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Vikings Valhalla: Season 1 Episode 1
Warning- Spoilers!
Disclaimer: This is just my opinion on the series. I do not mean to cause offense to anyone. I do like to look at the history behind the time period. I sincerely do not mean to cause offense or upset anyone.
Costuming: I liked the costuming so far. Nothing seemed to far fetched. The background characters had pretty plausible outfits. I really liked what they put the Greenlanders in.
Characters: I like the sibling bond between Leif and Freydis. I look forward to seeing more of it.
Harald Sigurdsson is a hottie with a body! He’s channeling that Harald Finehair energy with that top knot. I’m pretty sure King Harald would be rolling in his grave if he found out his descendants were Christians.
King Canute: aka my new fav. I guess I am a sucker for dark haired, deep voiced kings.
Estrid Haakon- She takes me out of the show, in my opinion. I want to know how she got to this position of power. Did she marry into it? It will be interesting how the show explains it. The Norse were heavily involved in the slave trade with the Muslims. In this time period, people from across Europe, Asia, and Africa could be slaves. They literally shows slaves in the first few minutes of the first episode. I just hope the shows gives a good back story for Jarl Haakon on how she got to power.
King Aethelred II: I hope he is not a one-dimension villain or a Ecbert copycat.
History:
St. Brigid Massacre did occur in 1002.
Slavery is still occurring in this time period. In the Doomsday Book, about 10% of England’s population were slaves (c. 1086).
Jarl Haakon was a real man from c. 937-995. Estrid Haakon is apparently a purely fictional character.
King Canute becomes king of England as King Cnut. I can’t wait to see him and Emma of Normandy!
I really like the conflict of Christians V. Pagans. I hope they do not make Christians the ‘bad guys’ or overly favor the the Norse religion, and leave it up to interpretation.
«until now...I had thought that you were the only one truly fighting at my side. But today...I have gained new companions. Companions who seek the same goal through different means...»
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