Vikings

Introduces the Vikings, discussing why they went on raids, what they wore, what their ships were like, and how they shap... (more)

Introduces the Vikings, discussing why they went on raids, what they wore, what their ships were like, and how they shaped history. (less)

Explores the civilization of the Vikings, discussing their epic voyages, festivals, and daily lives. (more)

Explores the civilization of the Vikings, discussing their epic voyages, festivals, and daily lives. (less)

Introduces Vikings, describing their history, culture, mythology, and warfare. (more)

Introduces Vikings, describing their history, culture, mythology, and warfare. (less)

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They came from the North, and soon the legend would say that they didn't know fear. For hundreds of years, they were ano... (more)

They came from the North, and soon the legend would say that they didn't know fear. For hundreds of years, they were another name for terror. They were warriors, slavers, traders, and explorers-but also farmers, settlers, poets, loyal family members, and skilled craftsmen. Vikings tells their story. (less)

Pillage, rape, and plunder, these are the acts we most readily associate with the Vikings. But now, new evidence suggest... (more)

Pillage, rape, and plunder, these are the acts we most readily associate with the Vikings. But now, new evidence suggests that some lesser-known endeavors, including building, navigating, and colonizing, may have been what really helped them to thrive. At the end of the eighth century AD, the Vikings, fearsome warriors from Denmark and Norway, powered their way through Western Europe, ransacking whatever and whoever stood in their way. (less)

Journey into a thrilling ancient world in this epic new series about history's bravest and most brutally fearsome warrio... (more)

Journey into a thrilling ancient world in this epic new series about history's bravest and most brutally fearsome warriors; Vikings. Ragnar, a would-be Viking chieftain, longs to fulfill his destiny as an explorer and conqueror, alongside his ambitious brother Rollo and loyal wife Lagertha. But as Ragnar leads daring raids in distant realms across the ocean, treacherous forces in his Norse homeland conspire against him. (less)

With Ragnar now king, he faces more foes than ever in Season Three but out of all the rivals, there's one Viking in part... (more)

With Ragnar now king, he faces more foes than ever in Season Three but out of all the rivals, there's one Viking in particular he should watch out for: Erlendur. The only surviving child of King Horik, his entire family slaughtered during a brawl between the King of Denmark and the legendary Norse ruler, during the Season two finale. Ragnar, impressed by Erlendur's idea of going to farm in England spares Erlendur's life. (less)

Season three culminated with the extraordinary battle in Paris, where Ragnar seized victory from the jaws of defeat, but... (more)

Season three culminated with the extraordinary battle in Paris, where Ragnar seized victory from the jaws of defeat, but still returns to Kattegat dangerously ill. Thoughts of his death galvanize the forces who seek to succeed him as king, including his wife Queen Aslaug and his oldest son, Bjorn. Meanwhile, Lagertha continues power struggles with her calculating, former second in command, Kalf. (less)

Season five begins with Ivar the Boneless asserting his leadership over the Great Heathen Army, while Lagertha reigns as... (more)

Season five begins with Ivar the Boneless asserting his leadership over the Great Heathen Army, while Lagertha reigns as Queen of Kattegat. Iver's murder of his brother Sigurd sets the stage for vicious battles to come, as Ragnar's sons plot their next move after avenging their father's death. (less)

Season Six returns following the battle between brothers which left Bjorn Ironsides a hero to the people who have been u... (more)

Season Six returns following the battle between brothers which left Bjorn Ironsides a hero to the people who have been under the tyrannical rule of Ivar for so long. As the new leader of Kattegat, Bjorn struggles to fill his late father's shoes as king, while facing critical dilemmas and wrestling with the idea that power overshadows morals. Meanwhile, Ivar travels to Russia and meets his match in Prince Oleg, a ruthless and unpredictable ruler. (less)