Vikings...

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TheHeretic

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73,668 posts

254 months

Friday 8th March 2013
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New series, and just watching the first episode. Seems decent. Cross between Spartacus, Robin Hood, and The Norsemen. Seems pretty good thus far.

Killer2005

19,594 posts

227 months

Friday 8th March 2013
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Where was this on?

TheHeretic

Original Poster:

73,668 posts

254 months

Friday 8th March 2013
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Killer2005 said:
Where was this on?
History channel originally. I got via nefarious means.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/


TheHeretic

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73,668 posts

254 months

Thursday 11th April 2013
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No-one watching it then?




Just me...






Toddles off on his own...

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Thursday 11th April 2013
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What day, time?

TheHeretic

Original Poster:

73,668 posts

254 months

Thursday 11th April 2013
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It is definitely on during the hours between midnight, and midnight on a day of the week. When that is in the UK I don't k ow. It is showing on the History channel in the US, so presumably it will be on the same at some point.

Full episodes here for those of an American disposition.
http://www.history.com/shows/vikings

Glenred

8,461 posts

205 months

Thursday 11th April 2013
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I've got 5 or 6 of them downloaded, just not had the time to watch them yet.

Good to hear its worth watching.

kenny Chim 4

1,604 posts

257 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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Ok, contrary to what I've previously posted elsewhere, I admit that I'd like to have Sky to enable me to watch productions such as this but I still don't see it as value for money.

However, this production hopefully serves to disassemble the myths surrounding these Scandanavian interlopers.

Well before their invasions of Britain and Ireland, Swedish Vikings had looked east and invaded using light row boats that they could lift on their shoulders and carry across land between lakes and rivers in a fast manner.

Indeed, the name Russia derives literally from an old term 'men who row'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rus_(name)

They didn't wear cow horns attached to their helmets.

They didn't just raid and flee as is the widely accepted view. They settled, integrated and farmed a lot of Scotland and the northern UK.

They did however trade heavily in slaves with Dublin being a chief capital for that business during the 9th century.

In the year 871 Alfred the Great of Wessex stood alone against this invasion and succeeded. His son, Edward, then defeated the Danish held five counties of the West Midlands and Lincolnshire. His son, Athelstan went on to become the first (accepted) king of a united England.

Of course by 986, England had Danish kings on the throne, Sweyn, later Knut and Harold Harefoot etc.

As we all know, by 1066 it all collapsed again due to more Norsemen and a famous invasion in southern Kent.




rsv gone!

11,288 posts

240 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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I've watched the first 3 or 4 episodes. Looks quite good.

thewildblue

351 posts

172 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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Loving it, done 6 episodes now..waiting for 7 this weekend. Apparently been renewed for another season :-)

rich1231

17,331 posts

259 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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Posted about it on another thread. Its pretty good and worth watching.

Koofler

616 posts

165 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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It's been a superb surprise find, for me. 'Saw' it online (ahem rolleyes) a few weeks back and thought I'd take a punt.

Right up there with Justified.

Another 'find' has been a Kiwi series Top Of The Lake.

lewisf182

2,084 posts

187 months

Monday 22nd April 2013
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Thought i'd finally give this a watch and I love it. Top top show! I think the acting is also first rate so far, i'm in love with ragnars wife too.....what a lady.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

TheHeretic

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73,668 posts

254 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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Halb said:
No... Nowhere near as good.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
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TheHeretic said:
No... Nowhere near as good.
VV was ace, loved the blue steel episode.
I have heard good things about Vikings, will need to locate the UK broadcast times.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 3rd June 2013
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Three episodes in now, a great "surprise find" for me too! Good series

Big Fat Fatty

3,303 posts

155 months

Monday 3rd June 2013
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The OH and I have been watching this, it was her shout actually. We've been really enjoying it.

Does anyone know whether the boat they used was built especially for the show or is it a museum replica or something else?

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Monday 3rd June 2013
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When is it on the History channel?

n_const

1,707 posts

200 months

Monday 3rd June 2013
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Glad to see people are enjoying it. Seen it on an advert the other night and it caught my interest.