Vikings: Valhalla's Leif Twist Sets Up A True Story Fix In Season 2
Vikings: Valhalla introduced the audience to Leif Erikson with many changes to his real story, but the twist in the season finale can set up a true story fix in season 2. Historical dramas have gained force in recent years, and one of the most successful TV shows from that genre 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 lived on for six seasons, coming to an end in 2020. However, that wasn’t the end of the stories and characters 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, so Valhalla doesn’t feature any of the surviving characters of the main series (though it did bring the Seer back), instead introducing a new generation of warriors. 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 temple in Uppsala –, all this with the conflict between Vikings and English royals (pagans vs Christians) as the backdrop. Leif and Freydís arrive in Kattegat on a revenge mission, but it all takes a turn not long after.
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Leif and Freydís were on a mission to find the Christian man who raped Freydís years ago and left a scar in the shape of a cross on her back, and she got her revenge as she killed the man, but not without consequences. In order to save her, Leif joined Harald, Olaf Haraldsson (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson), and king Canute (Bradley Freegard) on
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