I really enjoy the Vikings TV Seeies on the History channel. It is returning this month for season 3. I love historical fiction approach and the battle scenes.
Does anyone know of any good podcasts covering this show?
I love Vikings. Can't wait for it to come back. One of their episodes has left me scarred for life. It was season 1, where they went to the whatever place it was and certain vikings volunteered to be sacrificed. There have been more violent things in television and movies, but for some reason, that really stayed with me. Strange.
Do a Google search, Elisa. I saw some things a while back that were debating whether vikings did actually do sacrificial ceremonies. Perhaps google Vikings+sacrifice+history or something like that. There is a book I read many years ago called Eaters of the Dead which is one of the better books on the subject of vikings. It is an accepted fact now, that vikings did, indeed, travel much further than we ever thought before, all the way to what would become the Americas.
I've watched the first two seasons, and will watch season three, but with so much on I might be catch it until after the season is completed, or possibly this summer.
Totally agree - Vikings is fantastic. Every episode touches on a dozen or more things I'd like to know more about. For example: how revolutionary their longboat was (apologies if I'm using the wrong name for it); the role of women in warfare and politics; how much of the show is based on Viking mythology vs. history. A good podcast on this would be a welcome companion to the series. And can't wait for season 3!
I really love the show - although when I first heard about it, and saw trailers, and even the first episode...I was under the impression there was going to be more mysticism and a dreamlike atmosphere. I thought Norse mythology would play into it more, not in blatant way, but in a, you can't tell if it's a hallucination sort of way. And I thought that looked really different and interesting. I do think season 1 was better than season two - just felt like more was going on with them learning about how to navigate the ocean and such. But I do like the early Briton historical parts. And all the Viking history is great, you don't get a whole lot of show's during the medieval period (no game of thrones doesn't count ).
Our pal Em does a Viking podcast over at the No 'Ship network. I don't watch Vikings, but I've heard their Spartacus cast back in the day and enjoyed it. http://www.noship.net/
Thank you @ARon! Enjoying The Wild Hunt: A Vikings podcast right now. Re-listening to the S2 finale episode cast and ready to dive into their S2 wrapup cast.
A Viking named Rollo was the gggreat grandfather of William the Conqueror. He was not a know relation to Ragnar but it looks like this season may be based on Rollo's invasion of France. If you're interested in some Viking history, Dan Carlin's Hardcor History podcast has an episode called Thor's Angels that covers some of it. Also, Viking mythology about the origin of the universe heavily influenced Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones).
I wanna be Ragnars wife ^^ Anyhow have been a fan of the Vikings since it started. NoShipNetwork are the best for podcasting this imo. Although I would like the podcast to be longer.
I've started watching the show based on the recommendations here and so far I'm loving it (I'm in the middle of the first season). For those also watching Game of Thrones, are the Iron-born (Theon's people) based on the Vikings? In any case, I didn't know anything of Viking culture and customs, so I'm finding the show fascinating.
Haha, the crazy thing is, I just talked to my dad, and he's all in on this show. All the shit I tell him to watch, year after year, and nothing, and this is the thing he picks up? He kills me sometimes.
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I don't have anything to say about the show, but it is on my list.
Vikings is a really great show. I really like exploring this time period in a non-fantasy way.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/17/vikings-season-3_n_6700066.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/02/vikings-finale-season-2_n_5241946.html
Vikings fans: we have an interview with Amy Bailey (Princess Kwenthrith) that we posted last week. You can listen to it at noship.net.
Em