Vikings 

The world of the Vikings is brought to life through the journey of Ragnar Lothbrok, the first Viking to emerge from Norse legend and onto the pages of history - a man on the edge of myth.

Creator:

Michael Hirst

Stars:

Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig

Top Rated TV #154 | Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmys. Another 25 wins & 72 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Gustaf Skarsgård	...	Floki / ... 61 episodes, 2013-2018
Katheryn Winnick	...	Lagertha / ... 59 episodes, 2013-2018
Alexander Ludwig	...	Bjorn Lothbrok / ... 49 episodes, 2014-2018
Travis Fimmel	...	Ragnar Lothbrok / ... 45 episodes, 2013-2017
Clive Standen	...	Rollo 45 episodes, 2013-2018
Alex Høgh Andersen	...	Ivar 42 episodes, 2016-2018
Jordan Patrick Smith	...	Ubbe / ... 40 episodes, 2016-2018
Maude Hirst	...	Helga 39 episodes, 2013-2017
Moe Dunford	...	Aethelwulf 36 episodes, 2014-2018
Alyssa Sutherland	...	Queen Aslaug / ... 35 episodes, 2013-2016
Georgia Hirst	...	Torvi 35 episodes, 2014-2018
Linus Roache	...	King Ecbert 33 episodes, 2014-2017
Jennie Jacques	...	Judith 31 episodes, 2015-2018
George Blagden	...	Athelstan 30 episodes, 2013-2016
John Kavanagh	...	The Seer / ... 29 episodes, 2013-2018

Storyline

The adventures of a Ragnar Lothbrok: the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the saga of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods: legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.

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Plot Keywords:

viking | brother brother relationship | king | hero | nudity | 

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Taglines:

Who will rise? (Season 5)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Ireland Canada

Language:

English Old English Norse, Old Latin

Release Date:

3 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vikings

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

World 2000 Entertainment, Take 5 Productions, Shaw Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first season has nine episodes. 9 is a very special number in Norse Mythology: Odin hung upon Yggdrasil for nine nights to learn the secret of the runes, there are nine worlds in the world tree, Heimdall has nine mothers, Odin owns a ring which creates nine new rings every night, Ran has nine daughters embodying the waves of the sea, there are 9 great lindworms (dragon-like serpents), every ninth year nine males of every species are sacrificed to the gods, Freyr had to wait nine nights until he could marry Gerd, the valknut symbol has nine points, Thor will walk nine steps before dying after killing Jörmungandr, Odin broke free and killed King Geirröd on the ninth night of his captivity and Odin knows 18 (9x2) rune charms.

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Goofs

The whole time line is quite mixed up for the series. At the time of Lindisfarne (S01), Ragnar wasn't even born. King Ecbert died about 6 years before Ragnar, in 839. Aethelwulf would have been king at that time. Aethelwulf himself died in 858, 7 years before the invasion of the Great Heathen Army. In the series, the invasion seems to follow Ragnar's death almost immediately, while in reality there was a 20 year gap between both (his sons - with the exception of Bjorn - being young children when he died). Season 4 also shows the winter at Repton as if it were immediately after landing in England, while in reality it was 8 or 9 years after the invasion. Ecbert (who is shown as king of Wessex) and his son Aethelwulf were long dead. Also the successive kings Aethelbald, Aethelberht and Aethelred (sons of Aethelwulf) were dead. King at the time of Repton would have been Alfred, Athelwulf's youngest son, about 24 years old. Not a child as shown in the series.

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Quotes

Ragnar Lothbrok: What does a man do?
Bjorn: He fights!
Ragnar Lothbrok: Good, and?
Bjorn: [Thinks] He looks after his family.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: The Emmys (2016)

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Soundtracks

If I Had A Heart
(Opening Titles)
Performed by Fever Ray
Courtesy by Rabid

User Reviews

Finally a Viking series!

I've been waiting for someone to make a good series about the vikings. I'm from Norway myself, and I'm naturally interested in our history. I've only seen two episodes so far, but I have to say - it really looks promising. The surroundings and nature in the two first episodes is exactly how it looks in "Vestlandet", the western parts of Norway. Stunnings fjords with waterfalls cascading down the sides. It really looks authentic.

The acting is mostly top notch, a few short scenes aren't that great but it's hardly mentionable. It seems like in the beginning, people are speaking an incomprehensible Norse/English mix, and then they continue speaking a modern English. It's pretty clever actually. Fun fact: When the Vikings invaded the British isles they could understand each other's languages.

The story itself is really exciting, and I just want to watch more.. I can hardly wait for the next episode to be released.

I don't know so much about the Ragnar Lodbrok character, but Rollo (Gangarolf) is a very famous character in the Norse sagas.

I highly recommend this show, and I really hope they continue making this for several seasons.