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The Vikings (TV series)
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Posted 09 March 2013 - 03:59 AM
Well the second episode "wrath of the northmen" was good. Looks like they have a good series shaping it. 
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Posted 10 March 2013 - 10:26 AM
http://en.wikipedia....Rus'_people
This wiki article is not fully reliable, though generally what is written is now seen as historical fact (but not by all) since the end of the period of Soviet denial about Viking involvement in the creation of Kievan Rus. The creation of post Mongol Russia is another matter.....
Probably I will eventually get to see this series, and I hope it covers the Vikings in "Russia" as that was perhaps their greatest enterprise, yet ignored in the West as a footnote about trade with Constantinople. Also I have yet to see any film or series about the greatest Viking of all, King Harald Sigurdson, who was in the West, Sicily and Russia. He was probably the greatest warrior who ever lived, until Stamford Bridge.....
Edit to add that this subject of Vikings and Rus is very toxic, and in some places, youtube for instance, the arguments are as foul mouthed and bad as that which has made Ancient Egypt a warzone on youtube. I keep clear and will not engage on this forum.....
This wiki article is not fully reliable, though generally what is written is now seen as historical fact (but not by all) since the end of the period of Soviet denial about Viking involvement in the creation of Kievan Rus. The creation of post Mongol Russia is another matter.....
Probably I will eventually get to see this series, and I hope it covers the Vikings in "Russia" as that was perhaps their greatest enterprise, yet ignored in the West as a footnote about trade with Constantinople. Also I have yet to see any film or series about the greatest Viking of all, King Harald Sigurdson, who was in the West, Sicily and Russia. He was probably the greatest warrior who ever lived, until Stamford Bridge.....
Edit to add that this subject of Vikings and Rus is very toxic, and in some places, youtube for instance, the arguments are as foul mouthed and bad as that which has made Ancient Egypt a warzone on youtube. I keep clear and will not engage on this forum.....
Edited by Atentutankh-pasheri, 10 March 2013 - 10:55 AM.
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Posted 10 March 2013 - 07:30 PM
Not having seen it I don't know how acurate it is with clothes etc. Anyway, I post this somewhat old, but still good music video, to show my contention that re-enactors do it better than Hollywood
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Posted 11 March 2013 - 01:43 PM
This television programme deals with the Vikings' strike westward to Britain, Atentutankh.
Raven... where do you think that the Vikings finally landed in last night's episode? I'm guessing they meant it to be Lindisfarne.
Raven... where do you think that the Vikings finally landed in last night's episode? I'm guessing they meant it to be Lindisfarne.
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Posted 11 March 2013 - 01:48 PM
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Raven... where do you think that the Vikings finally landed in last night's episode? I'm guessing they meant it to be Lindisfarne.
I agree, its suppose to be Lindisfarne. I think they did a good job with the scene. Will be interesting to see what happens when the vikings return home to the agree Jarl.
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Posted 12 March 2013 - 03:42 AM
Bavarian Raven, on 11 March 2013 - 01:48 PM, said:
I agree, its suppose to be Lindisfarne. I think they did a good job with the scene. Will be interesting to see what happens when the vikings return home to the agree Jarl.
That's right. Did you catch the conversation with Canute? It might be cool to see how his character and plot develop. I'd like to see a battle with Saxons too.
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Posted 12 March 2013 - 11:58 AM
I do wish they would emphasize that "Viking" was an action, not a people... They were Norse, or Danes, etc... Not Vikings...
However I'm sure they settled on that name to grab the attention of the viewers...
However I'm sure they settled on that name to grab the attention of the viewers...
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Posted 12 March 2013 - 11:03 PM
Anyone watch the third episode? Thoughts on the conclusion?
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Posted 13 March 2013 - 01:23 AM
Taun, on 12 March 2013 - 11:58 AM, said:
I do wish they would emphasize that "Viking" was an action, not a people... They were Norse, or Danes, etc... Not Vikings...
However I'm sure they settled on that name to grab the attention of the viewers...
However I'm sure they settled on that name to grab the attention of the viewers...
That was a good point. The ones, that came to the British Isles, sailed from Denmark and Norway. The ones, that came to eastern Europe, sailed from Sweden. That was a generalization, but it probably held true for the most part.
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Posted 13 March 2013 - 06:14 PM
I like the viking wife,she does'nt take any crap.
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 03:30 PM
Okay, I couldn't really read the sub-titles in last night's episode. Where did they land the second time they went to England?
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 04:26 PM
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Okay, I couldn't really read the sub-titles in last night's episode. Where did they land the second time they went to England?
I dont think they said. I think its just suppose to be a generic coastal Saxon village.
Btw - episode four was awesome. I like the Thing at the end and what went down there. Each episode is getting better.
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 04:41 PM
Toward the end, when they were speaking their native language (as opposed to English) I could've sworn I saw something Northumbria, England on the bottom of the screen, followed by translations of their conversation.
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Posted 18 March 2013 - 11:48 PM
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Northumbria
i believe it was suppose to be in the kingdom of northumbria
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