The Reason Travis Fimmel Left Vikings After Season 4

Travis Fimmel’s Ragnar Lothbrok was one of the reasons the historical drama Vikings became such a success. Fimmel brought the legendary Viking hero and warrior to life and added humor, ferociousness, and passion to create one of the show's most popular characters.

Fimmel embodied the fearless warrior for four seasons, taking him from humble beginnings as a farmer to being a conquering warrior king. All good things come to an end however, and after four seasons, Fimmel decided to leave Vikings.

He was missed, but could the hit series have prolonged Fimmel’s stay? Here’s the real reason Travis Fimmel left Vikings after four seasons.

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[Looper]

Who is your favorite character on Vikings?

[FirstWorldProblemz]

He left because his character died. That’s it

[Sunstar]

Killing Ragnar in the first season would have killed the show. Travis as Ragnar did a fantastic job showing a Viking was not just a warmongering Barbarian but intelligent and tactical.

[NinjaKuma]

After Ragnar died my emotional investment in the show began to die also

[jono]

I actually felt a genuine love for the character and was heart broken when he died which for me is down to the talent of the actor, thanks Travis!

[justin]

Me : Just starting to watch vikings and am hooked on the show

YouTube : Reasons why Travis Fimmel left after season 4

[Hunter]

Is it because his character you’re welcome, don’t watch this

[musicaddicteddu]

Who else lost any interest in the show after Ragnar's death ?

[dandaniels]

Travis grew up a few minutes from me in country Australia and I couldn't be more proud of him ✊🏼🪓

[ixlxrd]

Unrelated opinion: I honestly liked Ragnar far more than any character in Game of Thrones. And this is coming from someone who honestly didn't like the Starks.

[Marsalien]

Killing off Ragnar means killing off the entire series. He's literally the face of the show.

[julioangelico]

Truth is the show ended when they killed off his character..

[margomaguire]

If they had killed him off in season 1 it would have ended the show right there and then.

[ElonMusksIntern]

Tywin: any man who must say i am the king, is no true king.

*RAGNAR IS

[JaimieJo]

Travis Fimmel has shown the world that he is a superb actor, not just a handsome face! He made Vikings and I wish they didn't do so many time jumps, so we could have seen more of his incredible portrayal of Ragnar! A very talented man indeed! I wish him success in everything he does!

[mohammadmakki]

Ragnor and the show's quality dropped significantly after his death!

[MmdS]

For me the show ended when Ragnar died. It’s not like GoT where many characters are considered to be leader of the show; any main character dies there’s an alternative who keeps the story up and everything goes on. IMHO Ragnar made Vikings and without him I couldn’t stand the next season after his death.

[patrickhawkinson]

Even after he died, I was holding out hope that he somehow survived and Ecgberht secretly pulled him out of the snake pit after they all went home.

[nitogame]

The Vikings TV series died with Ragnar.

[audacyspectrum]

Travis will always be Ragnar! No matter what role he plays in the future, people will always remember him as such! ...and will never be forgotten for it!