Things I have learnt by watching Vikings

[d_Guy]

I think you just nailed it Leman.

[Leman]

Gosh, this thread is so much more fun than 'sorry, it's just not for me.' Shan't be going there again.

[fsn]

Splitter. 

[Subedai]

I didn't really think that the clothing issues would be that important to the show, at least the idea of horned helmets have gone the way of the Dodo. (I wonder where that originated from...anyone know?)

As a famous newspaper person of questionable morality is reputed to have once said 'Why let the truth get in the way of a good story?'.

Don't worry, it's my fault, I didn't realise until just now that I hadn't put a at the end. I will still carry on with watching and are categorising it under 'Rollicking good yarn'.

MickS

[DanJ]

I will still carry on with watching and are categorising it under 'Rollicking good yarn'

I haven't seen any Vikings yet, mostly because we don't have Skye or whatever channel it's on but I'd mentally classed it as 'Primary Source Material', along with Kelly's Heroes, Sharpe and the whole Asterix cannon.   

[toxicpixie]

I didn't really think that the clothing issues would be that important to the show, at least the idea of horned helmets have gone the way of the Dodo. (I wonder where that originated from...anyone know?)

It'll be the bl**dy Victorians again.

And yes, the Saxon "uniforms" grated, but I'm also willing to overlook it for the rather good story it's telling. Think of it as modern myth, like a Saga and such conceits just drop away

[Malbork]

Not quite sure what series I'm up to, somewhere in 3 I think, but I agree with Leman;

Take it as a saga and the problems disappear.

[Ithoriel]

I haven't seen any Vikings yet, mostly because we don't have Skye or whatever channel it's on but I'd mentally classed it as 'Primary Source Material', along with Kelly's Heroes, Sharpe and the whole Asterix cannon.   

The Asterix books were on my university Archaelogy course Required Reading list. Prof Piggot reckoned it gave the best depiction of real druids available at the time!

[Luddite]

Vikings


Not Vikings