Thank you! This means a lot. Do report back with your findings.
Agreed, but that's why I'm hopeful about this series. They may be going splashy, but they're trying something new and cool. I miss the classy and trashy historical docs of my youth, but every channel basically has to do reality these days to survive, and we can't really fault them for what sells. At least 'Vikings'…
This is the best sort of confusion to suffer, though.
He's very much in the histories. Ragnar is everywhere. Yet from middle school, I can only recall Erik the Red.
This is true! I think we're meant to think Floki has near-supernatural shipbuilding powers, or something? And they had the part about the Earl following up on the blacksmith who made the ship's anchor, so there's that continuity at least.
Thanks for this input! I had seen a lot buzz about the accuracy given to costumes, but perhaps this was pre-spin? At least there are no horned helmets!
Have you watched the second episode online yet? I thought it even stronger than the debut.
The History Channel has 'em up for a while! http://www.history.com/shows/vikings
