The funny thing is that I am originally from Minnesota as well.  Truly a Viking by all standards I guess.  I think they missed their shots at the Super Bowl in the Bud Grant years.  I don't see it in their near future.

MakeShift


The funny thing is that I am originally from Minnesota as well.  Truly a Viking by all standards I guess.  I think they missed their shots at the Super Bowl in the Bud Grant years.  I don't see it in their near future.

Where "near future" is about 200 years?  LOL

I thought it was going to be this BBC2 documentary series by Neil Oliver.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ms4sh

I watched all three episodes back to back on an Emirates flight. Facinating stuff. I was unaware of the extent of their influence in  Russia and Turkey. The name Russia apparently comes form the Norse word for Men who row.

Vikings is nicely done.  No CGI boat, for one.

Ragnar Lothbrok is a historical figure, tho with a lot of myth attached.  Bunch of books written about him - "the Vikings" for one.  Hollywood movie, too.  More recently Bernard Cornwell has a series going which is very good if you like historical fiction.

TV - and a continuing series, are as good as anything if done well.  Most of it is tripe, and just does the same thing over and over.  "I Love Lucy" is really well written and fresh, if you grew up on it.  But they've been doing the same situational comedy for over 50 years and you wouldn't know it was fresh if you saw it now.  Screwball wife is old hat now.

My theory is that there can be only one - really funny show on at a time.  Sat. Night Life was funny - outstanding stuff, in the 70s.  Then we got Python, later than our English friends, but the local Dallas PBS station was the first to broadcast it in the US.  Yea haw, cutting edge.  The Simpsons, Married w/ Children and then I gave up network TV pretty much.  But even when I take a peek there is only one funny show - SouthPark gives way to Robot Chicken.

They Vikings is good - great acting, good writing (tho the Jarl is only carried by Gabrial Byrne, not what is on the page), a developed history behind it.  And there hasn't even been much fighting yet...

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This thread makes me want to break out Zep's Immigrant Song - heh...

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More recently Bernard Cornwell has a series going which is very good if you like historical fiction. 

+1, a great series of books, I am waiting for the next one.

A couple of things I've learned from the Vikings series is that Viking women look like Victoria's Secret models and when they're trying to seduce you, they will expose a perfectly shaved leg without a single nick.

I've learned from the Vikings series is that Viking women look like Victoria's Secret models


Pictures. I need pictures to comprehend the concept.

bayoubill


I've learned from the Vikings series is that Viking women look like Victoria's Secret models


Pictures. I need pictures to comprehend the concept.

They must look like this (you can tell by the shirt).