Ragnar lothbrok

When History announced a new series inspired by the sagas of Viking legend Ragnar Lothbrok in 2012, Colliderclaimed that creator Michael Hirst was "hoping to bank on the success of HBO's Game of Thrones." By the time the final ten episodes of Vikings dropped on Amazon Prime in December 2020, the show had long since established itself as much more than a cash-in attempt.

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Anchored by the charismatic Travis Fimmel, History's first scripted series was met with critical acclaim across the board. It quickly earned itself a dedicated following, and fans stuck around when Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig) and the rest of Ragnar's sons took the lead following his death.

Vikings unfolds over a period of decades, though in reality, some of the events it's based on happened centuries apart.

"You have to give dramatic shape to stories, even if those stories are very close to the historical record," Michael Hirst told Looper in an exclusive interview. "It was called the dark ages for a very good reason — a lot of things were

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