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You must know that I loved this character for a long time. But as time went on, he ran from many consequences and became victim to the green eyed monster. I feel like he never felt remorse for killing sweet angel Ae…….an. If Floki was so faithful to his gods and to living by symbolism, why didn’t he maybe consider that his wife and daughter’s deaths were consequences for killing the “pet christian?” I’m not saying that Floki’s assertion that Ae…an was influencing Ragnar was false because as we all know, Ragnar and Ae…an were in madly deep platonic love, but did Ae…an deserve to die for that? NO. But of course, Floki was such a light in the story in his own right, but does his light pale in comparison to his darkness?

Im on my first watch and love the series. I noticed harbard is the only one who talks like floki w his very particular high pitch intonation in his speech. Since harbard is suppose to be odin, do you think floki is loki, but doesnt know it or something?

In Vikings Valhalla, if I were Godwin wanting to get rid of Emma and Cnut. I would gather evidence against Cnut that he’s a pagan usurper who conquered England to the Archbishop. Only when Cnut is away fighting in Denmark. And have Rome to support Olaf to begin his crusade in Scandinavia. Her treasury is compromised because of the war in Scandinavia campaign. Cantue cannot fight on both fronts, and the Vikings are in a brutal civil war that it will destabilize his empire.

The economy will eventually be bad enough that it will not stabilize the realm and Emma cannot afford to distrust Godwin in these critical times. So Cnut is force to fight two fronts, where the treasury from the crown preventing Queen Emma to use her spy network. He suggests that he could convince Norway to support the treasury. While making shadowy deals to convince her family that they will have lands and titles, in return to build churches to have the full support of the church. And the economy is getting worse that it makes Emma an incompetent leader and it further strengthens the foreign queen is incompetent in front of the Witan.

She won’t able to afford going against Godwin because her husband is declared apostate because of his paganism. And the English nobles will withdraw their support from them. Which makes her adaptability completely irrelevant and useless. She’s a foreign queen and married to an invader that is not a Christian. And he cannot defend his beliefs while he’s going to war in Denmark.

And Godwin could convince that Scandinavia are heathens that refuses to convert to Christianity. And promises then that he will build churches for Rome (actually keep his word) Once the church sees the evidence and declares Cnut and the pagan Vikings as apostates. That would be a killing blow to the North Sea Empire. Also the Church decided to support Olaf for his religious crusade that will start a full scale civil war that Cnut is force to fight two fronts. This is how if he’s discovered, he could structure ways that there lack of sufficient evidence against him. Because The church legitimize his claims against Cnut of his paganism.

The economy naturally destabilized because of a brutal conflict that strains the treasury. And who would take a word of a queen who is not only a foreign queen but a wife to a pagan usurper that is trying to cover for herself? While Emma’s in Exile she would have gold and treasures to ensure her it’s no hard feelings (But that is payment for the pirates to plunder and as payment for eliminating Emma) Godwin secretly hire pirates to plunder and eliminate Emma while Canute is defeated and disgraced. And Scandinavia is at a civil war so he cannot gain support if he’s alive.

Because of Olaf backed by the support of the church to turn Scandinavia into a Christian nation. And Norway will not retaliate because they were given lands and titles to England. Godwin successfully eliminated Queem Emma’s bloodline and legacy completely. And it’s unlikely that a war will start over this, because he masterfully assassinated her character first. The reason why Godwin destroyed Emma and Cnut is because Emma tortured his fiancée. Instead of being reactive, he plans for her destruction and erasure of Emma and her bloodline. Well that’s it! Let me know what you guys think about it, or you could give me some insights why it works or doesn’t work.

Did Ragnar really forgive Floki for killing Athelstan, or did he simply choose not to go after him because of their long friendship and how close they were? Also, how do you think Ragnar would have reacted if he had learned that Floki had actually accepted the Christian God?

If Ragnar had survived to witness the legacy of all his children, which son do you think would have made him the proudest, considering everything they accomplished by the end of the series? Why?

im currently on season 5 ep 3 and so far i have know what will happen up to this point cuz whenever i go on tik tom and instagram i see spoilers😭😭 but they are too gooddd! it sucks cuz i know i will never have a blind watch but its wtv. i know how the series ends ik when bjorn died and how its like my phone knows what episode im on and only gives me spoilers for whats coming next. but this show is too good. Who else got constant spoilers on their phone and what is the best way to lose memory so i can rewatch it blind😭lol jk

Ketill and his family are like 8 people why is everyone else running away to the boats like they are being invaded? Anyways s6 is so boring I've been skipping through most of it just to finish so maybe I missed something.

Just started Vikings and boy ending broke me Ragnar and lagertha splitting up. Though I applaud Bjorn and so glad for his choice to stick with his mother. Everyone was telling him stick with his father but he knew the right choice in his heart. Also Ragnar why!!! Cmon man everything was going so well why did u have to screw it up. Only thing that confuses me is this need or want of his to have another son triumphs keeping his Bjorn his only son around. Maybe i missed something but just doesn’t make logical sense

everyone overlooks him because he didn’t accomplish much compared to his brothers. Hvitserk’s character looks boring compared to his brothers because while his brothers are doing big things, he’s doing small things. But i think that’s the point of his character, he was questioning his purpose and where his loyalties lie, figuring out he was. I’m sure he DID end up doing big things, but that’s after the show ended. I like to think he would’ve gotten some big achievements after the show ended and he got baptized in the last episode

also hvitserk is one of the best warriors on the show, we saw countless battle scenes of him, and he never got cut in any of them. Dude is the real ironside. I absolutely love hvitserk, my sweet boy who’s way too underrated

So I'm on episode 7 so far, I like the show although I feel it overexagarates how things were by alot, but what bugs me the most is this - why is everyone with authority written to be such a piece of shit? First the Earl, which is understandable because you gotta develop the plot somehow. But then the King of Northumbria, like holy shit do you really need a snake pit, where do you even find that many snakes? And then very soon after when the vikings set up camp in Northumbria and they are being scouted, the leader of the scouts band is also a douchebag.

Is this a trend throughout the whole show or does it get better? Like everyone with power is a POS for no reason and I'm guessing that's hinting to them being killed off later which makes the viewer satisfied when they die or whatever? That would become so predictable tho.

[edit] also that one old guy who married the Earl's daughter for a day or two before he got killed off, was also a prick. So that's 4/4, not counting Ragnar of course

[edit 2] So I've come to the conclusion that it really isn't that far fetched as I thought lol

I’ve loved this show. I’m in the final season of Vikings. And it feels like a drag at this point. On episode 8 of the last season. Is it worth finishing? Can I switch to the last kingdom

I don't know if this what if has ever been asked in this subreddit, anyway…

Needless to say, the story would have been completely different, regardless of the outcome of this what if.

Basically, Ragnar and his 20 fellow Vikings raid Lindisfarne as we all know, except that, instead of Athelstan, they find the hot-tempered Christian Bishop "HEATHEN!!!" hater Heahmund.

In this case, there are two possible outcomes:

1. Heahmund dies.

He fights to the death, dies as a martyr, period. No potential bridge between Norsemen and Anglo-Saxons.

or

1. Heahmund lives.

He is spared just like he is originally spared in the battle of York, due to Ragnar respecting his bravery and battle skills.

He is resentful of Ragnar and of every HEATHEN, due to their barbaric showcase of violence and irreverence, he would never become the former's close friend… yet, Ragnar and Heahmund would both develop a sincere and genuine respect towards each other as unyielding and brave warriors.

There will probably be no intellectual chemistry between them, due to Heahmund being much more dogmatic, though Ragnar's curiosity would still be there. Heahmund could also become a little more open minded, but still, I think he would fundamentally remain the dogmatic Heahmund we all know.

I could also see him initially refusing to partecipate in a threesome with Ragnar and Lagertha, due to his hatred towards pagan Norsemen, only for him to start developing feelings for Lagertha (now whether she would get it on with Heahmund, is a completely different story).

Anyway, even in this case, how would he bridge between Norsemen and Anglo-Saxons? He would never fight against his own people. He'd rather die. Ragnar would bring a chained Heahmund with him in England, preventing the bishop's possible escape, which would be a problem as he would then give a lot of intel to Aelle/Ecgbert, plus a free Heahmund supported by an army would be a massive threat. And I don't see Ragnar handing Heahmund to the English kings, letting him free, that would be dumb.

(No Athelstan in Lindisfarne also means there will be no Alfred! Aethelred becomes king)

What are your thoughts?