Vikings: Valhalla Fact Check: Did Leif & Harald Really Fight Together?
Vikings: Valhalla saw Leif Erikson and Harald Sigurdsson joining forces and fighting a couple of battles together, but did the real Leif and Harald really fight together? One of the most popular and successful historical dramas in recent years is Vikings, created by Michael Hirst. Vikings premiered on the History Channel in 2013 and even though it was originally planned to be a miniseries, it quickly caught the attention of the audience and it lived on for a total of six seasons, coming to an end in December 2020. However, that wasn’t the end of the stories from the Viking Age, and a sequel series was announced in 2019.
Titled Vikings: Valhalla, the series is set over a century after the events of Vikings, and as such, it doesn’t feature any of the surviving characters from the main series, and instead introduces a new generation of warriors and enemies. Vikings: Valhalla follows Leif Erikson (Sam Corlett), Freydís Eiríksdóttir (Frida Gustavsson), and Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter) as they embark on a journey that takes them across oceans and battlefields –from Kattegat to England to the pagan temple in Uppsala – all this with the conflict between Vikings and English royals (pagans vs Christians) as the backdrop. Leif and Freydis arrive at Kattegat on a revenge mission, but their plans quickly change and Freydis stays in Kattegat with Jarl Haakon (Caroline Henderson) and Leif joins Harald and company on a mission to attack England.
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As one of the few pagans in the crew, Leif was looked down upon by Olaf Haraldsson (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson) and his men, but he quickly formed a strong bond with Harald, who even told him he was now a Viking.
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