10 Most Pointless Vikings Characters
7. Magnus
Potentially another of Ragnar's sons, although it is highly disputed, Magnus wanted to be exactly like his supposed half-brothers.
During one of Ragnar's raids in England, he came across the exceedingly lustful Kwenthrith. As Ragnar and his followers were fighting to reseat her on her throne in Mercia, she showed that gratitude by urinating on one of Ragnar's recent wounds.
At some point after this, Kwenthrith gave birth to Magnus, although she had numerous sexual partners at the time. Despite the uncertainty, Magnus believed himself to be a son of Ragnar and wanted nothing more than to go raiding with his family.
While Ragnar denied the boy's heritage to his face, Magnus still grew up to admire the Viking way of life. That is, until he is abruptly killed off when Bjorn and Harald attempt to retake Kattegat from Ivar.
Magnus could have offered much more in the grand scheme of things but, in the end, ended up another shaggy dog story.