Has anyone watched this?
I binge watched the first 4 seasons on Amazon, loved it. Would have been better as an HBO series, but still great.
I read that season 4 was renewed as a 20 episode season, but so far only 10 episodes have aired.
Does anyone know if they plan split seasons like Waling Dead or other split season shows and they will return to finish season 4 over the summer?
I think they've also renewed for a season 5 of 20 episodes, but I might be confused.
How did I miss this show?
Also, it has become too sprawling. I dont need to check in at 4-5 different locations each week. This isnt Game of Thrones.
I like the way season 4 (part 1?) ended.
My understanding is that the characters are more deveolped, there's both more violence and nudity in the European versions.
That's not to say that that I do not love this show, because I do. I love history and this is just that.
On a different note, the BBC show Last Kingdom was showing the English side of things predominantly from that period over the "Northerners (Danes/Scandanavian)" side in the Vikings.
yes, prime, except the most recent season which is for a fee (until September or so).
Very interesting show. It will be interesting to see if they can continue to make the show interesting with the decreasing role of King Ragnar...
Very interesting show. It will be interesting to see if they can continue to make the show interesting with the decreasing role of King Ragnar...
this latest season is season 4. There has only been 4 seasons with season 4 ending in April. Here is what I read on Wikipedia, and is confusing me.
So it sounds like season 4 is 20 episodes with two parts. 10 already have taken place.
Season 5 will also 20 episodes, has been contracted.
Unless I'm misinterpreting or Wiki is wrong.
Before I got hooked, I looked up what history records about the characters, so I know what happens.
I wish I hadn't...oh well....
Before I got hooked, I looked up what history records about the characters, so I know what happens.
I wish I hadn't...oh well....
How close has it been to history?
I watch it on HBO Nordic here.
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I've been watching since season one.
Before I got hooked, I looked up what history records about the characters, so I know what happens.
I wish I hadn't...oh well....
How close has it been to history?
Ragar was from Denmark and the story has been twisted quite a bit for tv.
One big difference from reality is the role of the women. They were not allowed to fight.
Every Dane knows the story about "Regner Lodbrog" as his real name is and I won't get into spoilers.
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I've been watching since season one.
Before I got hooked, I looked up what history records about the characters, so I know what happens.
I wish I hadn't...oh well....
How close has it been to history?
Well I know his son, The Boneless (Ivar, I think) is real, the Kings names in Britain are all real, his raids on Paris are real...mostly the major story lines. I'm certain the throw in characters that have no basis in reality, like the priest the Floki killed, his daughters from earlier in the show...I think King Horik was real as well
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I've been watching since season one.
Before I got hooked, I looked up what history records about the characters, so I know what happens.
I wish I hadn't...oh well....
How close has it been to history?
Well I know his son, The Boneless (Ivar, I think) is real, the Kings names in Britain are all real, his raids on Paris are real...mostly the major story lines. I'm certain the throw in characters that have no basis in reality, like the priest the Floki killed, his daughters from earlier in the show...I think King Horik was real as well
All true
Plus his other son "worm in eye" (not sure of the name in English) is also real.
Yep but only in the show
Alfred is real, and important. - ( New Window )
All four sons are real.
As said the English characters have a lot of real people amongst them.
A question not for discussion so we don't spoil it for anyone: Who shaped the history of England more...the "Vikings" or the Anglo Saxons?
All four sons are real.
As said the English characters have a lot of real people amongst them.
A question not for discussion so we don't spoil it for anyone: Who shaped the history of England more...the "Vikings" or the Anglo Saxons?
Interesting question. I assume Genghis Khan never made his way to England or you'd have maybe a 3rd option.
unrelated question, is Magnus real? Or invented by Kwenthrith? I don't think that spoils much.
The Vikings were nasty, but they were on foot. The Mongols would have eaten them as an appetizer if they met up in battle, coming at them on ponies, carrying composite bows. Of course, the Mongols were 350 years later, as well. Genghis died in 1227. The siege of Paris by the Vikings ended in 885. William the Conqueror invaded England and installed the Normans 150 years before Genghis died. He used longbows. Strangely, the composite bow never became popular in Western Europe. You couldn't shoot a longbow from a horse.
The Duchy of Normandy, made up of Viking descendants of Rollo who bonded with Franks, was started as a fiefdom in 911, 26 years after the siege of Paris.
The lead Normans under the William the Conqueror were descendents of Rollo.
Every single royal family of Europe can trace back to Rollo. Which the seer sort of said to Rollo if one saw the seasons.
Vikings were called raiders if they were raiding. Once assimilated into Britain; history tells us we now call them Brits. In effect the fierce tribes pushed north of Germany and slowly became vikings who kept raiding and scandanavians who farmed. Same happened to all nations which later formed the Hanseatic League and from there transfered power in the West to that circle rather than the Mediterranean where western history had been centered for 3500 prior years.
( broad strokes)
The lead Normans under the William the Conqueror were descendents of Rollo.
Every single royal family of Europe can trace back to Rollo. Which the seer sort of said to Rollo if one saw the seasons.
Vikings were called raiders if they were raiding. Once assimilated into Britain; history tells us we now call them Brits. In effect the fierce tribes pushed north of Germany and slowly became vikings who kept raiding and scandanavians who farmed. Same happened to all nations which later formed the Hanseatic League and from there transfered power in the West to that circle rather than the Mediterranean where western history had been centered for 3500 prior years.
( broad strokes)
the seer also had a prophecy for Bjorn. Is that legit?
also what about Magnus, is Ragnar really the father or did Kwenthrith just make that up, to keep him relevant. I can see how making that up could work both ways.
I think his travels would make an excellent show or movie, he was allegedly so influential in many of the later explorers I'd watch it.
The lead Normans under the William the Conqueror were descendents of Rollo.
Every single royal family of Europe can trace back to Rollo. Which the seer sort of said to Rollo if one saw the seasons.
Vikings were called raiders if they were raiding. Once assimilated into Britain; history tells us we now call them Brits. In effect the fierce tribes pushed north of Germany and slowly became vikings who kept raiding and scandanavians who farmed. Same happened to all nations which later formed the Hanseatic League and from there transfered power in the West to that circle rather than the Mediterranean where western history had been centered for 3500 prior years.
( broad strokes)
So much fascinating and critical history happened in and around Vienna. I befriended a WWII officer of the Austro-Hungarian army some years ago and his breadth and depth of historical knowledge and experience, from the Mongols to the Otttomans, the Nazis and the Communists was breathtaking and eye-opening for me. It really changes ones perspective on the world.
As far as the Mongols in Western Europe are concerned, the books I read, including Genghis' biography, suggested that there never was a defeat in Poland. They were there when Obadai died and just left. Poland celebrates it as a victory, but it isn't clear from what I read that there was even a battle.
As far as potentially getting defeated in Western Europe, that was pretty much a resource allocation question. They spread too thin after dividing into four competing groups, with parts of their armies going after China, Japan, and the Indian Subcontinent at pretty much the same time they were going into Western Europe and Russia. They stayed in Russia a very long time, as well as China and the Indian Subcontinent, where they were known as the Mughals and ruled until 1707. They were domninant in parts of Russia until 1480. They were only defeated in Japan by two typhoons and Kublai Kahn's incompetence.
The show wasn't cancelled, and there will be a season 2 dropping at some point.
I saw one episode, and agreed with the poor reviews.
I saw one episode, and agreed with the poor reviews.
What am I looking at then? I don't go by Rotten Tomatoes on shows, but it looks like a 93% rating to me. Am I looking at something different than you?
Link - ( New Window )
So 24% fresh means almost 1/4 of the critics liked it? At least I'm not the only one who enjoyed it! It's not a show I'd give a strong recommendation to, but it was beautifully shot and had some good performances. Worth checking out, IMO, the pilot if you're interested in the time period.
So 24% fresh means almost 1/4 of the critics liked it? At least I'm not the only one who enjoyed it! It's not a show I'd give a strong recommendation to, but it was beautifully shot and had some good performances. Worth checking out, IMO, the pilot if you're interested in the time period.
My bad. I do feel like he'd make an interesting subject, but I guess the execution hasn't been there yet.
So 24% fresh means almost 1/4 of the critics liked it? At least I'm not the only one who enjoyed it! It's not a show I'd give a strong recommendation to, but it was beautifully shot and had some good performances. Worth checking out, IMO, the pilot if you're interested in the time period.
I liked it too. It was a bit slow in spots, but how could you not love the guy with the preying mantis and the blind guy?