This is a WONDERFUL, but much too real series! Michael Hirst is a brilliant story teller and historian. He does his homework and then some to bring these Viking people to life on the History Channel. Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, & Clive Standen do a brilliant job in making you feel like you know them . . . the curious people who want to see more of the world in any ways they can. The treasure they bring back from their trips is not your typical trinkets. They bring back slaves and make them apart of their people/clan. What they do while…
Enthusastically Recommend – Excitement – Plot – Mystery – Superb Acting & Directing This series is awesome and I read somewhere that it’s true to history but confirm that for yourself. Compelling and fascinating how the Vikings lived, what they were about, their choices. Particularly intriguing is Ragnar’s interest in the young priest whom others would have slain, and indeed he himself slayed many, and how his odd choice (won’t spoil that for you) changed history.Viking ruthlessness slams you in the face from the get go and may offend more sensitive souls but this…
Entertaining on many different levels Just started watching Vikings about a week ago as a filler show since all our current must-see TV shows are hold til mid January. Since watching the first episode, we were hooked and now are eager fans watching at least 2 episodes every night to get caught up with current season. Fun to watch, fun to cheer for the raiders from the North. This shows entertains through every facet of humanity and the acting is great. Travis Fimmel as Ragnar is hypnotic with a supporting cast equally so. Inspires…
This is a WONDERFUL, but much too real series! Michael Hirst is a brilliant story teller and historian. He does his homework and then some to bring these Viking people to life on the History Channel. Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, & Clive Standen do a brilliant job in making you feel like you know them . . . the curious people who want to see more of the world in any ways they can. The treasure they bring back from their trips is not your typical trinkets. They bring back slaves and make them apart of their people/clan. What they do while…
Enthusastically Recommend – Excitement – Plot – Mystery – Superb Acting & Directing This series is awesome and I read somewhere that it’s true to history but confirm that for yourself. Compelling and fascinating how the Vikings lived, what they were about, their choices. Particularly intriguing is Ragnar’s interest in the young priest whom others would have slain, and indeed he himself slayed many, and how his odd choice (won’t spoil that for you) changed history.Viking ruthlessness slams you in the face from the get go and may offend more sensitive souls but this…
Entertaining on many different levels Just started watching Vikings about a week ago as a filler show since all our current must-see TV shows are hold til mid January. Since watching the first episode, we were hooked and now are eager fans watching at least 2 episodes every night to get caught up with current season. Fun to watch, fun to cheer for the raiders from the North. This shows entertains through every facet of humanity and the acting is great. Travis Fimmel as Ragnar is hypnotic with a supporting cast equally so. Inspires…