Valhalla's Christianity vs Norse True Story: What Vikings Believed In
Vikings: Valhalla explored the conflict between pagans and Christians, which had its beginnings in Vikings, but what did Vikings believe in and were there pagan and Christian Vikings? One of the most popular and successful historical dramas in recent years is Vikings, created by Michael Hirst and which premiered on the History Channel in 2013. Although it was originally planned to be a miniseries, Vikings lived on for a total of six seasons and came to an end in 2019, but the stories from the Viking Age continue in Vikings: Valhalla.
Vikings initially followed legendary Norse warrior Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) and his travels and raids alongside his Viking brothers, but as the series progressed, it changed its focus to Ragnar’s sons – Björn, Ubbe, Hvitserk, Sigurd, and Ivar – and their own journeys. These characters became the protagonists of Vikings after Ragnar’s death in season 4 until the end of the series, which gave full closure to their arcs. Vikings explored the early years of the Viking Age, beginning with the Lindisfarne raid, but six seasons weren’t enough to tell the most exciting stories from the Vikings, and so a sequel series, titled Vikings: Valhalla, was announced in 2019.
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Set over a century after the events of Vikings, Vikings: Valhalla follows Leif Erikson (Sam Corlett), Freydís Eiríksdóttir (Frida Gustavsson), and Harald Sigurdsson (Leon Suter), as they go on a journey that takes them across oceans and battlefields, with the conflict between Vikings and English royals as the backdrop. The tension between pagans and Christians was shown in Vikings, with Athelstan (George Blagden) being Ragnar and company’s first approach to
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