So I was a professional archaeologist many years ago and post Roman Britain is my area of expertise.
What the media has done with Vikings hurts me to my soul. First few seasons of Vikings captured the feel well enough but they fell down the "shield maiden" myth pretty hard to the point I couldnt tolerate the show.
Dont even get me started on Assassins Creed Valhalla...
So when I saw the trailer for Northmen on youtube I thought "Oh another garbage Vikings movies/series" but then I watched it... and now I'm excited. This is easily the best looking historical rendition of the period I've seen in a long time. And if the directors other works are anything to go by then I'm all In.
I've not seen the latest season, and I've not read the books, but yes I have and I'd say it's very good. It gets the gist of the period quite well and is fairly accurate. Only area I'd say it lacks in is props, some of the battle sequences/ tactics/ gear could have been better.
The biggest flaw is its portrayal of the native brita, welsh and scots. They are portrayed as barely Christian, almost pagan heathens living in huts where as reality they had been orthodox Christian's for nearly 700 years and styled themselves as the British successors to Rome. But honestly I like it and would recommend it, despite this
Thanks for the recommendation. I read the first book in that series a long time ago and was aware of the show, but never looked in to it because I assumed it would be garbage, being made within the last ten years and all.
So I was a professional archaeologist many years ago and post Roman Britain is my area of expertise. What the media has done with Vikings hurts me to my soul. First few seasons of Vikings captured the feel well enough but they fell down the "shield maiden" myth pretty hard to the point I couldnt tolerate the show. Dont even get me started on Assassins Creed Valhalla...
So when I saw the trailer for Northmen on youtube I thought "Oh another garbage Vikings movies/series" but then I watched it... and now I'm excited. This is easily the best looking historical rendition of the period I've seen in a long time. And if the directors other works are anything to go by then I'm all In.
Just my 2 cents
I've not seen the latest season, and I've not read the books, but yes I have and I'd say it's very good. It gets the gist of the period quite well and is fairly accurate. Only area I'd say it lacks in is props, some of the battle sequences/ tactics/ gear could have been better. The biggest flaw is its portrayal of the native brita, welsh and scots. They are portrayed as barely Christian, almost pagan heathens living in huts where as reality they had been orthodox Christian's for nearly 700 years and styled themselves as the British successors to Rome. But honestly I like it and would recommend it, despite this
Thanks for the recommendation. I read the first book in that series a long time ago and was aware of the show, but never looked in to it because I assumed it would be garbage, being made within the last ten years and all.