Flaming arrows are clearly a recurring motif, as Alexander Ludwig’s Bjorn is surrounded by the flurry of them in his teaser trailer:

More fire and a fair bit of smoke can also be found in this next teaser, which sees Alex Høgh Andersen’s Ivar dragging himself across a bloody battlefield:

And finally, there is something a bit different. This last teaser trailer features the infamous crow, bringing news of death once again, in the middle of another grim battlefield:

Looking at all of these promotional materials, one thing is for sure: there will be no shortage of blood and death across the 20 episodes of Vikings season 5. However, it's hard to predict which character will win outfollowing Ragnar's passing, and claim the word as their own. It should be a fun ride to find out.

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Vikings returns with a two-hour season premiere on Wednesday, November 29 at 9PM ET/PT.