General / Off-Topic Vikings the TV show

lysan

lysan
"Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Danish Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France. The show portrays Ragnar as a farmer who rises to fame by successful raids into England, and eventually becomes a Scandinavian king, with the support of his family and fellow warriors. After Ragnar's death the later seasons follow the fortunes of his sons, and their adventures in England, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean."

So any Danes out there who can confirm if this is actually true to the Sagas?

I just picked it up by accident, but by mighty Thor I'm in love with the show! the scenery of the landscape, the design of the sets all seem very real and well done. So I did some 5 min research on the internet and found some
picture of buildings in Scandinavia.

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I'm right now at the time where they invade England, and even though my ancestors were British I actually take the side of the Vikings LOL....

Anyways, I love the show so far.
 

Starbreaker

Starbreaker
That last picture is Borgund Stave Church in Norway, built in the 12th century. Long after Olav Haraldsson made Christianity the official state religion around 1020, the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 marked the end of the Viking age.

Takes alot of liberties with locations, history and sagas like Kattegat being a place when in reality it is the area of sea that separates Denmark and Sweden. According to Norwegian and Icelandic tradition, Rollo was identical to Hrólfr Rögnvaldsson, the son of a Jarl from Norway in the 9th century.

Good drama comes before historical accuracy though, I like the show.

[video=youtube_share;xBcJZ3-cJKc]https://youtu.be/xBcJZ3-cJKc[/video]
 

lysan

lysan
Digging into it, I found out that some of the characters are correct, but probably never met. Nevertheless it's a good show, I really enjoy it
and just made me more interested in the Scandinavian Vikings.
 

lysan

lysan
Starbreaker said:
That last picture is Borgund Stave Church in Norway, built in the 12th century. Long after Olav Haraldsson made Christianity the official state religion around 1020, the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 marked the end of the Viking age.

Takes alot of liberties with locations, history and sagas like Kattegat being a place when in reality it is the area of sea that separates Denmark and Sweden. According to Norwegian and Icelandic tradition, Rollo was identical to Hrólfr Rögnvaldsson, the son of a Jarl from Norway in the 9th century.

Good drama comes before historical accuracy though, I like the show.

https://youtu.be/xBcJZ3-cJKc
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Rollo was a duke of France as far as I can read on the internet

"was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, a region of France. He is sometimes called the 1st Duke of Normandy. His Scandinavian name Rolf was extended to Gaange Rolf because he as an adult became too heavy for a horse to carry, therefore he had to walk ("gaa" in older Dano-Norwegian). Rollo emerged as the outstanding personality among the Norsemen who had secured a permanent foothold on Frankish soil in the valley of the lower Seine. Charles the Simple, the king of West Francia, ceded them lands between the mouth of the Seine and what is now the city of Rouen in exchange for Rollo agreeing to end his brigandage, and provide the Franks with protection against future Viking raids."

So the Gauls,Franks, and Vikings was actually mixed? that is new to me.
 

znôrt

znôrt
the kick off is really gripping, first season is great. the show then becomes more superficial and sensationalist with each season, the characters exaggerated and abused, but still quite watchable. had no idea there was a 5th season going on, thanks!
 

Bob Lighthouse

Banned
Bob Lighthouse
Lysander lysan said:
Rollo was a duke of France as far as I can read on the internet

"was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, a region of France. He is sometimes called the 1st Duke of Normandy. His Scandinavian name Rolf was extended to Gaange Rolf because he as an adult became too heavy for a horse to carry, therefore he had to walk ("gaa" in older Dano-Norwegian). Rollo emerged as the outstanding personality among the Norsemen who had secured a permanent foothold on Frankish soil in the valley of the lower Seine. Charles the Simple, the king of West Francia, ceded them lands between the mouth of the Seine and what is now the city of Rouen in exchange for Rollo agreeing to end his brigandage, and provide the Franks with protection against future Viking raids."

So the Gauls,Franks, and Vikings was actually mixed? that is new to me.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Saint-Clair-sur-Epte



Fun show.
 

Chris Simon

Chris Simon
Only one thing that really bugs me, but it bugs me with all the "viking" stuff.

Viking isn't a description of a person, tribe or nation. Viking is an occupation.
You are not a viking. You GO on vikings.

Fun show, though. I agree.
 

Bob Lighthouse

Banned
Bob Lighthouse
Chris Simon said:
Only one thing that really bugs me, but it bugs me with all the "viking" stuff.

Viking isn't a description of a person, tribe or nation. Viking is an occupation.
You are not a viking. You GO on vikings.

Fun show, though. I agree.
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Viking is a noun for a person in Danish.


;)
Ordet “viking” blev allerede brugt i vikingernes samtid, men dækkede ikke over den samme gruppe af mennesker, som betegnelsen typisk henviser til i dag. Ifølge Nationalmuseets bog “Vinkler på vikingetiden” fra 2013 (se kilder) henviser ordet viking formentlig til vik (bugt) eller folk fra landskabet Viken i Sverige. Ordet forekommer også i oldengelske tekster, på nordiske runesten og i tekster fra middelalderen. Ifølge Nationalmuseets historikere blev datidens vikinger ifølge europæiske kilder kaldt for normannere, men de nationale betegnelser daner, svear og nordmand forekommer også (se kilder).
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https://faktalink.dk/titelliste/vikinger
 

askavir

askavir
One of my favorite shows in the last years. Love the "raw" feel of it. Many main characters are "real", Ragnar and it's sons and several English characters (according to what we know from that time, which isn't much). THe main storyline also follows what is known from that time, although the details are most probably dramatized (but then again, we don't really have many detailed historical reports from that age).
 

lysan

lysan
askavir said:
One of my favorite shows in the last years. Love the "raw" feel of it. Many main characters are "real", Ragnar and it's sons and several English characters (according to what we know from that time, which isn't much). THe main storyline also follows what is known from that time, although the details are most probably dramatized (but then again, we don't really have many detailed historical reports from that age).
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The main history is following the sagas pretty well, I checked the details, and they match with what is in the show, some details are fiction or the characters didn't live in the same time period.

Bob Lighthouse said:
It's delicious but unpronounceable for most non-Danish speakers.
(Maybe even some Danish speakers?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQkvqJJvR9U


Øllebrød is another one.
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how do you pronounce Ø
 
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