bridge

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2022

Leif proposes an audacious assault on London, one that Emma and Godwin fear their brash and headstrong boy-king, Edmund, will be too reckless to defeat.

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7.92

1005 votes

#24 - The End of the Beginning

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2022

Olaf and Kåre gather their forces to invade Kattegat. Palace intrigue over control of England's throne results in an unexpected turn of events.

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