Pansier
27-04-2013, 14:23
Vikings is naar mijn mening een erg leuke serie. Bij de eerste 2 afleveringen dacht ik een beetje van mjah... leuke serie... Maar na een aantal afleveringen te hebben gezien wordt hij steeds leuker!
PlotThe series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsemen) of early medieval (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_medieval) Scandinavia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavia). It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Lodbrok) and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnars_saga_Lo%C3%B0br%C3%B3kar) and Ragnarssona þáttr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarssona_%C3%BE%C3%A1ttr), as well as in Saxo Grammaticus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxo_Grammaticus)'s 12th century work Gesta Danorum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesta_Danorum). Norse legendary sagas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_sagas) were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_tradition), written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne) depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan)'s 10th century account of the Volga Vikings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_Vikings). The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Age), marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793. Ragnar's death is dated to 840 or 865.
The first season portrays Ragnar (Travis Fimmel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Fimmel)) as a young Viking warrior who longs to discover civilizations across the seas. With his friend, the gifted craftsman Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_Skarsg%C3%A5rd)), he builds a new generation of faster longships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longship) and challenges the local ruler, Earl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl) Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Byrne)), a man of little vision, to allow raids into the unexplored South West, to England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England). He is supported by his brother Rollo (Clive Standen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Standen)), who secretly covets Ragnar's wife, the shieldmaiden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shieldmaiden) Lagertha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagertha) (Katheryn Winnick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheryn_Winnick)). Ragnar succeeds in carrying out the first Viking raids into the English kingdom ofNorthumbria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbria), returning with rich loot and the monk Athelstan (George Blagden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Blagden)) as a slave. This triggers a series of increasingly violent confrontations with the autocratic Earl, until Ragnar kills and succeeds him.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vikings_(TV_series)&action=edit§ion=2)]Historical accuracyCritics have pointed out historical inaccuracies in the series's depiction of Viking society. These include a portrayal of Viking government (in the person of Earl Haraldson) as autocratic rather than essentially democratic,[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-3) the Vikings' supposed ignorance of the existence of the British Isles, and the use of the death penalty instead of outlawry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlawry) (skoggangr) as a punishment for heinous crimes.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-4)
Monty Dobson, a historian at Central Michigan University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Michigan_University), criticised the show's depictions of Viking clothing, but went on to state that fictional shows like Vikings could still be a useful teaching tool.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-5) The Norwegian paper Aftenposten (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftenposten) reported that the series incorrectly depicted the temple at Uppsala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_at_Uppsala) as a stave church (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stave_church) in the mountains, whereas the historical temple was situated on flat land and stave churches were a hallmark of later Christian architecture in Norway.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-6)
Showrunner Michael Hirst (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hirst_(writer)) said that historical accuracy is difficult to achieve because little is recorded from the period it depicts. Many records are secondhand accounts from Christians, which are biased on account of their persistent conflict with the Vikings.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQFQN3-Pm8E
PlotThe series is inspired by the tales of the raiding, trading, and exploring Norsemen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsemen) of early medieval (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_medieval) Scandinavia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavia). It follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Lodbrok) and his crew and family, as notably laid down in the 13th century sagas Ragnars saga Loðbrókar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnars_saga_Lo%C3%B0br%C3%B3kar) and Ragnarssona þáttr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarssona_%C3%BE%C3%A1ttr), as well as in Saxo Grammaticus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxo_Grammaticus)'s 12th century work Gesta Danorum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesta_Danorum). Norse legendary sagas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_sagas) were partially fictional tales based in Norse oral tradition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_tradition), written down about 200 to 400 years after the events they describe. Further inspiration is taken from historical sources of the period, such as records of the Viking raid on Lindisfarne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne) depicted in the second episode, or Ahmad ibn Fadlan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan)'s 10th century account of the Volga Vikings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_Vikings). The series is set at the beginning of the Viking Age (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Age), marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793. Ragnar's death is dated to 840 or 865.
The first season portrays Ragnar (Travis Fimmel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Fimmel)) as a young Viking warrior who longs to discover civilizations across the seas. With his friend, the gifted craftsman Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_Skarsg%C3%A5rd)), he builds a new generation of faster longships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longship) and challenges the local ruler, Earl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl) Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Byrne)), a man of little vision, to allow raids into the unexplored South West, to England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England). He is supported by his brother Rollo (Clive Standen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Standen)), who secretly covets Ragnar's wife, the shieldmaiden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shieldmaiden) Lagertha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagertha) (Katheryn Winnick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheryn_Winnick)). Ragnar succeeds in carrying out the first Viking raids into the English kingdom ofNorthumbria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbria), returning with rich loot and the monk Athelstan (George Blagden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Blagden)) as a slave. This triggers a series of increasingly violent confrontations with the autocratic Earl, until Ragnar kills and succeeds him.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vikings_(TV_series)&action=edit§ion=2)]Historical accuracyCritics have pointed out historical inaccuracies in the series's depiction of Viking society. These include a portrayal of Viking government (in the person of Earl Haraldson) as autocratic rather than essentially democratic,[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-3) the Vikings' supposed ignorance of the existence of the British Isles, and the use of the death penalty instead of outlawry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlawry) (skoggangr) as a punishment for heinous crimes.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-4)
Monty Dobson, a historian at Central Michigan University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Michigan_University), criticised the show's depictions of Viking clothing, but went on to state that fictional shows like Vikings could still be a useful teaching tool.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-5) The Norwegian paper Aftenposten (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftenposten) reported that the series incorrectly depicted the temple at Uppsala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_at_Uppsala) as a stave church (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stave_church) in the mountains, whereas the historical temple was situated on flat land and stave churches were a hallmark of later Christian architecture in Norway.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-6)
Showrunner Michael Hirst (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hirst_(writer)) said that historical accuracy is difficult to achieve because little is recorded from the period it depicts. Many records are secondhand accounts from Christians, which are biased on account of their persistent conflict with the Vikings.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#cite_note-7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQFQN3-Pm8E