Vikings 

Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore - and raid - the distant shores across the ocean.

Creator:

Michael Hirst

Stars:

Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig

Top Rated TV #168 | Nominated for 13 Primetime Emmys. Another 29 wins & 83 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Gustaf Skarsgård	...	Floki 67 episodes, 2013-2019
Katheryn Winnick	...	Lagertha 65 episodes, 2013-2019
Alexander Ludwig	...	Bjorn Lothbrok / ... 57 episodes, 2014-2019
Travis Fimmel	...	Ragnar Lothbrok / ... 45 episodes, 2013-2017
Clive Standen	...	Rollo 45 episodes, 2013-2018
Georgia Hirst	...	Torvi 45 episodes, 2014-2019
Alex Høgh Andersen	...	Ivar 41 episodes, 2016-2019
Jennie Jacques	...	Judith 40 episodes, 2015-2019
Maude Hirst	...	Helga 39 episodes, 2013-2017
Jordan Patrick Smith	...	Ubbe 39 episodes, 2016-2019
Moe Dunford	...	Aethelwulf 36 episodes, 2014-2018
Alyssa Sutherland	...	Queen Aslaug / ... 35 episodes, 2013-2016
Peter Franzén	...	King Harald Finehair 33 episodes, 2016-2019
John Kavanagh	...	The Seer / ... 33 episodes, 2013-2019
Linus Roache	...	King Ecbert 33 episodes, 2014-2017
Alicia Agneson	...	Freydis / ... 31 episodes, 2017-2019
George Blagden	...	Athelstan 30 episodes, 2013-2016
Marco Ilsø	...	Hvitserk 29 episodes, 2016-2019
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo	...	Alfred the Great 28 episodes, 2017-2019

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 | king | hero | sword and shield | sex scene | 

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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 French

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 nickname "Loðbrók" refers to a saga about Ragnar that Saxo wrote. In the story, Ragnar dresses himself in a fur coat and fur pants and walks through icy water in order to get the fur frozen. This is to be shielded from two Lindormar (mythical serpents) that have trapped a maiden in her house. Afterwards, the maiden's father mocks Ragnar for having "fuzzy pants", i.e., "Loðbrók".

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Goofs

Athelstan is often seen with a cloak held together by strings and wearing a pin on the coat. The purpose of this pin is actually to hold a cloak together so wearing it a coat with strings is superfluous.

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Quotes

Laggertha: [Lagertha is threatened by a pair of bandits] "You couldn't kill me if you tried for a hundred years".

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Alternate Versions

In the U.S. all episodes were censored for violence, nudity, profanity, and time restrains for their broadcast on the History Channel. However, the uncensored versions of the episodes can be found on the U.S. Blu-rays. Each episode is presented as an "Original Version" (censored) or "Extended Version" (uncensored).

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Connections

References Breaking Bad: Open House (2011)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Good show

There are some Hollywood liberties taken during the show this is to be expected it is a show. If you made a show about everyday life during the vikings time most would be dull and not exciting it is not like they went to battle everyday. The show has a lot of historical basis with some liberties taken to liven the show up. It is well produced and has great cinematography . If , you are however looking for a straight fact based view on vikings go to the library and pull anthropology research journals out. For everyone else if you like battles with historical styles, understandings of how they navigated and views on the social structure of the vikings then you will get a understanding. You will also see how laws and ethics were for the vikings so yes there is some historical accuracy to the show . All in all if you want entertainment mixed with history it is a great show.