Vikings took a Ragnar joke too far with fans (Picture: History)

Whoever is in charge of the Vikings social media played a cruel joke on fans by teasing the return of their beloved Ragnar Lothbrok.

Played by Travis Fimmel, the king of Kattegat was killed off the History epic back in season four, perishing in a pit of snakes at the hands of the barbaric King Aelle (Ivan Kaye) and loyal boffins of the series have been pining for his return never since.

Alas, we’re steering into the final chapter of Vikings and there hasn’t been a flashback in sight – which makes Vikings’ latest Instagram post even crueler as they trolled followers with the return of an elderly Ragnar using the Old Age Face App everyone under the sun is bleating on about.



‘Skol Vikings,’ they wrote. ‘We decided to bring back Ragnar!’


Sadly, those duped by the photo weren’t having it.

‘Don’t do this, don’t give us hope,’ cried one fan, which was followed by a broken heart and ‘fake hope’.

A third moaned: ‘Don’t even play with our emotions like that!’ while one particularly unimpressed critic simply snapped: ‘Delete this.’

Despite Travis stressing time and time again he would never return to Vikings – even for a flashback or dream sequence – lately fans have been convinced he may pop up one last time for the final chapter, particularly as Queen Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) is almost certain to pop her clogs by the time the series is out.

In a Facebook fan group, users were quick to point out a potential Easter egg in one of the poster’s for season five, which shows Ivar The Boneless (Alex Høgh Andersen) being crowned by a mysterious figure in chains which look suspiciously like the shackles worn by Ragnar when he was slaughtered in the well full of serpents.

Perhaps more clues will be revealed when the first trailer for Vikings season 6 drops this weekend at the San Diego Comic-Con where panelists Katheryn Winnick and Alexander Ludwig will likely address the show’s snub from the 2019 Emmy nominations too.

Vikings returns to History Channel and Amazon Prime later this year.

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