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Real Vikings: With Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Alyssa Sutherland, Maude Hirst. World-renowned experts travel across Europe, visiting museums and archaeological sites, exploring the Viking invasions of England and Europe, their warrior culture, women's roles, and the legendary Ragnar Lothbrok.
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- 2016-02-13
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- The Real Mythology Behind Vikings
- Was Ragnar Lothbrok A Real person?
- What The Vikings TV Show Changes & Adds
- The Vikings Spinoff Series Also Makes Major Changes
Vikings Got The Foundations Of Norse Culture Right
Vikings takes inspiration from the Norse sagas, stories about voyages and battles written in the 13th century. Ragnar Lothbrok is a prominent figure in these, with his own sagas and tales recounting his life and travels. According to these, he was a fearsome warrior and raider, mostly known as the leader of the Viking Siege of Paris in 845. Although Ragnar was the character that pretty much kickstarted the series, Vikingsis not exclusively about Ragnar – it also explores other sides of the li...
The Main Character In Vikings May Not Have Existed
Because the Vikings themselves didn’t leave any written records of their travels, and the ones that exist came years later from other cultures that were in contact with them, Ragnar Lothbrok’s existence is unclear. Hirst has shared that, after the research he did for the show, he concluded that Ragnar did exist, as his name appears in several accounts (via History Extra). However, sources are unreliable (the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok has him slaying a dragon), and while it’s possible that there...
The Closer Vikings Is Inspected, The More Obvious The Deviations Become
The history of the Vikings is very rich, but it might not have enough dramatic, fantastical, and exciting elements and events to adapt it as it is into a TV series. Naturally, Hirst and company took many liberties when it comes to the characters and events shown in Vikings.Real or not, the series is based on what the sagas and other sources have to say about the figure of Ragnar Lothbrok, but some changes had to be made in order to extend his arc to more than one season. According to the saga...
Vikings: Valhalla Takes A Similarly Liberal Approach To History To Tell A Good Story
Vikings: Valhalla was set a century after the events of Vikings, covering the end of the Viking age rather than their gradual dominance of Europe. Valhalla takes a similar approach to Vikings when it comes to the balance between historical accuracy and a compelling narrative. For example, there's a healthy mix of real and fictional characters in Vikings: Valhalla. Central characters like Leif Erikson (Sam Corlett), Freydis Eiriksdottir (Frida Gustavsson), King Canute (Bradley Freegard) and Em...
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Burrow into the compelling history behind Ragnar Lothbrok, discover his roots and the mythology behind the "Vikings." Join the actors behind the hit television show as they gather at key Viking...
The real Vikings: the early medieval world behind the hit drama. The exploits of Norse warrior Ragnar Lothbrok and his kin in hit TV drama Vikings has brought fresh interest to the myths and figures of the early medieval world.
Vikings creator Michael Hirst, actor Clive Standen and a host of experts sort through historic accounts, Icelandic sagas and archaeological discoveries to gain insight into the real lives of Ragnar Lothbrok and his famous sons.
Vikings creator Michael Hirst, actor Clive Standen and a host of experts sort through historic accounts, Icelandic sagas and archaeological discoveries to gain insight into the real lives of Ragnar Lothbrok and his famous sons, Bjorn Ironside and Ivar the Boneless.
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A sequel series, titled Vikings: Valhalla, premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022. [1] It is inspired by the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking who is one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of Anglo-Saxon England and West Francia.
