Three Weeks to Third Season of Vikings!

I have truly enjoyed the two past seasons of Vikings on the History Channel.  It is fictionalized history, that follows the saga of a Viking named Ragnar Lodbrok (the last name is pronounced Loath-brook).  He, and his sons, are well known in history for their invasions and fighting in England.  This story also follows Ragnar's brother, Rollo.  Rollo is the person who sacks Paris, then settles down in France, having been given lands by the King to stop raiding in his area.  Rollo's lands become known as Normandy, home of the North (Norse) men, which over time, becomes corrupted to the word Norman; and William the Conqueror is his direct descendant.  The attacks on Paris are a part of this year's series. I am looking forward to it.
  And the third season of Vikings will start being broadcast on Thursday, 19 February!  Hooray!

Vikings logo description

Lagertha

The Seer

Siggy

Rollo

Vikings jewelry

Travis Flimmel, George Blagdon, Clive Standen and Gustaf Skarsgard

Cast, by character, left to right: Siggy, Floki, Athelstan, Ragnar, Lagertha and Rollo

Vikings Scenes - Season 2

Taken from the History Channel website for the second season of Vikings
(http://www.history.com/shows/vikings/pictures):

King Horik, Floki, and Ragnar Lodbrok

Jarl Borg of Gotland

Rollo is fogiven by his brother Ragnar

Athelstan takes part in his first battle as a Viking free man

King Ecbert of Wessex

Athelstan, Floki and Bishop Swithin in Winchester

Ragnar and Floki in Wessex

Ragnar reunites with son Bjorn and Lagertha

Vikings!

I have a nasty cold, and don't feel well at all.  Therefore, I'll just share photos today...

From left: Rollo, Karl, Lagertha, Arnulf (One-Eye), Ragnar and Leif

Scene from "Sacrifice"

Floki, season 2

Vikings - Season Two

 The History Channel will run a 9-hour Marathon of the first season of Vikings this afternoon.  This is to let us refresh our memories of last spring's shows, and to get us fans primed and ready to see the second season, which begins tomorrow night.  I'm looking forward to seeing each and every episode!

Lagertha, Ragnar's first wife, is not happy when a second one appears

The season opens with a battle - does Floki survive?

Ragnar Lodbrok - how will two wives work?

Rollo, Ragnar's brother - he becomes the first "Nor'man" in France

Athelstan, the English monk, becomes a Viking warrior