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The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok: the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the saga of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods: legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors. Written by
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The Storm Is Coming
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The nickname "Loðbrók" refers to an saga about Ragnar that Saxo wrote. In the story, Ragnar dresses himself in a fur coat and fur pants, walks through icy water in order to get the fur frozen. This is to be shielded from two Lindorm (mythical serpents)that have trapped a maiden in her house. Afterwards, the maiden's father mocks Ragnar for having "fuzzy pants", i.e., "Loðbrók".
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Goofs
The series shows the Uppsala Temple as being located in the mountains. Uppsala was and is located in farmlands close to the Swedish east coast which does not have any mountains.
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Quotes
Floki:
Who needs a reason for betrayal? One must always think the worst Ragnar, even of your own kin. That way, you avoid too much disappointment in life.
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Soundtracks
If I Had A Heart
(Opening Titles)
Performed by Fever Ray
Courtesy by Rabid
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I've been waiting for someone to make a good series about the vikings. I'm from Norway myself, and I'm naturally interested in our history. I've only seen two episodes so far, but I have to say - it really looks promising. The surroundings and nature in the two first episodes is exactly how it looks in "Vestlandet", the western parts of Norway. Stunnings fjords with waterfalls cascading down the sides. It really looks authentic.
The acting is mostly top notch, a few short scenes aren't that great but it's hardly mentionable. It seems like in the beginning, people are speaking an incomprehensible Norse/English mix, and then they continue speaking a modern English. It's pretty clever actually. Fun fact: When the Vikings invaded the British isles they could understand each other's languages.
The story itself is really exciting, and I just want to watch more.. I can hardly wait for the next episode to be released.
I don't know so much about the Ragnar Lodbrok character, but Rollo (Gangarolf) is a very famous character in the Norse sagas.
I highly recommend this show, and I really hope they continue making this for several seasons.