<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Vikings episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The fifth season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on November 29, 2017 on History in Canada . The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and later those of his sons . The first season of the series begins at the start of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793 . </P> <P> The fifth season consists of a double order of twenty episodes, split into two parts of ten episodes; the second half will premiere in 2018 . The premise of the fifth season differs from the previous four after the departure of Travis Fimmel as Ragnar, and it now follows the adventures of his sons . Jonathan Rhys Meyers is introduced as a major character, after his initial appearance in the fourth season's finale . </P>

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