Did Athelstan Die in Vikings?

Athelstan (George Blagden) was killed by Floki in season three of Vikings. He too was a young Anglo-Saxon, Christian monk, as Othere describes his former self to be.

Did Floki regret killing Athelstan?

He said: "There is no regret, he believed very strongly Athelstan was having a bad influence on Ragnar, as he became very interested in Christianity. "Floki despised of that, and he had a strong belief that the Pagan gods needed to be protected from Christianity."

What happened to Athelstan in real life?

Athelstan died at the age of 45, and as he didn't have any sons, he was succeeded by his half-brother Edmund I. Athelstan chose not to be buried at Winchester, where his father and half-brother were as he didn't want to honor the city associated with opposition to his rule, so he was buried at Malmesbury Abbey.