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- 2016 · History · 1 season
- Season 1 overviewFeb 13-Dec 21, 20164 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Age of Invasion Feb 13, 2016
- Clive Standen and Viking experts discover how the Vikings were able to invade England and France.
- 2. Rise of the Pagans Feb 20, 2016
- Clive Standen and Maude Hirst discover how pagan beliefs defined Viking culture.
- 3. Viking Women Dec 14, 2016
- Actors Katheryn Winnick and Alyssa Sutherland explore the roles women played in Norse society.
- 4. Ragnar and His Sons Dec 21, 2016
- Clive Standen, Michael Hirst and Viking experts investigate Ragnar Lothbok and his sons.
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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Vikings actors Clive Standen and Maude Hirst travel to Scandinavia to explore the pagan beliefs and warrior culture of the Vikings-and dispel myths about their violent society.
- History vs Entertainment, and The Historical Accuracy of Vikings
- Vikings Portrays Warrior Women: Did They Exist?
- Religion and Ritual: How Vikings Explores Real History
Is this popular show a good or bad thing from an academic perspective? Is the show a litany of pseudo-histories, or does it serve as successful edutainment? I suggest it does both. As a specialist of the Early Middle Ages, including the archaeology of the Viking period in Britain and Scandinavia, I argue that we can celebrate the immersive, diverse...
Other dimensions of Vikingshover between fact and fiction. One controversial topic is that of female warriors as a trained dedicated cohort of Viking armies with cultic dimensions linked to Freyja, a goddess in Norse mythology. When I first saw the show, I took this merely as an elaboration of 19th-century fantasy inspired by the 12th-/early 13th-c...
Having said that, the show deserves considerable academic respect on multiple levels. The complexity of the societies shown deserves credit. Through Vikings, audiences get to see the pagan Norse encountering the practices and beliefs of Christians, Muslims and Buddhists, waging war, attempting to forge alliances, and making ambitious attempts to se...
Led by world-renowned experts, the series travels across Europe visiting museums and archaeological sites and investigates the Viking invasions of Europe, their warrior-based culture, the role of women within Viking society and the real life hero Ragnar Lothbrok. 24 IMDb 7.8 2016 4 episodes. TV-PG.
S1.E4 ∙ Ragnar and His 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.
Feb 13, 2016 · Episode 2. Rise of the Pagans. Sat, Feb 20, 2016 60 mins. How pagan beliefs defined the way Vikings fought, worshipped, ruled and buried their dead. Included: the largest Viking Hall in...
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.
