Posted on 03/28/2014 7:16:33 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
1. Bjorn Lodbrok has a worse haircut than Kim Jong Un.
2. Beware the Duke of Earl...Haraldson.
3. In Viking vs Viking battles, those wearing plain brown hoodies are doomed to die.
4. Viking trophy wives are high maintenance.
5. Ragnar Lodbrok is a secret humanitarian.
6. Although the Vikings had extensive contacts with North German Saxons, they were unaware of the existence of England until they arrived there.
7. Eighth century Viking women had the sensibilities of 21st century feminists.
8. No-Fault Viking divorce is quick and easy. No lawyers!
9. The Church punished apostate monks by crucifying them and doing their best to make them appear like Jesus including a crown of thorns and a lance in the side.
10. If an English king invites you to go skinny dipping with him in his swimming pool, you better start worrying about his sexual orientation.
11. Kattegat got absorbed by the Jarl Borg because he was dissed.
12. Rollo has an arm covered with L.A. Ink tattoos.
13. Ragnar Lodbrok is really a good ol' boy country farmer.
14. Viking soothsayers give accurate predictions if you are willing to lick their disgusting hands.
15. Rollo can grab a red hot knife for a full 10 seconds without displaying the slightest bit of pain and his hand will show no ill effects.
16. There is no Viking word for “foreplay.”
17. If you listen carefully to Old Saxon, in less than a minute it will sound exactly like modern English.
18. Hidden church treasure can always be found beneath the altar floorboards.
19. Lutefisk is the Viking MRE of choice when going on raiding parties.
20. Surving a battle is a bummer if you want to enter Valhalla.
21. Viking Duck Dynasty hunted birds with bows and arrows.
22. One of Ragnar's sons grew up to become Kirk Douglas and the other became Tony Curtis with an exotic Bronx accent.
If you’re in the middle of a raid, and you hear a chicken clucking, hit the dirt.
I can’t wait to see all of the blood drain from Ragnar Lodbrok’s head the first time he sees Daenerys Targaryen.
I would swap the bronze and silver!
Smithsonian Magazine had an interesting article on it this month.
I'm still catching up on Season 2 of Vikings.
I learned that the vikings:
1. Were not over concerned with bathing.
2. Being covered in blood half the time was OK
3. Viking women knew how to land on their feet. :-)
ha ha ha!
An actual lesson in history...with some license.
Ragnar Lothbrock/Lodbrock was an actual person from Viking history. Ragnar may be an amalgamation of several persons from history. There is not enough to pin it down. Though his exploits are not extremely well documented those of his sons are. It is a very good look back into the past around 750 AD.
Fancy that. The History Channel actually showing history for a change.
I always loved how Richard Burton impersonated a German officer to get into the Schloss Adler in Where Eagles Dare and spoke with a British accent while all the other Germans spoke English with a German accent. He didn't even fake it. And none of the other Germans noticed at all.
"Do you know who I am? I'm Richard Buuuurton dammit. I will not fake a German accent. Not for any director. Because I'm Richard Buuuurton!"
As am I. I was hooked when I saw the first promo last year and drooled with antici.......pation for Episode 1. I've been reading about the Vikings since I was in grade school , oh so many decades ago.
I was not disappointed. I hope it gets the ratings that keep it on for years to come. Such historical dramas are in short supply, even on cable.
The last one that was any good and was historically (mostly) accurate was Rome. An entire series based on the only two Roman legionnaires that Julius Caesar wrote about? Great stuff.
Is that Dick Proenneke? Gad how I loved watching that series detailing his life in Alaksa. What a guy he was.
Me too. Siggy is smoldering hot.
As long as it isn’t live, it is history!
You may be right maybe season 4 if they do get it I want see that
Season 2 and 3 will be 10 episodes.
Whenever I saw Rollo whining I wanted to yell at my TV: "Quit bellyaching, Rollo! You're going to end up with all of Northwest France and start a dynasty that will ultimately rule England. Get your act together and stop complaining about not getting R.E.S.P.E.C.T."
Yup. That about nails it for da Rollo beeyotch.
Yep. The guy’s retirement was inspirational.
Can I get the Viking show on Netflix?
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