‘Vikings’ Season 3 News, Spoilers: Athelstan’s Death Affects Ragnar’s Thinking, the Battle in Paris Commences

Fans of the hit historical TV drama series saw the brave Norsemen readying themselves in last episode titled “Paris.”

In this week’s showing titled “To The Gates!” the Viking warriors became even more bolder and fiercer (as what the series of promo pictures released by History Channel suggests) as they approach the fabled “impenetrable walls” of Paris.

The other party, meanwhile, take on their parts to protect themselves against the impending invasion of the people from the North. Although followers of the series are rooting for King Ragnar’s victory, it remains to be seen whether or not the episode will end with the Vikings’ flag hoist upon the enemy’s walls.

A synopsis provided by the network warns that an equally strong force will pound Ragnar’s men but this will make them even more “determined to make it through the gates and of Paris and will stop nothing to succeed.”

However, the issue won’t only be about the sacking on the City of Lights. Ragnar’s dismay over the loss of his Anglo-Saxon monk friend will follow him into the battlefield.

“It’s going to have a huge impact psychologically and in other ways. We don’t necessarily see that immediately, but certainly when he gets to France. He becomes a slightly different, slightly darker man,” series creator Michael Hirst told Zap2It. “In the immediate aftermath, he’s going to mourn his friend and consequently be a lonely figure. It’s a desolate thing to happen to him.”