Vikings: Valhalla - Season 1eps8 -

Realizing he is hopelessly outnumbered by Forkbeard’s approaching ships, Olaf and his remaining men flee, leaving the city in ruins.

The season 1 finale of Vikings: Valhalla , titled "The End of the Beginning," brings several major storylines to a bloody conclusion as the city of Kattegat falls and the political landscape of England shifts. The Fall of Kattegat

Shattered by Liv’s death, Leif unleashes a suppressed inner darkness, brutally murdering several men attempting to assault women in the city. The season ends with a bloody, shirtless Leif roaring in grief and rage as one of Forkbeard's young grandsons discovers him. Vikings: Valhalla - Season 1Eps8

While Ælfgifu is away securing an alliance with Mercia, Forkbeard locates her hidden fleet. When she returns to London, she finds Emma back on the throne and her own leverage gone. The Ending & "Dark Leif"

is mortally wounded by a volley of arrows during the defense of the city. The season ends with a bloody, shirtless Leif

meets his end in a one-on-one duel with Freydís Eiríksdóttir , who manages to behead him. Political Maneuvering in England

The episode concludes with the sudden arrival of fleet at Kattegat. The Ending & "Dark Leif" is mortally wounded

King Forkbeard and Queen Emma, aided by the ever-ambitious Godwin, fake Emma’s banishment to Normandy to distract Queen Ælfgifu.