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

Connessioni

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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

Stagioni

NTitoloSoggettoData della prima messa in ondaNumero di episodi
0Speciali201331D
1Stagione 120139D
2Stagione 2201410D
3Stagione 3201510D
4Stagione 4201620D
5Stagione 5201720D
6Stagione 6201920D

Cast

Alex Høgh Andersen
Alex Høgh Andersen
(Ivar Lothbrok / Ivar the Boneless)
Danila Kozlovsky
Danila Kozlovsky
(Prince Oleg of Novgorod)
Jordan Patrick Smith
Jordan Patrick Smith
(Ubbe Lothbrok)
Marco Ilsø
Marco Ilsø
(Hvitserk Lothbrok)
Peter Franzén
Peter Franzén
(King Harald Finehair)