History as Spoilers: Who Were These People?

[Meredith Quill]

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[PatsyandEddie]

Many characters are based on historically accurate people ,ex.  Leif Erickson and his sister Freydis, King Canute, Queen Aelfigu.

collider.com/vikings has a few good articles.

 

 

 

[PatsyandEddie]

Here’s another:

https://apple.news/AUTfWIXRXQ3G6_kHX3M5Vtw

[magdalene]

16 minutes ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Here’s another:

https://apple.news/AUTfWIXRXQ3G6_kHX3M5Vtw

I remember learning in history class that Harald's  final fate marks the end of the Viking age.

[Kabota]

Patricia Bracewell, a writer of historical fiction, is doing a historical accompaniment to the show, episode by episode. It's especially interesting as regards the English interactions and connections with the Danes, Swedes, Normans, and Norwegians:

http://www.patriciabracewell.com

There's more historical action and detail than I expected tbh. Of course, it's scattered across decades and jumbled all up for dramatic effect.

 

Edited March 3, 2022 by Kabota

[PatsyandEddie]

I’m just going to start the first volume of Bracewell’s Emma series. I’m excited for it

Olaf was a real person who became a saint for convincing ( killing ) pagans to convert. Check out his wiki page.