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149 Comments

  1. luvisacigarette8

    May 3, 2022 at 11:09 pm

    Is that braces on the Valkyrie’s teeth?

  2. MickCorgi

    May 3, 2022 at 11:41 pm

    Are they still bad???

  3. Joshua

    May 3, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    Not enough ditches being built. Build more ditches.

  4. Stephen Jones

    May 4, 2022 at 12:59 am

    bIjatlh ‘e’ yImev —— ᛏᚻᛁᛋ᛫ᚹᚨᛋ᛫ᛏᚻᛖ᛫ᚹᚩᚱᛋᛖ᛫ᛗᚩᚡᛁᛖ᛫ᛁ᛫ᚻᚨᚡᛖ᛫ᛖᚡᛖᚾ᛫ᛋᛖᛖᚾ.

  5. OWmirai

    May 4, 2022 at 1:03 am

    2:20 something about the iron boss basically being a steel boxing glove in case your shield gets destroyed is incredibly badass

    • TheZapan99

      May 4, 2022 at 11:34 am

      It worked so well that medieval people actually later produced the buckler, a very small shield designed to protect the off hand during training.

    • Jacob Goodrich

      May 4, 2022 at 7:28 pm

      it also places the hand at the center of mass making the shield easier to use. that’s the main point of it

  6. Valperci Nabanalan

    May 4, 2022 at 1:14 am

    you confuse me about the Valkyrie though, why does it have a teeth bracelet?

    • Amanda From Wisconsin

      May 4, 2022 at 11:52 am

      Those aren’t braces.

    • Talayin

      May 4, 2022 at 8:19 pm

      they are “tattoos”, etched markings on the teeth found on some warriors especially in English viking graves

  7. Cicolas Nage

    May 4, 2022 at 2:18 am

    the movie overall was disappointing, but the historical accuracy was not. as far as i know, anyway

    • Royal Wayne

      May 4, 2022 at 5:59 pm

      Its based off of norse sagas of course its not accurate

    • LeJarhead

      May 4, 2022 at 6:14 pm

      Norseman were clean and not covered in mud 24/7, they also wore bright colorful clothing and armor. Looks like a good movie though but its not that accurate at least in how it portrays their appearance

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    • Alex Maverick

      May 4, 2022 at 5:18 am

      Lol “in recent years.” You are aware that natural disasters have always been a thing, right?

  9. Harald fairhair

    May 4, 2022 at 4:11 am

    👍🏼

  10. Alex Maverick

    May 4, 2022 at 5:23 am

    Great movie, terrible audience. Bunch of meatheads who clapped like seals when there was a violent scene.

  11. Max Gullberg

    May 4, 2022 at 5:26 am

    I can highly recommend prof Price’s book, Children of Ash and Elm, which is the best academic book I’ve ever read regarding the Viking age.

    • Wolf Strife

      May 5, 2022 at 4:37 pm

      Thank you for the recommendation!

    • AmaraJordan

      May 5, 2022 at 11:48 pm

      I second this recommendation!

  12. Johann Jcqs

    May 4, 2022 at 5:56 am

    Well I am a but confused regarding the armour tho well I guess specialised armour channel like the metatron may have an idea whether or not this is accurate

    • Isamu T

      May 4, 2022 at 7:53 am

      They would have worn thick cloth, leather, fur etc. and those who could afford it wore chain mail as well.

    • Manuel Toloza

      May 5, 2022 at 1:39 am

      Haven´t watched it yet but in the trailers i’ve seen accurate depictions of historical armour such as gambeson underneath mail and helmets, wich was the most common in the 10th century along with lamellar armour, im guessing the main character and his ”unit” are berserkers, supposedly were warriors that ran into battle high on hallucinogenic mushrooms. its unclear how historical they are but its part of the legends and viking sagas

    • MarkFilipAnthony

      May 5, 2022 at 1:10 pm

      Berserkers wouldn’t have amrmor, they were a specific elite trained soldiers that used ‘the power of the animal’ through the animal hide while fighting.

      It’s an actual historical thing.

  13. Callum F

    May 4, 2022 at 6:24 am

    Ok, I’m checking out at 0:56. Crap.
    You cannot hurl a spear with a flick of the wrist, what garbage.

  14. Jakub Fabisiak

    May 4, 2022 at 6:36 am

    The viking period axe isn’t a very heavy weapon – it’s just top-heavy. Still, you can do a lot more with it, than just hacking. Sadly – you don’t see them in reenactment as often as swords, because axes are a lot more dangerous to use in reenactment fights.

    • Isamu T

      May 4, 2022 at 7:46 am

      Even their two handed axes had quite a slim blade

    • MarkFilipAnthony

      May 5, 2022 at 1:04 pm

      I do Viking reinactment in Norway and the ax isn’t more dangerous than the sword.

      It’s actually encurraged to start with the ax, as it’s a much easier weapon to handel than the sword

    • Jakub Fabisiak

      May 5, 2022 at 1:41 pm

      @MarkFilipAnthony I’d take serious issue with that. I have a “blunt” replica of the Birka 644 axe, and striking with it is essentially like thrusting with a sword – a big nono.

      Also – I don’t know what rules you guys use, but a sword blade gives you much more leeway when striking at the helmet, while an axe coming up “short” will go into your face.

      not to mention that it is a much more powerful impact weapon, due to concentrating the force on a smaller area.

  15. Spam Mouse

    May 4, 2022 at 8:47 am

    Love these break downs.

  16. Midnight

    May 4, 2022 at 9:53 am

    Saw this in theatre, awesome film, thanks Neil for your input!

  17. It's Just Ryan

    May 4, 2022 at 10:48 am

    If the movie is anything like the game AC: Valhalla then it’ll be good 😁

  18. bryanpatrickmchugh

    May 4, 2022 at 11:03 am

    Didn’t they come to Ireland? 4:28

  19. Jnelle Trim

    May 4, 2022 at 11:35 am

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  20. Des A

    May 4, 2022 at 11:58 am

    Would someone who lived on a viking diet be able to maintain the kind of physique the main character has in the film?

    • Joseph Barnes

      May 4, 2022 at 10:52 pm

      I did see the director say in an interview that the men would likely be leaner

    • Xavier Ham

      May 5, 2022 at 2:48 pm

      Historically fat was an important defence against slashing weapons. So less buff more beer bellys

  21. Lita

    May 4, 2022 at 12:04 pm

    ok😅

  22. James Blake

    May 4, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    I am glad that Prof. Price recognized that both Odin and Freya received warriors for Ragnarok!

  23. AngryMiner5704

    May 4, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    I’ve never seen the movie, and I don’t have plans to particularly soon, I just clicked because I read the words “Viking Expert”.

  24. Foxtower

    May 4, 2022 at 3:04 pm

    So the Valkyries wasn’t sexualised in the Viking age?

  25. IlluminatiReign

    May 4, 2022 at 11:43 pm

    I was blown away by the movie, even with the methodical pace it utilizes.

  26. Anil Achar

    May 5, 2022 at 4:58 am

    I figure that the ‘Axe’ was a favoured weapon throughout the ages. But it seems to be a weapon of choice with the Vikings.
    Is it because it has its usefulness to cut trees for wood, when not engaged in battles?

    • Alex Milchev

      May 5, 2022 at 10:54 am

      It’s cost of production. A sword needs more metal to be produced and was reserved for those who could take it or pay for it. The most popular weapon was actually the spear. It was the cheapest to make and had the longest reach. Before the invention of the gun most people fought with spears.

    • pippo baudo

      May 6, 2022 at 4:54 pm

      the favoite weapon in the ages was always the spear

    • Elmer Costa

      May 7, 2022 at 4:00 pm

      You wouldn’t cut a tree with a battle axe. They aren’t made for that.

    • Uialion

      May 7, 2022 at 5:57 pm

      There were a few points to consider: One, as mentioned previously, swords were expensive. There are historical accounts of swords being valued at whole castles in the later Middle Ages. Another point to note is the ease of use. Fighting axes, unlike those used for splitting firewood, are very light and easy to handle. (I recommend looking up Glima which is reconstructed Viking Age axe fighting as a reference.)

    • Spartan1337

      May 7, 2022 at 9:30 pm

      Mostly due to convenience, the two handed dane axe was used for slaughtering cows before the vikings used then as weapons.

  27. sambuss90

    May 5, 2022 at 8:30 am

    He’s wrong about the axes being very heavy. These fighting axes have very thin heads. Very heavy is not suitable for a weapon

    • AStrangeman

      May 5, 2022 at 9:23 am

      Yeah they would only be 0,5 to 1,5 kilos which is not much at all.

    • Francisco Maia

      May 7, 2022 at 5:34 pm

      @AStrangeman Yep, but they feel heavy cause the weight is all on the head. Try to do some swings with an axe, a proper swing that is, and you can tell (at least i do) i need bigger arms to keep up hahahah

  28. FartSuckerNerd

    May 5, 2022 at 11:01 am

    Despite being “the most accurate depiction of viking culture”, it’s sad that they replaced Halfdan the Black with a black woman and not a half Asian Hun.

    • Bardsley

      May 6, 2022 at 9:16 pm

      That isn’t “The Northman”. That sounds more like the “Vikings” show with Ragnar And Co. The Northman is the Tragedy Of Amleth.

    • Spartan1337

      May 7, 2022 at 9:58 pm

      Halfdan the black doesn’t appear in the northman and was never even mentioned.

  29. Marc Giofel Lauron

    May 5, 2022 at 1:31 pm

    How to annoy historians that study Vikings? Just asked them:
    WHERE ARE THEIR HORNED HELMETS?!

    • Sindri Jóelsson

      May 7, 2022 at 12:03 am

      It is thought that the vitki/seiðmaður (‘nordic shaman’ if you like) would wear a ceremonial head-dress with horns on them. The Norse wore simple practical helmets for battle.

  30. Jalcome

    May 5, 2022 at 1:35 pm

    Were Valkyries always female? I cant find sources for that

  31. Daniel Campbell

    May 5, 2022 at 2:38 pm

    Loved this. Dude’s voice is like a liquid nap. Loved that too!

    • alrc

      May 6, 2022 at 2:58 pm

      Yo “a liquid nap” is so accurate it’s not funny 😂😂😂

  32. ALDOC

    May 5, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    The Valkyrie had teeth braces?

    • Joe nuts

      May 7, 2022 at 10:23 am

      Tooth tatoos

  33. Riekus Noorman

    May 5, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    A small addition , at the map on 4:26, they had also settled in The Netherlands with a lot of archeological sites found in the Northern parts

    • Dimi Athan

      May 6, 2022 at 9:13 am

      Also Greenland and north America

    • Paul H

      May 6, 2022 at 7:43 pm

      And Ireland. In fact they named Dublin.

  34. Federico Armando

    May 5, 2022 at 10:19 pm

    This movie was so good, I want to watch it again.

  35. Connar Kent

    May 5, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    Good to see them not glad in leather.

    Robert eggers shows you can be accurate and make a great film

  36. LEOPARD 2A7

    May 6, 2022 at 12:20 pm

    Northman > all other movies of 2022

  37. VetInTheWater

    May 6, 2022 at 11:01 pm

    Please skip the narrator guy interjecting all the time…. otherwise a superb video!

  38. A Afedola

    May 6, 2022 at 11:37 pm

    This was interesting

  39. A Afedola

    May 6, 2022 at 11:37 pm

    Good video

  40. Mary Good

    May 6, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    So, did the Vikings go into battle wearing shoes and shorts? Seems like they would want some protective clothing.

    • Joe nuts

      May 7, 2022 at 10:20 am

      No

    • Spartan1337

      May 7, 2022 at 9:51 pm

      They would have worn padded gambesons or chainmail (though chainmail was very expensive). In the sagas berserkers are depicted as not wearing armor, though there is still so much we dont know because of the lack of sources.

  41. McYolic Jones

    May 7, 2022 at 4:36 am

    So authentic it gave more more appreciation for what may have been a real King Arthur, who halted these guys for a time.

  42. Driverjoe Longhauler

    May 7, 2022 at 5:34 am

    Any recommendations about books to read/study about the Viking era? Thank you.

    • Nandinho Cunha

      May 7, 2022 at 6:20 am

      Get Scandinavian books because they will tell you more

  43. Shibarec

    May 7, 2022 at 9:52 am

    Swords with names, the Hound is not impressed.
    Jokes aside, great video! I’d listen to professor Price all day!

  44. Charles Packwood

    May 7, 2022 at 1:23 pm

    Why were they so passed off all the time? Ever see a chilled Viking?

  45. James Brandon

    May 7, 2022 at 3:41 pm

    If they were so big…why were the handles so short? Even when compared to the averages human

  46. tomurg

    May 7, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    The Northman and the Russian movie Viking are the best Viking movies out there

  47. John Locke

    May 7, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    eggers himself admitted that the most popular hair style was something similar to a “bowl cut” but he chose not to show this because it doesnt look as cool.

    • Jello

      May 8, 2022 at 6:30 pm

      based

    • TheMaestroso

      May 9, 2022 at 1:23 am

      Amleth has a pseudo-bowl cut in the latter half of the film – they had a hard time making it not look terrible as the traditional style, so they cheated a bit. Regarding the rest of the film, though, you’re absolutely correct.

  48. Heinrich Fletcher

    May 7, 2022 at 11:56 pm

    Can we get more Viking/Norse movies like this? I always been interested in seeing their lores and myths and like to know more!

    • John Locke

      May 8, 2022 at 8:20 pm

      Have you seen the last kingdom and Vikings?

    • Heinrich Fletcher

      May 8, 2022 at 8:23 pm

      @John Locke Vikings yes. The Last Kingdom not yet.

  49. TWSTF 8

    May 8, 2022 at 5:39 am

    Awesome 👍

  50. KentAllard

    May 8, 2022 at 6:27 am

    gotta have a degree to tell people shafts are wood and iron is heavy

  51. PruricGaming

    May 8, 2022 at 6:51 am

    But, where is the ditch infront of the slavic fort?

  52. Rexxar Watch

    May 8, 2022 at 7:25 am

    They don’t seem to be wearing ANY armour or helmets though? I suppose that this is entirely inaccurate.
    The north is cold and not having any protection doing raids is kinda dumb. I guess Hollywood has to show muscles.

  53. Ugnutz

    May 8, 2022 at 10:53 am

    it was good seeing Berserkers wearing Wolf Pelts and not bear ones

  54. Dru Klimack

    May 8, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    Vikings had braces?

    • IPC_IS_BETTER

      May 8, 2022 at 3:14 pm

      Not braces they marked their teeth to intimidate their enemies

  55. Morrigan Mhor

    May 8, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    Heavy axes? What is that guy expert on?

  56. J A

    May 8, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    lol it’s so bizarre seeing someone that I know in real life!

  57. Joao Manoel

    May 8, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    Muito bom

  58. Benjamin Thomas

    May 8, 2022 at 10:40 pm

    interesting video

  59. Ieno Da beanie boi

    May 8, 2022 at 11:49 pm

    I saw the movie when it came out and being a Viking fanatic I LOVED this movie my friends (who didn’t fully knew about Vikings) enjoyed it aswell. love the suddle hits of mythology.

  60. Steven E

    May 9, 2022 at 12:10 am

    bUt WhErE aRe ThE bLaCk ViKiNgS??????

  61. Jim Minniehan

    May 9, 2022 at 12:13 am

    Thank you, this is so well done.

  62. Dark O-man

    May 9, 2022 at 9:26 am

    The director wanted this film almost entirely done in Old Norse, as did Skarsgård. I’m sad it didn’t. Would have been amazing

    • Benjamin Marino

      May 10, 2022 at 10:17 am

      I thought this very thing the entire Ike I watched it

    • Peyton Cox

      May 10, 2022 at 4:42 pm

      Corridor crew did a video about A.I. Face/Lip replacement for multiple languages. Their was some german film where they did face/lip replacement for english. (Actors re-recorded their lines but not their physical performance.) it could be possible if they decided to!

    • Dark O-man

      May 10, 2022 at 4:51 pm

      @Peyton Cox that would probably be VERY costly. So there’d need to be a HUGE outcry for it. It’s just sad that studios don’t trust artistic expression over simple-mindedness

    • jangls

      May 10, 2022 at 11:43 pm

      on the other hand, it does make the moments where they DO speak old norse extremely impactful

  63. Dark O-man

    May 9, 2022 at 9:32 am

    My friend and I keep repeating to each other “Their god is a corpse nailed to a tree” :’D

  64. Henrik Wannheden

    May 9, 2022 at 11:17 am

    I’m very happy for the correct pronunciation of Ragnarök. The “ö” is not an “o”.

  65. Mik Lawson

    May 9, 2022 at 12:38 pm

    I would question the weight of the Axes. Tools could be heavy but Battle Axes were thinner bladed Axes that were a lot lighter but no longer able to be used as a tool because the blades wouldn’t stand the treatment of chopping wood. A hand Axe might only weigh a pound but they could still go through a shield or deep into a body.

    • Nickelback

      May 10, 2022 at 12:05 pm

      However the weight of an axe is at the end of the weapon, unlike a sword where the weight is kept more close to the hand and the guard. Therefore the weapon would feel heavier in the hand and give a more weighted blow.

    • Mik Lawson

      May 10, 2022 at 2:03 pm

      @Nickelback It’s amazing what damage a one pound head can cause but a pound weight is easy to recover if you miss your target. Normal Axes are heavy for splitting logs but logs don’t move. A hand Axe is an easy weapon tolearn to use especially if you use a wood chopping Axe every day. Also if you can’t afford a weapon and you have a tool that kills, you’d use that.

  66. SSJ94

    May 9, 2022 at 2:47 pm

    I really liked his comments on the film portraying Viking raids properly. One can easily forget that the victims of these raids were human beings, with their own lives and families and hopes and dreams that were all destroyed. Portraying the Vikings as they actually were rather than a white-washed and romanticized version gives some modicum of justice to those victims. The film did all this without making the Norse out to be comical villains either, and also showing the beauty of their aesthetic (even if their behavior was reprehensible, even by the standards of their own time).

  67. Erika Lin

    May 9, 2022 at 3:05 pm

    Wish theater in Taiwan can play this film too… We only have Marvels T ^ T

  68. Rob Allister

    May 9, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    they should’ve done the movie completely in old norse

  69. Geo-Fury

    May 9, 2022 at 5:04 pm

    Take notes History channel.

  70. Usermaatra Setepenre

    May 9, 2022 at 5:38 pm

    Hello one question
    How historically correct is the Viking priestess outfit? That “crown of feathers” that looks like an Aztec plumed crown really existed in the viking world????

    • Amon Beck

      May 10, 2022 at 8:34 pm

      Adorning yourself with feathers is actually a really old form of accoutrement. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was since birds have been a symbol of Viking mythology and religion for centuries. Hugen and Mugen being the chiefest of examples (aka the two crows that roost on Yggdrasil and are Woden/Oden’s companions)

    • 231 - Isn't This a Lot of Fun?

      May 12, 2022 at 12:08 am

      That’s a Slavic priestess

    • Alex Berkowitz

      May 12, 2022 at 7:27 pm

      It’s a crown of wheat

  71. jon c

    May 9, 2022 at 9:58 pm

    Really cool video!

  72. Don Jon

    May 9, 2022 at 11:44 pm

    the first half of the movie was hype.

  73. Jay Ruiz

    May 10, 2022 at 12:17 am

    Just Amazing info, thank you!

  74. Samiur Khan

    May 10, 2022 at 11:30 am

    The only three pieces of art that I consider pure Viking inspired are Vinland Saga(Manga), The Northman(This series) & my last playthrough of Crusader Kings 2 where my character gained the Spear of Odin title and created his own bloodline alongside Ragnar’s.

  75. Stephen Young

    May 10, 2022 at 12:12 pm

    Hmmm a few holes in this, for a start the viking age didnt end in 1050, try 1066 ? the battle of Stanford Bridge ring any bells ? and you are a few years short of when it started,

  76. Correctpolitically

    May 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm

    Why stop with Vikings ? How about celts ? Or any of the Germanic tribes ?

    • Jauhl1

      May 12, 2022 at 9:58 am

      Scandinavians are Germanic tribes.

  77. bellator11

    May 10, 2022 at 2:18 pm

    What I don’t really understand is the lack of armour (chainmail & helmets in this case), worn during the battlescene in Russia. I get they’re portrayed as beserkers, but AFAIK these guys wore armour just as well as the normal warriors, only difference being they were high on stimulants..

    • Alex Berkowitz

      May 12, 2022 at 7:24 pm

      The armored older soldiers come in once the berserkers open the gate. I totally buy it. The berserker tradition was the last gasp of the old Proto-indo-european koryos tradition——I honestly thought they should have been depicted as younger than they were. On the other hand, the chain mail wearing soldiers as depicted could have been middle aged, which tracks with history

    • bellator11

      May 12, 2022 at 8:37 pm

      @Alex Berkowitz Again, I don’t recall any source claiming beserkers didn’t wear armour. It simply makes no sense for them not to.

    • Mika Hina

      May 12, 2022 at 9:40 pm

      @bellator11 you can watch videos of ‘Norse magic and beliefs’, Michael explains it quite well about berzerkers and ulfahednar

    • bellator11

      May 12, 2022 at 9:52 pm

      @Mika Hina If youre talking about them wearing wolf or bearskins, I am well aware. But it would’ve been worn over their armour. There’s even a stone depiction of a berserker wearing a wolf or bear hide over a chainmail shirt.

  78. ryan febrianto

    May 10, 2022 at 3:12 pm

    Wait! This can’t be accurate. There was no black Valkyrie in it. And no female chief tribe? This gotta be a joke

    Ps: it is sarcasm for those woke weirdos

  79. SleezyBeezy 23

    May 10, 2022 at 3:20 pm

    I really enjoy seeing all the experts weigh in.

  80. Bruno Ferrari

    May 10, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    They just copied Vinland Saga and everyone thinks it’s ok.

  81. Daniel Campbell

    May 10, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    Saw this movie the other day…my god, I hated it. I’m sure history buffs will love it but I was NOT a fan. It was just a LOT more about mysticism than I was expecting. Glad people are liking it though! Hope it found a great audience.

    • Alexander Smidt

      May 10, 2022 at 9:42 pm

      It is a very weird movie. But that is for me the interesting part of it, though, because it all feels so real.

  82. eric van der schoot

    May 10, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    Liked Neil’s comments? Then read his book ‘The Viking Way’. Archeology on Seiðr, burial rituals, sacrifice, sacred rites, shamanism, animism in the viking age. It’s awesome! Also ‘the children of Ash’, his lectures on this book right here on YouTube. Go check!

  83. Redhead Scottish Viking

    May 10, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    You got this fucken wrong! Slaves were revered above all things and you are a woke fuckn joke! Woman helped the men in battle as Witches and Magi!

  84. philip brookes

    May 11, 2022 at 12:10 am

    Years of christian myths and lies are peeling away

  85. Kay Cash

    May 11, 2022 at 3:52 pm

    Watching this makes me appreciate the movie more than I did at first.

  86. Sean Ferrell

    May 11, 2022 at 6:55 pm

    love love love this video. thanks

  87. Jonah Vasquez

    May 11, 2022 at 8:18 pm

    4:27 Vikings were also in Spain 🇪🇸 Just saying.

  88. Paul Roese

    May 11, 2022 at 10:15 pm

    what kind of steroids did the Vikings use? what happened to the homoerotic art of the Vikings? would the Vikings feel kinship with a group like the Waffen SS? the SS certainly identified with the Vikings.

    • Alex Berkowitz

      May 12, 2022 at 7:27 pm

      Sadly they’d probably get along well

  89. Cølin

    May 12, 2022 at 3:14 am

    Most accurate representation of the Viking world ever committed to film, and not a single black female “viking” to be seen.
    Gotta take issue with Price’s supposed “expert” title though. Viking laws and eddas laid out the stiff penalties for wearing clothing of the opposite gender, and yet his book Children of Ash and Elm tries to make a case for Viking transgenderism. Nice try, woke mob.

  90. nixland

    May 12, 2022 at 10:18 am

    Are Scandinavian related to Germanic people?

  91. oGERONIMOo

    May 12, 2022 at 2:22 pm

    It’s interesting to know the Vikings were professional body builders as well.

  92. Gato

    May 12, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    Koo

  93. Guðmundur Atli

    May 12, 2022 at 8:19 pm

    As a Icelander I was surprised how accurate this movie was. the only thing I can say could have been done better is the lending in Iceland, most settlements were along the cost and still are. they lend the Ship in the middle of nowhere and walk across the highland to get to the only town in Iceland, this was a bit disappointing. Iceland was fully settled at the time of the movie. I would have loved to see more farmsteads and people in Iceland it would have been more accurate. and the volcano was a bit to much for me but a good movie nun the less.

  94. Dargon

    May 12, 2022 at 11:06 pm

    I would love to see this expert review the historical aspects of AC Valhalla

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