Vikings

[American Gunner]

I really liked this last episode. It is pretty entertaining.

 

[randomrogue]

Ragnar becomes the King of Norway and Sweden iirc. This show can probably go on for ages.

 

[Phoenix86]

We are talking Hollywood, of course is not "realistic".

It's just some guys story with few real details (like the shape of a boat....raids.....)

We don't know much about Vikings, but we do know that they accomplished some amazing things.

If it's moderately close to history I'm cool with that, the show has just enough mix of story/drama, fighting, history to keep me interested.

 

[BoomerD]

I gotta laugh at how this displays on the front page...

Vikings
TastesLikeChicken

 

[lxskllr]

I gotta laugh at how this displays on the front page...

I'd have thought fish. Probably Surströmming :^D

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

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That was funny when the King's man was describing the Vikings. I guess they weren't expecting them to fight back. lol And good for the brother. They have leen laying the foundation that he was going to backstab the the main guy due to jealously and coveting his brother's wife. I still think its in the cards, but he came through this time at least. Now its time to kill The Earl. *grabs popcorn*

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The brother scene was great. I also like Ragnar's wife giving Mr. Rapey a dose of his own medicine. A couple of quick thrusts, and it was over. :biggrin:

 

[james1701]

Bummer, they are not streaming next weeks episode yet.

 

[Childs]

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The brother scene was great. I also like Ragnar's wife giving Mr. Rapey a dose of his own medicine. A couple of quick thrusts, and it was over. :biggrin:

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What is strange about the trial is, if all someone had to do was lie, why not lie from the beginning?

"What happened to Knut?"
"He died in battle like the other three guys we lost."

 

[Cuda1447]

Needs more viking boobs.

Where there any at all? That instantly makes the show better!

 

[Newbian]

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What is strange about the trial is, if all someone had to do was lie, why not lie from the beginning?

"What happened to Knut?"
"He died in battle like the other three guys we lost."

They seem to respect truth to a extent and doing that would be dishonorable to the group is my guess.

 

[Childs]

They seem to respect truth to a extent and doing that would be dishonorable to the group is my guess.

Yeah, you would think so, but his crew knows the truth, and they didn't seem to care one way or the other.

 

[Newbian]

Yeah, you would think so, but his crew knows the truth, and they didn't seem to care one way or the other.

The problem is no one saw it as the husband commented as they were escaping the town.

My guess is because it was his wife it was his responsibility and they knew what he was doing by saying he killed rapey and it was to protect his wife.

All they could had done was to say he did not kill rapey but it was the wife thus the truth and I would guess a woman's word would be taken at less value then a man's like in many cultures at the time.

So either let him take a honorable way out by protecting his wife or confess the truth and let her die and betray the husband.

I am mad that they killed epic beard guy though. 🙁

 

[Childs]

The problem is no one saw it as the husband commented as they were escaping the town.

My guess is because it was his wife it was his responsibility and they knew what he was doing by saying he killed rapey and it was to protect his wife.

All they could had done was to say he did not kill rapey but it was the wife thus the truth and I would guess a woman's word would be taken at less value then a man's like in many cultures at the time.

So either let him take a honorable way out by protecting his wife or confess the truth and let her die and betray the husband.

But if one of them would have said, yeah, I saw it too, thats that. If they believed the wife, I wouldnt think they would hesitate to work out a story. If they thought it was fishy having the wife claim she did it, I dont see why the brother saying he saw it too is any more credible. Especially if he would have said it earlier there would have been no trail.

I'm not sure how much of it is cultural or simply poor writing.

 

[Newbian]

But if one of them would have said, yeah, I saw it too, thats that. If they believed the wife, I wouldnt think they would hesitate to work out a story. If they thought it was fishy having the wife claim she did it, I dont see why the brother saying he saw it too is any more credible. Especially if he would have said it earlier there would have been no trail.

I'm not sure how much of it is cultural or simply poor writing.

Probably a bit of both as they have made his brother a bit shady.

It could also had been they didn't want to anger the earl at that time but after they realize just how evil he is by sending a hit squad after them they will not care anymore.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

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What is strange about the trial is, if all someone had to do was lie, why not lie from the beginning?

"What happened to Knut?"
"He died in battle like the other three guys we lost."

Chalk it up to dramatic effect and artistic license from Hollywood. From what I've read about the actual history of Vikings there isn't all that much truly known about them. It doesn't even seem that "Vikings" were really any sort of unified culture but refers more to a broad name assigned to a disparate collection of Norse seafarers that lived in a number of places in Europe ranging from Denmark to Sweden to Norway. They have been romanticized in the last couple of centuries so that many people now believe they were a single culture, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Sometimes it's better not to overanalyze but to understand that it is fiction, sit back, and enjoy the story.

 

[JimmiG]

Bit embarrasing:
https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/T...per-latter-for-historiske-tabber-7183762.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#Historical_accuracy (for those who don't speak Norwegian 🙂 )

The actual site of Old Uppsala:
http://sverigesradio.se/diverse/appdata/isidor/images/news_images/114/2218120_520_292.jpg
There are no mountains to climb and no waterfalls. At least not last time I checked.

Apparently they meant to depict a city on the cost of Norway but picked the name of a city in mid-eastern Sweden instead, which explains the mistake. It's pretty funny though, since Uppsala is known for its flatness. I burst into laughter when after climbing up winding paths high in the mountains, he suddenly exclaims "Uppsala!".. It would be like a documentary about the USA would show Kansas full of mountains and waterfalls...

 

[Arkaign]

Bit embarrasing:
https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/T...per-latter-for-historiske-tabber-7183762.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#Historical_accuracy (for those who don't speak Norwegian 🙂 )

The actual site of Old Uppsala:
http://sverigesradio.se/diverse/appdata/isidor/images/news_images/114/2218120_520_292.jpg
There are no mountains to climb and no waterfalls. At least not last time I checked.

Apparently they meant to depict a city on the cost of Norway but picked the name of a city in mid-eastern Sweden instead, which explains the mistake. It's pretty funny though, since Uppsala is known for its flatness. I burst into laughter when after climbing up winding paths high in the mountains, he suddenly exclaims "Uppsala!".. It would be like a documentary about the USA would show Kansas full of mountains and waterfalls...

Hahhah that is pretty good! I understand the laughter.

I was watching an old Western not that long ago, it was supposed to take place in cattle country Texas / Rio Grande, and in the distant background of most of the shots you could see what was probably the Sierra Nevada mountains, which are actually nowhere remotely near Texas. Texas has some pimples they call mountains down in Big Bend, but they are really foothills compared to legit mountains. I know this because I'm a Texan. 🙂

 

[Broheim]

Hahhah that is pretty good! I understand the laughter.

I was watching an old Western not that long ago, it was supposed to take place in cattle country Texas / Rio Grande, and in the distant background of most of the shots you could see what was probably the Sierra Nevada mountains, which are actually nowhere remotely near Texas. Texas has some pimples they call mountains down in Big Bend, but they are really foothills compared to legit mountains. I know this because I'm a Texan. 🙂

it was the same in beowulf... there's not a single mountain in denmark, also no cliffs in Sealand where it takes place...

 

[BUTCH1]

Bit embarrasing:
https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/T...per-latter-for-historiske-tabber-7183762.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#Historical_accuracy (for those who don't speak Norwegian 🙂 )

The actual site of Old Uppsala:
http://sverigesradio.se/diverse/appdata/isidor/images/news_images/114/2218120_520_292.jpg
There are no mountains to climb and no waterfalls. At least not last time I checked.

Apparently they meant to depict a city on the cost of Norway but picked the name of a city in mid-eastern Sweden instead, which explains the mistake. It's pretty funny though, since Uppsala is known for its flatness. I burst into laughter when after climbing up winding paths high in the mountains, he suddenly exclaims "Uppsala!".. It would be like a documentary about the USA would show Kansas full of mountains and waterfalls...

I don't really care TBO, if the temple is on flat land, overall I've been enjoying the series very much. I did notice a gaff in the beginning of last week's episode where the camera pans in from above a rooftop and you can clearly see asphalt shingles on the roof, whoops!. Looking forward to the finale Sun., you just have to guess Ragnar's brother is gonna make a move sooner or later...

 

[pontifex]

Bit embarrasing:
https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/T...per-latter-for-historiske-tabber-7183762.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#Historical_accuracy (for those who don't speak Norwegian 🙂 )

The actual site of Old Uppsala:
http://sverigesradio.se/diverse/appdata/isidor/images/news_images/114/2218120_520_292.jpg
There are no mountains to climb and no waterfalls. At least not last time I checked.

Apparently they meant to depict a city on the cost of Norway but picked the name of a city in mid-eastern Sweden instead, which explains the mistake. It's pretty funny though, since Uppsala is known for its flatness. I burst into laughter when after climbing up winding paths high in the mountains, he suddenly exclaims "Uppsala!".. It would be like a documentary about the USA would show Kansas full of mountains and waterfalls...

Showrunner Michael Hirst said that historical accuracy is difficult to achieve because little is recorded from the period it depicts. Many records are secondhand accounts from Christians, which are biased on account of their persistent conflict with the Vikings.[7]

so they're basically saying they did no research at all? lol

 

[Phoenix86]

Hey guys, this shit is hard, why don't we just wing it?

 

[RedRooster]

Anyone else get caught up with this one, now that its summer?
I really enjoyed the first season, I think Ragnar is getting a little big for his britches though, been riding a wave of luck up until now.
Definitely gonna keep watching though, historical inaccuracies and all.

 

[dmoney1980]

Anyone else get caught up with this one, now that its summer?
I really enjoyed the first season, I think Ragnar is getting a little big for his britches though, been riding a wave of luck up until now.
Definitely gonna keep watching though, historical inaccuracies and all.

Has season 2 started already?

 

[RedRooster]

No, not until next year.

 

[BUTCH1]

Anyone else get caught up with this one, now that its summer?
I really enjoyed the first season, I think Ragnar is getting a little big for his britches though, been riding a wave of luck up until now.
Definitely gonna keep watching though, historical inaccuracies and all.

I've already seen all the released episodes so far, looking forward to next season, interesting how it play's out when Ragnar's brother teams up with that other dude to oppose him..