Vikings: 12 Most Brutal Moments So Far
8. Heahmund Kills Bishop Cuthred
Bishop Heahmund is an interesting character. When we first meet him, he is a sworn enemy of the Vikings, but eventually fights with them to defend Wessex. In this time, he and Lagertha develop a dangerous relationship and begin to sleep with each other in secret.
At some point, Bishop Cuthred discovers this and threatens Heahmund that he will tell the king. So Heahmund being who he is naturally decides to take matters into his own hands and eliminate Cuthred.
He enters the church where Cuthred is, Heahmund stabs and slices him a few times before overpowering him. In a gruesome scene we see Heahmund slowly pierce his knife into Cuthred's eye just before stabbing him in the chest and dealing the killing blow while his face is covered in Cuthred's blood.