Naturally, Hirst and company took many liberties when it comes to the characters and events shown in Vikings. Real or not, the series is based on what the sagas and other sources have to say about the figure of Ragnar Lothbrok, but some changes had to be made in order to extend his ...
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These Baltic peoples traded amber with Romans and then fought Vikings. In the era, only one small tribe from the area around Vilnius was known as Lithuanians but it was this tribe that consolidated the majority of other Baltic tribes. This process accelerated under king Mindaugas who became a ...
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No they didn’t! It’s true that helmets in this style did exist in the region, but they were only used for early ceremonial purposes and had largely faded out by the time of the Vikings. The myth of the horned helmets was really boosted by the costume designers for Wagner’s “Der ...
Although this post hasn’t been chock full of Swedish facts, I hope it’ll still help you make the most of your time in Scandinavia. Tack för att läsa och hålla utkik efter troll (That’s ‘Thanks for reading and look out for trolls’ in Swedish)!
he went on to play a number of notable roles that cemented his image in Hollywood. The Irish star became well known for playing the antagonist in the Tollywood movie "RRR," and he made cameo appearances in many television shows including "Dexter," "The Walking Dead," and "The Vikings."...
Facts about the 10th-century grave that was found by archaeologists in the west coast of England; Observation on the carvings on jewelry and ornate sword hilts of the Vikings; View of Faye Simpson, an archaeologist with the British government's Portable Antiquities Scheme, on the image of ...
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It’s about working with daylight, dealing in workable facts, and when we are in doubt, sticking with those workable facts. Does this stand up to scrutiny under the microscope? Sometimes our worries can get the better of us, and we may misconstrue comments or situations in the light of th...