Vikings (season 1)

Synopsis

"Vikings is a historical drama television series, written and created by Michael Hirst for the television channel History. Season 1 premiered on March 3, 2013 in Canada and concluded on April 28, 2013, consisting of 9 episodes.
Filmed in Ireland, Vikings is inspired by the tales about the Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of France and England. It portrays Ragnar as a Viking farmer who pioneers the first daring raids into England with the support of fellow warriors: his brother Rollo, and his wife, the shieldmaiden Lagertha. The first season follows Ragnar's quest to become Earl, and his desire to raid England." [Wikipedia]
"In 793, a Viking raid on Lindisfarne caused much consternation throughout the Christian west and is now often taken as the beginning of the Viking Age." [Wikipedia: Lindisfarne]

Genre

Historical

Released

2013

Location

Europe

Period

Opens on eastern Baltic in 739; In the 7th episode, the Vikings are rowing up the Tyne River to attack the kingdom of Northumberland.

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