Vikings Future Explained: What We Know About Valhalla Season 2
WARNING: Contains major spoilers For Vikings: Valhalla
History Channel's saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons had come to an end with the Vikings season 6 finale — but that's not the end of the story, and Vikings: Valhalla season 2 is continuing the saga. WhileVikings season 7 never materialized, fans were once more invited to Kattegat in the sequel/spinoff series, which picked up more than 100 years after the events of the original show. Just like Vikings was a stylish dramatization of the real-life Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, Vikings: Valhalla retells the story of Leif Erikson, the man who would one day «discover» America.
Loosely based on the Norse and Icelandic sagas, Vikings began around the year 793 and explored a period of several decades thereafter. Initially focusing on the legendary Viking ruler Ragnar Lothbrok, the focus shifted to Ragnar's sons after he was killed off in season 4. In Vikings season 6, Ragnar's first-born son Bjorn Ironside campaigned to become King of Norway and fought off an invasion by the Rus (who were joined by Bjorn's brothers, Hvitserk and Ivar). Meanwhile, Ragnar's second-oldest son Ubbe led a group of settlers across the sea in search of a rumored «Golden Land» — known today as North America.
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Rather than pick things up for season 7 for further tales of Ragnar's sons, History Channel opted to refocus on a different but equally violent and bloody period of Norse history. The Vikings were a culturally dominant force in Europe for centuries, and the source material available is far wider than the decades shown in Vikings. Vikings: Valhalla returned to Kattegat at an equally significant time in Norse history. As many fans
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