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Vikings season six. part B is coming soon to  History US and  Amazon Prime Video. The historical drama was created by Michael Hirst, the mind behind Showtime’s The Tudors. Hirst’s daughter, Georgia Hirst stars in the series as the shieldmaiden Torvi.

Who is Torvi?

In Vikings, Torvi (played by Georgia Hirst) is a shield-maiden, who is married to Ragnar Lothbrok’s (Travis Fimmel) son, Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith).

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However, Torvi has been married three times before.

First, she was married to Jarl Borg (Thorbjørn Harr) who was killed at the hands of Ragnar.

Together, Torvi and Jarl had one son, Guthrum (Ben Roe) who was later killed by Hvitserk (Marco Ilsø).

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Torvi (Image: HISTORY/AMAZON PRIME)

Torvi is played by Georgia Hirst (Image: HISTORY)

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Following the death of Borg, Torvi married the abusive Erlendur (Edvin Endre), who she later killed by bow and arrow.

She killed him after he tried to assassinate her lover, Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig).

Torvi and Bjorn soon married and together, they had two children, one son Hali (Ryan Henson) and one daughter Asa (Elodie Curry).

By the fifth season, Torvi and Bjorn agreed to end their marriage with Torvi marrying Bjorn’s half brother Ubbe and Bjorn wedding Gunnhild (Ragga Ragnars).

Torvi is not based on a real Viking Queen (Image: HISTORY)

In season five Ubbe and Torvi became Christian at the request of King Alfred (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) , to secure a Viking alliance with the kingdom of Wessex.

Vikings season six see’s Torvi pregnant with her fourth child, the first with her new husband Ubbe.

In the new series, Torvi has suffered a huge personal loss.

Following the death of Lagertha, she travelled to Lagertha’s home to bring her children back to Kattegat.

There, Torvi learns from her daughter Asa that her son Hali was killed by Whitehair (Kieran O’Reilly), who had been attacking Lagertha’s (Katheryn Winnick) village.

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Her former mother-in-law and close friend, the famous shieldmaiden Lagertha, was murdered by Hvitserk days later.

Before Lagertha’s funeral, Torvi volunteered to die and accompany Lagertha on her way to Valhalla, which shocked viewers.

A Reddit user said: “Torvi was actually willing to kill her unborn baby and abandon her daughter.

“I know the scene was supposed to showcase Torvi’s loyalty to Lagertha…. but really.”

A second fan tweeted: “Okay wait this isn’t what I had in mind please not Torvi.”

A third fan commented: “My heart stopped beating when Torvi volunteered as tribute! #Vikings.”

Thankfully, the gods chose the shield maiden Gyda (Emma Willis) to sacrifice her life and Torvi remains alive, for now.

The absence of Lagertha leaves huge space for Torvi to step forward as Kattegat’s newest shieldmaiden.

Speaking in a recent interview, Hirst teased: “I kick so much a*** in this season, it’s crazy.

“There’s a lot of changing relationships, a lot of tears, a lot of killing, a lot of new faces.”

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Torvi's son Hali was killed by Whitehair (Image: HISTORY)

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Is Torvi based on a real Viking Queen?

Torvi is one of the few characters in Vikings that are not based on real Viking figures.

She is a completely fictional character, coming from the mind of show creator Michael Hirst.

Torvi’s current husband, Ubbe, is based on the ninth-century Viking Ubba, who was one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army who invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 860s.

Other characters in the show based on real Vikings include Bjorn Ironside, Ivar the Boneless (Alex Hogh Andersen), Lagertha and Prince Oleg of Novgorod (Danila Kozlovsky).

Vikings is streaming on Amazon Prime now

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