The series makes several references to the medieval text "Egils saga", an account of the life of the 10th century poet and viking Egill SkallagrÃmsson. Arne's violent death at the hands of Rollo is taken from an episode where Egill is berserker rage pierces an enemy and lifts him high into the air. Ivar's first killing is taken word for word from an event in Egill's childhood, where Egill kills an older boy over a ball. The song Harald Finehair and his men likes to sing is a slightly modified version of a poem composed by Egill. This is an anachronism as Egill was a contemporary of Erik Bloodaxe, the son of Harald. This is also ironic as "Egils Saga" states that Egill and Erik where archenemies. The truth of this is not known as the saga was written more than 200 years after Egill's death and the only contemporary evidence of his life is his poetry. However, one of these poems is the infamous "head-ransom"-poem where Egill asks for Erik to spare him.
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