The Real History Behind Vikings: Valhalla

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Vikings: Valhalla

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Vikings: Valhalla

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The Real History Behind Vikings: Valhalla

Vikings: Valhalla

Vikings: Valhalla Season 2 is now available to stream on Netflix.

Vikings: Valhalla

Creator Jeb Stuart never hid away from the fact that, though this show requires a huge amount of research (with the help of Vikings history specialists working on the show),

Vikings: Valhalla

it was also his job, as a storyteller, to fill in the gaps, to mix up the dates and the characters' relationships in order to deliver a comprehensible and entertaining story to the audience.

Vikings: Valhalla

Now that we can learn what happens to Freydís Eiríksdóttir (Frida Gustavsson), Leif Erikson (Sam Corlett) and Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter)

Vikings: Valhalla

after the terrible battle of Kattegat at the end of Season 1, we thought we would take a moment to find out if the London Bridge collapsed as shown in the first season,

Vikings: Valhalla

or if Leif and Harald's brotherhood was as strong in real life, or yet, was King Edmund as arrogant and inexperienced as portrayed in Vikings: Valhalla ?

Vikings: Valhalla

Were Freydís, Leif, and Harald Real People?

Vikings: Valhalla

Our three main protagonists of Vikings: Valhalla are based on historical characters. But the thing is, their historical counterparts never actually met.

Vikings: Valhalla

Well, Leif and Freydís did, because they were indeed siblings, but they didn't know Harald, as they didn’t even exist as the same time. In fact, Leif was already dead when Harald was just an infant.

Vikings: Valhalla

Let’s start with our favorite badass Viking, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, whose narrative arc in the series changes quite a lot from the very little information we have about her.