Vikings!

jimhelm · 03-06-2013, 12:13 AM

Oh.

Hell.

Yeah.

Watch the first two episodes on on demand.

Ragnar Lothbrok.

I read the Saxon Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. Ragnar is a good guy Dane in that, but the story is told from the British POV.

This show is the best thing on tv right now.

ZenGum · 03-06-2013, 05:59 AM

Do they actually say "Vikings" in the show? Which pronunciation do they use?

Griff · 03-06-2013, 06:20 AM

OH MY GOD! Must have.

You has link?

Flint · 03-06-2013, 11:12 AM

Vikings are the scariest mofos ever. They come up a RIVER in a boat you thought would be stuck in the ocean (your inland town has no major defenses); and when they get within 6 feet of you, your skull is already cracked open by a pole axe. Not like you wanted to get in close, anyway.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-07-2013, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Vikings are the scariest mofos ever. They come up a RIVER in a boat you thought would be stuck in the ocean (your inland town has no major defenses); and when they get within 6 feet of you, your skull is already cracked open by a pole axe. Not like you wanted to get in close, anyway.

They use to collect tribute from Paris on a regular basis.

jimhelm · 03-06-2013, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

OH MY GOD! Must have.

You has link?

History channel.

Sunday 10pm. Hulu. I think you can watch the episodes on their website too.

Griff · 03-06-2013, 04:45 PM

Thanks!

orthodoc · 03-07-2013, 08:50 AM

They're the reason half the Slavic population is blond.

footfootfoot · 03-07-2013, 10:20 AM

Just watched the first episode last night.

great stuff.
'Viking sunstone' found in shipwreck

Big Sarge · 03-10-2013, 02:27 PM

Jim,

You should change your name to Ragnar. I think Loki is closest to my personality. LOL

footfootfoot · 03-10-2013, 04:41 PM

he's got the panda eyes

Big Sarge · 03-10-2013, 11:34 PM

I loved the mask he wore. I need one of those so I can jump out of trees & scare folks down by the sewage lagoon. Just thought about this - we could build a Viking ship and sail it in the old lagoon!

wolf · 03-11-2013, 01:29 PM

I'm really enjoying it, although I don't entirely get the whole docudrama notion the History channel is trying here. Shouldn't they at least have a companion series with some funny looking archaeologists talking about middens and misinterpreting religious practices or something?

footfootfoot · 03-11-2013, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I'm really enjoying it, although I don't entirely get the whole docudrama notion the History channel is trying here. Shouldn't they at least have a companion series with some funny looking archaeologists talking about middens and misinterpreting religious practices or something?

I found it really hard to believe that the vikings hadn't even SEEN England by that time. If they just hugged the coast along France, they must have noticed something to their right.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-11-2013, 04:23 PM

Most of the Viking longboats that have been recovered, have been proven to be built from Irish trees. But that's the longboats, they built several types of boats for rivers and shit, so they may have covered most of Europe and Eastern Russia before venturing across the water. Then too, England was pretty primitive, so maybe better plunder could be had on the continent.

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jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Vikings! Oh. Hell. Yeah. Watch the first two episodes on on demand. Ragnar Lothbrok. I read the Saxon Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. Ragnar is a good guy Dane in that, but the story is told from the British POV. This show is the best thing on tv right now. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

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ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Do they actually say "Vikings" in the show? Which pronunciation do they use? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Vikings are the scariest mofos ever. They come up a RIVER in a boat you thought would be stuck in the ocean (your inland town has no major defenses); and when they get within 6 feet of you, your skull is already cracked open by a pole axe. Not like you wanted to get in close, anyway. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Just watched the first episode last night. great stuff. 'Viking sunstone' found in shipwreck __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 03-07-2013 at 11:00 AM.

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Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Jim, You should change your name to Ragnar. I think Loki is closest to my personality. LOL __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I loved the mask he wore. I need one of those so I can jump out of trees & scare folks down by the sewage lagoon. Just thought about this - we could build a Viking ship and sail it in the old lagoon! __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm really enjoying it, although I don't entirely get the whole docudrama notion the History channel is trying here. Shouldn't they at least have a companion series with some funny looking archaeologists talking about middens and misinterpreting religious practices or something? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Most of the Viking longboats that have been recovered, have been proven to be built from Irish trees. But that's the longboats, they built several types of boats for rivers and shit, so they may have covered most of Europe and Eastern Russia before venturing across the water. Then too, England was pretty primitive, so maybe better plunder could be had on the continent. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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