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  1. "Way for the show to twist history by cherry picking it." I agree. Let me say, again, that I enjoy this show but I feel it is a "re-imagined" version of the vikings. I saw that interview with Michael Hirst and he implied that the vikings were somehow more progressive in their views of women and more benevolent to slaves. In fact, under Roman law, slaves had rights. Their masters had to respect their marriages and could get into legal trouble for abusing them. The vikings were not the most technologically or socially advanced people. The were aggressive raiders,traders, and explorers. We find them so interesting because they were the last great non-Christian people of Europe. There is a suppressed part of us we see in their gods and traditions. A real great question would be why they became so introspective after the "viking age". We certainly don't stereotype them as aggressive today. Great show. Looking forward to Thursday's episode.
  2. "I thought Ecbert should have the hot tub drained and scrubbed down after Ragnar left." I thought the same thing. He may be good looking, but he has hygiene issues. Did you see him eating the rat in Blood Eagle?
  3. As much as I enjoy this show, the historical inaccuracies still trouble me. The Vikings were not ignorant of the existence of the British Isles at this time. Long before the raid on Northumbria, the vikings had conquered large parts of what is today Scotland and Ireland. Dublin had been founded by vikings as a slave colony. I’m not at all certain what Eckbert’s paranoia regarding Roman literature was about. The church used the Roman language Latin and did not deny Roman history. The church incorporated the philosophy of the classical Greeks and Romans. Although I agree an emphasis on pagan mythology may have been forbidden. I still enjoy watching Eckbert in his hot tub. I think he needs a sauna and steam room to boot. I would get a massage therapist as well if I were the King of Wessex.
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