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    Gabriel Byrne Signs on for History's 'Vikings'

    By Tim Kenneally | The Wrap – Mon, May 21, 2012 7:35 PM PDT

    Gabriel Byrne is in a plundering mood.

    "In Treatment" actor Byrne has signed on for "Vikings," History Channel's maiden voyage into scripted programming.

    Byrne will play Earl Haraldson, who surfaces as a challenger to Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok.

    Also read: History Channel's "Vikings" Is First Scripted Series

    The series, which will be produced by MGM Studios and hails from "The Tudors" and "Camelot" producer, will center on Lothbrok, a real-life Viking king who, according to lore, was a direct descendant of warrior god Odin.

    "Vikings" will film in Byrne's native Ireland, and will debut next year.  

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