After being driven from Kattegat in the Vikings midseason finale, Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig), Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick), and Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith) are ready to fight back against Ivar the Boneless (Alex Andersen). As they do every year, the cast and creator of Vikings marched into San Diego Comic-Con armed with a special treat for fans attending their panel: A trailer.In the two-and-a-half minute clip, which you can see above, Kattegat is a very different place than it was when fans last saw it. Under Ivar`s rule, nobody looks particularly happy. But with a leader as ruthless as Ivar, can you blame them?Least happy of all is the one brother that didn`t turn his back in Ivar, Hvitserk (Marco Ilso). In the trailer, he makes it clear he doesn`t trust his brother and, by the end of the clip, has switched allegiances to fight at Bjorn`s side. What this means for the impending war remains to be seen, especially with the return of Rollo (Clive Standen), who admits he missed the small town that`s now become a thriving kingdom.`I think it`s fair to say every time [creator] Michael [Hirst] writes for Rollo, he`s not going to do whatever you think he`s going to do,` Standen said during the panel, when asked about Rollo`s motives in returning. `He`s now a ruler of his own country in Normandy and he has his own people to think of and to put first.` However, Standen played coy when it comes to saying whether he`s truly sided with Rollo.Don`t go expecting the return of the berserker, though. According to Standen, this Rollo isn`t the same man from earlier seasons. `He`s older now. Your body doesn`t quite work as you want it to work,` he teased. `He`s at that age where you start thinking about death and your own mortality and where you go afterward.` However, the actor does say there`s some unfinished family business for him to tackle.One thing is clear, when it comes to most of the cast: Their allegiances set them at odds with Ivar, even if there is a lot of family drama ...
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