Vikings

L'eroe Ragnar Lothbrok ha l'obiettivo di estendere il regno vichingo, sfidando un re privo di ambizioni.
Creato da: Michael Hirst |
Genere: Action & Adventure | Dramma | War & Politics |
http://www.history.com/shows/vikings
Numero di stagioni: 6
Numero di episodi: 89
Data prima messa in onda: 2013-03-03
Data ultima messa in onda: 2020-12-30

Approfondimenti

Rollo's tattoo depicts a scene from Norse Mythology: The wolves Hatí and Sköll (the sons of Fe [...] D
The show takes its premise and basic plot from the Icelandic sagas Ragnars saga loðbrókar (The [...] D
Alicia Agneson (Freydis) revealed on Sverigesradio the strangling scene in season 5 episode 20 wasn' [...] D
The final episode for the fourth season, featuring the death of King Ecbert, aired on the same day a [...] D
The title of a Saxon nobleman was 'Earl' which comes from the Old English word 'oerl' meaning a 'man [...] D
Gustaf Skarsgård assisted some of the other actors in the pronunciation of certain Scandinavian w [...] D
The armor of the Wessex army is recycled from the 1969 viking-epic Alfredo il grande (1969). D
The German dub of the first season was heavily criticized by the audience for its bad quality. As a [...] D
Ragnar Lothbrok is a figure of medieval histories which attributes various exploits and sons to him, [...] D
Ragnar and his second wife Queen Aslaug are played by Australian actors. His first wife Lagertha and [...] D
Rollo was originally written to be Ragnar's cousin. D
The historical Aethelwulf's first son by his first wife Osburh was named Aethelstan. Athelstan ruled [...] D
The word Viking was first used by the Anglo-Saxons some time between the 9th and 10th century, and i [...] D
Composer Trevor Morris has stated he was not really satisfied with the score until he discovered Nor [...] D
Ivar's story-line in the show bears more similarities with the later Norwegian king, Eirik "Bloodaxe [...] D
In this series Ivan Kaye plays King Ælla. In 'Hammer Of The Gods' (2013) he played Ivar the Bone [...] D
Sporadicly through out the series Old Norse (the language of 9th century Scandinavia) is spoken. Whe [...] D
Ravens appear prominently in the series. Ravens had great cultural and religious importance in ancie [...] D
There is almost no evidence of what haircut the Vikings wore other than beards for the men and ponyt [...] D
According to the sagas from which this series takes some of its plot, Ivar the Boneless was the olde [...] D
Ivan Kaye who plays the Saxon King Aelle in this show says his Russian ancestors claimed to be desce [...] D
The name "Ragnar" means "keeper of the fort." D
Clive Standen and Gustaf Skarsgård both auditioned to play Ragnar. Travis Fimmel auditioned to pl [...] D
Jennie Jacques who plays King Alfred's mother, Judith, is only 10 years older than her on-screen son [...] D
Georgia Hirst (Torvi) and Maude Hirst (Helga) are sisters, and their father is Micheal Hirst, the sh [...] D
The character jarl Borg (played by Thorbjørn Harr) is named after Swedish tennis player Björn [...] D
Rollo became ruler of Normandy in northern France, and his descendents became the Dukes of Normandy. [...] D
Before being cast as King Aelle, Ivan Kaye auditioned for the role of Earl Haraldson. D
The symbol on the shields used by the warriors of Hedeby are two "Fe"-runes - a letter used by Germa [...] D
The series was originally meant to be called "Raid" D
Gustaf Skarsgård was the only actor to travel to Iceland. The rest of the cast shot their scenes [...] D
Costumes were handled by Spanish costuming house Sastreria Cornejo. Many of the costumes were pooled [...] D
Tadhg Murphy, who plays Arne, lost his right eye during an accident as a self-made arrow hit him (he [...] D
Tadhg Murphy (Arne), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Bishop Heahmund), Greg Orvis (Siegfried), John Kavanagh ( [...] D
When Marco ilsø (Hvitserk) and Alex Høgh Andersen (Ivar) were cast in the series they weren't [...] D
Adam Copeland lost 37 lbs, or 17 kgs, of weight for the final season. D
In scenes involving large groups of Norsemen, the voices in the ambiance are speaking Icelandic, Dan [...] D
9 functional ships were made for the show: Ragnar's ship, Floki's ship, a Frankish warship, 2 Rus-sh [...] D
The carved beast heads seen on the prow of the viking longships were there to scare the spirits of h [...] D
Originally there was sex scene between Ragnar and Queen Kwenthrith which was deleted to make Magnus' [...] D
The series makes several references to the medieval text "Egils saga", an account of the life of the [...] D
In the sagas, Ragnar Lothbrok was not the descendant of Odin, but his wife Aslaug. Because of this, [...] D
Harald vows to not cut his hair until he has married, yet his hair get significantly shorter between [...] D
The sagas and medieval chronicles consistently describes Haraldr inn Hárfagri (Harald Finehair) a [...] D
The first season has nine episodes. 9 is a very special number in Norse Mythology: Odin hung upon Yg [...] D
Harbard means "Greybeard". It was a nickname of Odin. D
England is mentioned several times during the series, including by Saxon characters such as Athelsta [...] D
Rollo was based on a real Viking called Hrolf (latinized as Rollo) who went on to conquer parts of F [...] D
According to Katheryn Winnick the accent of the Norse men is based on Swedish accent. D
Follows Vikings: Valhalla (2022) D
The character of Lagertha only appears in the Danish 12th century history Gesta Danorum, which is th [...] D
Travis Fimmel (Ragnar) is only 13 years older than Alexander Ludwig, who plays his son Björn. Kat [...] D
Ivar the Boneless was a real historical figure. The Vikings had a habit of sometimes giving ironic o [...] D
Danila Kozlovsky (Oleg of Novgorod) also played as Viking Vladimir of Novgorod in Russian made film [...] D
According to the sagas, Ragnarr Loðbrók was king of Denmark and Sweden and is ancestor of late [...] D
The opening title music from Vikings "If I had a heart" by Fever Ray was chosen by director Johan Re [...] D
Jarl Borg's and king Harald's armor are slightly modified variation of the same model. D
The show features dialogue in old Norse, old English, old Franconian, Classical Arabic and old East [...] D
The historical king Horik of Denmark was killed by his nephew Guttorm after the latter had been driv [...] D
The colors on the flags and shields of Harald Finehair are red and yellow. These are the colors of t [...] D
The Kattegat set was built in a studio in Wicklow, Ireland and then footage from Hellesylt, Norway w [...] D
The name of the fictional town of Kattegat is an anachronism. The name itself refers to a strait bet [...] D
Jarl Borg was originally a Swedish jarl and Horik would send Ragnar to Sweden to settle the dispute. [...] D
When Tadhg Murphy was cast as Arne, most of the production crew was unaware that Murphy was missing [...] D
The nickname "Loðbrók" refers to a saga about Ragnar that Saxo wrote. In the story, Ragnar dre [...] D
When Ragnar explains his plan to reinvade Paris, he says they need to protect their heads, and he ta [...] D
Through a significant part of the series takes place in Norway none of the main cast is of Norwegian [...] D
The Norse people did not actually refer to themselves as Vikings as an ethnic or national identity. [...] D
The detail that the Norsemen were tattooed is not necessarily speculation. Eyewitness accounts from [...] D
Clive Standen described Ivan Kaye in an interview in 2015 as the most Viking-like cast member in rea [...] D
The distinctive jewelry pieces used in the show were all made by hand by a South Carolina artisan ca [...] D
The runic inscription on King Horik's sword is a mix between the Elder Futhark (proto-norse writing [...] D
The women in the opening credits are supposed to be the 9 daughters of Rán, the personifications [...] D

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Errori

Most historian hold it very likely that the Norse had contact with the Anglo-Saxons in the later par [...] D
Borg is portrayed as being seen as unstable by his peers for communicating and asking the skull of h [...] D
The first Viking-attack on Paris did not occur until the 844. D
The Viking Age government is shown to be theocratic. In reality, the government of the Viking Era wa [...] D
The Rus never invaded Norway. D
The Rus' make use of cogs, but the cog was not invented until more than a century after the events o [...] D
Earl is used mostly as the title of Norse noblemen rather than the actual title jarl. This is techni [...] D
Vestfold is shown as a mountainous coastal region while in reality it's highest peaks are far into t [...] D
Thorstein frequently wears a brigandine, which where not introduced in Europe until the 14th century [...] D
The whole time line is quite mixed up for the series. At the time of Lindisfarne (S01), Ragnar wasn' [...] D
Bjorn's girlfriend is always referred to as "Porunn", yet the credits show her name, correctly as "� [...] D
Judith was the second wife of Aethelwulf, and wasn't the mother of any of his children, including Al [...] D
The Saxons and the Danes do not seem to understand each other at all. In reality Saxon and Old Danis [...] D
The Rus are heavily influenced by Mongol culture. Through the Rus had some cultural exchange with Tu [...] D
The events of Vikings are set in the 9th century. Crossbows are used extensively by the Franks in se [...] D
Kattegat seemingly is located in Norway, yet people are show riding between Kattegat and Hedeby, des [...] D
Athelstan is often seen with a cloak held together by strings and wearing a pin on the coat. The pur [...] D
Aethelred never gave up his claim in favor of Alfred. He did favor Alfred as his successor because A [...] D
Hedeby is shown as being located in the hills, as opposed to a sea side trading town surrounded by s [...] D
At the time the series takes place, Hedeby would have been protected by a large wall, known as Danav [...] D
The Rus' soldiers use 19th century Ethiopian shields. D
In history, Norsemen dressed more extravagantly and possibly notably more sexually provocatively tha [...] D
The king of Wessex is shown appointing bishops. In reality the bishop would be appointed by the chur [...] D
The story says thunder comes from Thor smashing his hammer to the anvil; is invented for the show. i [...] D
In the series, the existence of England is unknown in Norway, yet Rollo can immediately identify Ath [...] D
The inhabitants of Northumbria are referred to as Saxons. In the time of the 9th century they would [...] D
The ending where Floki and Ubbe watch the sun set in the ocean, from the Eastern North American beac [...] D
The role of the Seer would have much more likely been held by a woman (a völva) in actual Norse s [...] D
There are quite a few modern phrases used throughout, most notably "shut your face," a fairly recent [...] D
Halfdan the Black and Harald Finehair where not actually brothers, but father and son. D
The series shows the Uppsala Temple as being located in the mountains. Uppsala was and is located in [...] D
Oleg frequently mentions Kattegat as the original home of the Rus. In the show, the fictional city o [...] D
Judith did not die in Wessex. After having married Aethelwulf's son Aethelbald who died prematurely [...] D
The appearance of the Kattegat fjord changes through the season, with the fjord opening up and mount [...] D
When the characters speak Old East Slavic, the name Oleg is pronounced as "Oleh" which is how the na [...] D
The rus are presented as Christians, but the rus did not adopt Christianity until the end of the 10t [...] D
Russia is refereed to in the series, yet name "Russia" did not exist in the period the show takes pl [...] D
Character names are fairly inconsistent through the series. Modern Scandinavian forms, Latin forms a [...] D
Rosaries can be seen on some monks even though the rosary did not first appear until about four cent [...] D
Magnus is not a Norse name as suggested in the series, but a Latin one. D
The things are shown to take place in earl Haraldson's hall, rather than a more public and open air [...] D
Alfred makes a controversial decree that the churches are to perform their services in English inste [...] D
In season 2, episode 2, Ragnar bits farewell to his wife before leaving, and then turns to his unbor [...] D
Oleg talks about the Scandinavian origin of the Rus as an event far in the past. The show takes plac [...] D
King Aella could not have reigned in Northumbria at the time of the Lindisfarne raid, in 793. His re [...] D
When Bjorn is a child, his eyes are brown. As an adult, they are blue. D
The term "Sweden" and "Svealand" are used interchangeably. The term "Sweden" is a 17th Dutch loanwor [...] D
The viking boats are seen steered on the left side of the boat. A viking boat is always steered on t [...] D
Gotaland/Götaland seems to be located high up in the mountains. Through a large part of Götala [...] D
The soldiers of Wessex are wearing helmets of a period 700 years later than depicted in the story. T [...] D
Ragnar Lothbrok's sons are referred as "Bjorn Lothbrok", "Ivar Lothbrok", etc. However, Lothbrok is [...] D
The first Earl of Kategat is referred to as "Haraldson". In fact, the proper way of addressing a Nor [...] D
Charlamange is talked about as being dead for quite some time. Charlamange died in 814 and lived to [...] D
The historical events and characters associated with the legends of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons too [...] D
King Harald is mentioned several times as being the king of Tamdrup. The historical Harald was king [...] D
Judith was not the mother of either Aethelred or Alfred. Their mother was named Osburh who died befo [...] D
The Sami are seen wearing four winds hats. These hat appeared in the 18th century, a thousand years [...] D