Little Q and A with Kwindreth (Amy Bailey) after 'Portage'

http://vikings.wikia.com/wiki/Kwenthrith

Hail Vikings,

I had to ask a few questions to Amy Bailey (Kwindreth).

We know Kwindreth died this episode by a backstab but why did she have to leave. As it turns out because of her own pregnancy (7 months) she had to leave the cast of Vikings, and there was at that moment no purpose to Kwindreth anymore because she has lost everything (Michael Hirst his words).

I hate to see Kwindreth go but is there a possibility to come back for a few times like 

Athelstan did? In the dreams of King Eckbert or Judith?

Amy: "That's up to Michael Hirst."

What is your favorite scene you have played?

Amy: "Mercian tower fight scene."

If you could choose for another one's role in Vikings who would you choose and why?

Amy: "King Eckbert or Floki. I like their unpredictability."

Do you think Magnus will be a great player in defeating King Eckbert and Alfred?

Amy: "I know but I can't say." 

The mythology I found in ´The Profit and the Loss´ with SPOILERS

http://vikings-omg.tumblr.com/page/2

Hail Vikings,

I will start with the conversation between Harbard and Aslaug. Aslaug asks where Harbard has been. When he tells her I walked trough many worlds of the living and dead. Harbard reverses to Odin who was able to rule over the living and dead. So Harbard is Odin in this conversation. When Aslaug asks him about why he came back he knew she was suffering. He thought Ragnar was dead or away. She tells her about Ragnar's punishment because of what happened to Siggy and what happened to the children. He could also bring Aslaug the news of Ragnar's dead or a new believe change on its way. He is certainly trouble.

In the scene with all the women and Harbard, he is a seer and Odin because he announce that she will have three children. The other woman tells him he is a holy man who is close to the gods. He is Odin there again. When he goes into the women's house he is Odin as well. Odin is known of his affairs and marriages to different women.

www.lakako.com

Floki, Aslaug and Harbard threesome. What they did here is something wonderful Floki who could be the new seer as we saw in an earlier episode and sees the betrayal of Aslaug with 

Harbard or it is the reference to Harbard (Odin) and Floki (Loki) as blood brothers or even suggest by Viktor Rydberg that Odin and Loki are the same. It is fascinating to see that this crossover between the three of them is so pure and connected that even in a moment I believed Aslaug was a god herself but I can't tell you at this moment if she is one and if she is who she is. I can see a conflicted Floki for sure. 

What we also could tell in the same scene is that Aslaug could be the warning to Floki that Helga couldn't be saved by him. Harbard could also tell trough Aslaug that Helga is going to die and prepare him for a new wife in Aslaug. It could also be that Aslaug becomes the new wife of Floki in the future. Aslaug could be comforting him in that moment. Maybe Aslaug could see Floki's future.#

When I was looking for information on the Rhyme Rollo was giving to us on the siege tower to find out that it was a Skald performed by a man called Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson but more surprises came when I found out it was for Thor warriors. Maybe that is why we hear thunder before and after the siege. Could it be that Rollo is also a hidden god in the form of Thor? I read on a blog this same rhyme can found in season 1 episode 4 but I can't find it back in that episode. We can also see that this means there is still a Viking within Rollo. &

http://www.history.com/shows/vikings/cast

If we take Mercia even there we can find mythology in the Mausoleum the Queen with the cut of tongue and breasts takes us to Queen Off and the story of Beowulf (Norse mythology and Tolkien). Wixton is not yet a saint. The mythology tells that Wixton is a Saint because when he died a few miracles happened in the tomb of the mausoleum.

Even Yidu brings us to the Norse Goddess Seidhr. Seidhr is responsible for the poisoning of men's mind even that from Odin. Yidu's medicine are poisoning Ragnar's mind. ^

# Floki/Harbard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Rydberg#cite_note-55

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1rbar%C3%B0slj%C3%B3%C3%B0

http://gersey.tripod.com/religion/mythology/harbard.html

http://www.germanicmythology.com/ugm2/ugm2harbardsljod.pdf

http://hrafnar.org/articles/dpaxson/norse/odin-women/

http://www.uppsalaonline.com/odin.htm

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Loki

http://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/loki/

& Rollo’s Warcry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9E%C3%B3rir_J%C3%B6kull_Steinfinnsson

http://users.clas.ufl.edu/drjdg/OE/pubs/JokullHavamalGlosses.pdf

http://www.behindthename.com/name/th31o10rir

http://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/thor/

$ Mausoleum Mercia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigstan

http://www.reptonchurch.org.uk/Vikings.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repton_Abbey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiglaf_of_Mercia

http://www.reptonvillage.org.uk/history_group/repton_early_history.htm

http://www.britisharchaeology.org/sites/britisharchaeology.org/files/Travels_BA99.pdf

http://listverse.com/2010/06/08/10-unfortunate-fates-of-english-kings/

http://www.jstor.org/stable/432634?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

$ Beowulf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/180445

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Beowulf

^Yidu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei%C3%B0r

http://norse-mythology.org/concepts/seidr/

http://seidh.org/articles/seidh/

http://www.freyja.org/seidr.htm

Season 4 premiere Vikings: The Profit and the Loss with SPOILERS

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Channel

Hail Vikings,

In order to tell you what is going to happen is that this blog for the first time will be split in a blog you are known off me. In an hour, another blog will appear same episode but with the mythology found in this episode. I did this because otherwise the blog would be too big. I will reference to it in this blog.

We see a lot of things happen in this episode. Let me first take you to the great battle scene Rollo is up in a tower and oversees everything from that tower. The boats Ragnar´s army and by foot Lagertha´s army who both try to attack Paris. Rollo knows how his brother strategy and probably already knew that he would be attacked by land and sea. Although the focus is more on the sea we see different strategies. The plan to get a chain between the towers and that would lead to the overturn of boats was great to see. Although the fire arrows let many boats fire there is one boat that stays in normal balance the one where Ragnar is on. The surprising thing was when Ragnar saves Floki, something Floki definitely didn´t expect. That Ragnar both King Harald and his brother Halfdan saves is also something remarkable. He knows the ideas of these two. #

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Channel

When we go to Lagertha foot army we see that Rollo has seen her and enclose her from behind. After she retreated Gisla wants to meet her she wants to know more about the female Viking warriors. If that is going to happen it will be when Ragnar is dead and Bjorn is not around. That is my idea because otherwise Rollo got killed for his treason. Was the enclosure by Roland´s army who destroyed the camp where Helga, Yidu, Ubbe and Hvitserk are. Later we found out that Yidu, Ubbe, and Hvitserk are alive and we see a heavenly wounded Helga found by King Harald. Will she make it or is she going to die something that needs to be answered in the next few episodes?  

In Wessex, we see the departure of King Eckbert to Mercia. (&) When he arrives in the mausoleum he meet the person W. aka Wixton. Wixton wants to stabilize Mercia as well and offers King Eckbert the crown of Mercia in return he needs to defeat the army who has concurred Mercia.  Wixton wants his dead or a pilgrimage to Rome as a common beggar. 

I will only say this about Harbard and Aslaug and Sigurd it was an awkward scene one also the scene with Floki, Aslaug, and Harbard. Also, Rollo's war cry and other things I find for you. I will tell you all about that in my other blog about the mythology and the findings I got in store for you later.

#Battlescene Frankia and Ragnar´s army

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_warfare

http://www.medievalwarfare.info/

http://the-old-stories.blogspot.nl/2009/02/medieval-armies-tactics.html

http://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2015/04/17/the-siege-of-paris-of-885-886/

http://www.historychannel.com.au/classroom/day-in-history/518/paris-sacked-by-vikings

http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Raid_of_Paris_(Magnam_Europae)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Paris_(885%E2%80%9386)

& Mercia

http://www.britannica.com/place/Mercia

http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Kings-Queens-of-Mercia/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-13105212

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Anglo-Saxon_Britain.htm

http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsBritain/EnglandMercia.htm

Season 4 premiere Vikings: What might have been with SPOILERS

Photo credit: Bernard Walsh History Channel

Hail Vikings,

We start with a ritual performed by Lagertha before Kalf's stone ship grave.* Erlendur comes to her to ask why she killed Kalf. She tells him about the promise to reclaim her Earldom. Now Kalf is dead Erlendur is free to leave Hedeby but he insist on staying because he wants to go to Paris once more. He can come with Lagertha only if he doesn't feel bothered by a women's boat. 

Ragnar is celebrating with a feast and announce the raids to Paris will begin in three weeks. After that, he does the ritual of the arm rings and both Ubbe and Hvitserk get their arms ring. Ragnar tells Aslaug he takes the two boys with them to Paris to watch and learn. Just what he did with Bjorn he takes the children away from their mother although both Lagertha with Bjorn, Aslaug with Ubbe and Hvitserk tells him that they are too young. For Aslaug it is slightly different everyone knows what happened last season with the boys when Aslaug wasn't watching.

http://www.tveskimo.com/2016/03/25/vikings-might-season-5-episode-6-recap/

In Wessex, we have a slightly different turn where King Eckbert decide to give Alfred a pilgrimage to Rome. & He sends Aethelwolf with Alfred to Rome. This discomfort both Eathelwolf and Queen Kwindreth he is away for a long time so he isn't with his mistress. Judith finds herself in grief and joy. Grief because she is losing Alfred for a long time and joy because she has the kingdom of her father in law when Eathelwolf isn't around.

Yidu wants to come with Ragnar to Paris. She speaks the language and if Ragnar needs medicine she will get it for him. He asks her when will I die and the Seer answers him. Does he know that he will die on this journey? They leave Kattegat with many boats when we find out that Floki is on the boat of his new friends Finehair and Halfdan. Bjorn tells Torvi about the berserker.

Photo credit: Bernard Walsh History Channel

The scene with Sigurd and Siggy is very interesting but also Ivar and the breastfeeding Aslaug. Siggy is always dirty according to Sigurd. The only reason I can think about Aslaug breastfeeding Ivar is that she thinks he will be stronger. Maybe there is something else about that scene. I just can't put my finger on it just yet.

The boats reach Paris to see a Frankish checkpoint. They kill, capture and burn them although this was not Ragnar's idea it was Finehair what we see is that Erlendur joins, Floki watched while he give the torches around. Lagertha gives Ragnar a warning because he is acting like a husband. 

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Channel

In Paris, the Emperor asks Rollo once more to not switch side. Rollo tells him he will keep his oath. Therese is fishing information from count Oddo something he falls for and decided to give the high treason plan to her. He thinks he doesn't need Rollo and plea for a coupé against the crown. ^

Bjorn seems surprised that the camp from Rollo isn't there. After that, the medicine kick in and Ragnar has a flashback to the old days when Bjorn, Gyda, Athelstan, Lagertha and Ragnar were a family together.

Photo credit: Bernard Walsh History Channel

Harbard is back in Kattegat to release Aslaug from the burden because she needs someone to talk to. She brings him to Ivar who seems to recognise him although he was very young a couple of months when they first met. What I see in that scene is that he has the same laugh as Floki that time. Floki who teach him.

Rollo stands in the frontline with a small army and Erlendur but also Ragnar and Bjorn recognise him. Bjorn calls something to him. 

*Kalf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_ship
http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/the-vikings/viking-funerals-buriels-and-the-afterlife/
http://semiramis-speaks.com/viking-religion-and-burial-rituals/

^Count Oddo

http://burnpit.us/2014/11/vikings-begin-siege-paris-besiegers-driven-following-year

& Alfred

http://www.britishheritage.com/alfred-the-great/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great

http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/saxon_6.htm

Season 4 premiere Vikings: Yol with SPOILERS

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Channel

Hail Vikings,

We start with Ragnar in the bathtub with Yidu. This scene is kind of funny because Yidu shows us perfectly that she is not a good slave. Ragnar is at that moment obsessed with the dead itself. Ragnar is torn between wanting to kill himself or everyone around him. Yidu tells him she is in the same place but you need to live the life worth living. A King and a slave must serve others whether they like it or not. It is true if the slave doesn't serve the master or the King doesn't give the raids or treat his people right they have almost the same place. Although a King has riches and the slave not. He can find himself in Yidu for various reasons. He grew up as a farmer and became King, in my opinion, Yidu is a princess or something and knows where Ragnar is talking about. They both have walked the same path both in a different direction. What I mean by this is Yidu was someone wealthy and became a slave in Paris after they had a boat trip. Ragnar however, was a farmer before he became King in season 2.  Yidu gives Ragnar medicine.)

Photo credit:  Bernard Walsh History Channel

We return to Wessex for the Christmas celebration where King Aella, King Eckbert, and Queen Kwindreth are together with friends and family. We see a furious King Aella about Magnus, and his own daughter Judith. Although King Aella sees the treason from Eathelwolf and Kwindreth he takes Judith to discuss his anger. Judith tells him that she is free and he can't stop her. King Aella announce that he will kill Ragnar for what he did in Northumbria.   

When we return to Kattegat to celebrate Yule we see a lot of things happen. Yule* starts when the Arra Geola moon is there to grow full in late November or the first weeks of December.  Yule has to do with the wild hunt, and Odin associated with Yule, and the german Pagan Mōdraniht (Christmas eve now). We see the fire lighting by Ragnar this is Yule Log but the Yule Log is also the wood brought in the great hall in this episode. We see a crow in front of the parade is announcing the moon but I think it is a hint to Odin as well.

We also see Floki who went to the seer^. I still believe Floki = Loki. Recently I doubt that he could also be the next seer. There is always something mythic about Floki but I like the mysterious ways he believes in. What we now know is that Floki will be hundreds of years old because the seer told us. It has more Loki than seer but you never know with Floki.  In the new podcast by History Channel itself, they interviewed Gustaf Skarsgård who plays Floki. He can't tell but Floki could be anyone he could be Loki or a new seer. One thing we know is that he will get a difficult season ahead. He tells that people will die but if his Floki dies he kept in mystery just like his character Floki. We finally see the old Floki back. The interesting part is Aslaug wants Ivar to get educated by Floki in the old ways. Floki knows Aslaug could be an ally in the future.

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Channel

Everyone saw Bjorn fighting with the berserker. I think Bjorn knows exactly who send him by presenting him the ring. When he is catching Torvi at Lagertha and Kalf, Erlendur is taking the child from Torvi. I don't know why but I have the feeling Lagertha knows exactly who is behind the attack as well. 

Last but not least we have a very peaceful Christmas celebration in Paris. I do think they finally meet each other after the last episode. What is funny about this scene is that everyone can enjoy from the meal. There are some of them that will have mixed feelings when this scene happened. Most of all we see almost everyone smile.    

The surprise of this episode we need to find in #King Finehair the stories spreading about Ragnar took him to Kattegat. Aslaug doesn't believe him. After he plays a game with the boys Hnefatafl.$  He tells her the truth about a princess he wants to marry. I was thinking about what I said earlier and I believe he wants to marry Yidu although it could be Aslaug as well. He wants to marry her when he is King of all Norway. At the same moment, we see that Bjorn made it in time to celebrate Yule with Torvi and Ragnar also comes to the great hall. You can see him thinking what is he doing in my chair. Ragnar isn't too friendly to Bjorn as well.

)Medicine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_herbology 

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/herbintro.htm

*Yule

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADsabl%C3%B3t

http://www.utne.com/community/yule-ze0z1312zcalt.aspx

http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/yulethelongestnight/p/Yule_History.htm

http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/yulethelongestnight/ss/Yule_Log.htm

http://www.visitdenmark.co.uk/en-gb/denmark/viking-yule

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A6hr%C3%ADmnir

http://freya.theladyofthelabyrinth.com/?page_id=397

# King Finehair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Fairhair

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Harald-I-king-of-Norway

$ Game Hnefatafl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafl_games
http://tafl.cyningstan.com/
http://aagenielsen.dk/hnefatafl_online.php

^ Seer
http://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/religion-magic-death-and-rituals/viking-seeresses/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei%C3%B0r
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lva

Season 4 premiere Vikings: Mercy with SPOILERS

Photo credit: Bernard Walsh History Channel

Hail Vikings,

In the last episode, we saw Floki in a cave his whole body is standing like a cross and he dressed like Jesus during his crucifixion. We see both similarities to the Cristian faith as well to the Pagan Gods. If Floki is Loki what I now suggest more than ever he is bound like Loki. The cave he is into has poisoned salt or something that hurt that is why Helga is holding the bowl above her power and above his head. Helga portrayed as Sigyn Loki´s loyal wife. In the Loki story, it is a snake who spill poison on  the skin of Loki just like what we see with Floki and Helga in a subtle way. We also see that if Helga tries to sleep the dripping starts again and Floki begins to scream. It is a different way with Loki. If Loki gets the poison on his skin he screams that loud that it said he makes the earthquakes. So Floki could sleep if Helga holds the bowl if Helga gets to sleep he wakes.  I found the scenes in this episode between Helga and Floki the most powerful scenes.*

Later in the episode, Helga gives Floki something to drink when Ragnar comes in. He asked her if she told Floki about Angrboda. She said no. Ragnar leaves. Floki asks Helga "what is wrong". We see Helga cry and tell Floki that Angrboda is dead "she got a fever there was nothing I could do."

If we go back to the killing of Athelstan (season 3 episode 6) by Floki we saw Floki transform to a dog because Rollo was in his way to get to Athelstan. That dog could refer to Fenrir or Gramr. Gramr is the foretold of Hell. If Floki was Gramr  that would mean that Athelstan is not come to heaven nor in Walhalla he is in Hell the mythology talks about Baldr's draumar. Or is this something we need to turn around was Floki in Hell with his mind so he needed to kill Athelstan for his own peace of mind.#

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Channel

Lagertha and Kalf are a different subject today. While Kalf is trying to convince Lagertha that he wants to have a child with her because he loves her so much and she is too old. We need to recall back to the (first season episode 8) after the miscarriage of the unborn child by Ragnar and Lagertha in Uppsala they ask for a new child but there is also a part of a seer that tells Lagertha she won't have a child again. After this Kalf has a conspiracy with Erlendur against Lagertha by killing Bjorn because he is in the wilderness alone.

Meanwhile, Bjorn is seeking for an opportunity to kill a bear he set traps, later he finds the traps closed but no bear in it. After walking to all his traps he sees the bear find out he left his weapons at home. While he got drunk fell asleep and wakes up he comes eye to eye with a bear. He starts to fight the bear. The bear is stronger at that time, Bjorn screams at the same time Ragnar hears him yell and got a vision about when Bjorn was very young. Ragnar thinks he is dead  He kills the bear. The seer told a prophecy about a bear to Rollo. Bjorn is a reference to bear. Bjorn has a bearskin now does he become a berserker. Does Bjorn try to kill himself when he fights the bear because Porunn left him, or is it because of the expectations of Lagertha and Ragnar? We don't know, he wants to prove himself. Does Bjorn foresee the dead of Ragnar by killing the bear? We can't answer this at the moment.  Is Bjorn  the Belgerim (Bear Yeller or mountain Yeller). Belgerim is the only survivor of a deluge of blood from the wounds of Ymir, wounds when he killed by Odin. ~

At the feast of St. Eulalia we see that the Emperor tells the story about Eulalia and Gisla comparing the story to her story while she embarrasses Rollo. Rollo took advantage of that moment by walking over the table and scare people off to proof Gisla was right about it. The Emperor ask Oddo to get Rollo to stay. Rollo tells Oddo he wants to learn the language. + 

Sources Floki

# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmr

* http://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/loki/

* http://www.viking-mythology.com/jotuns.php

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigyn

* http://norse-mythology.org/sigyn/

Sources Bjorn

~ http://vikings.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=2498

~ http://www.wizardrealm.com/norse/gods.html

~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergelmir

~ http://www.viking-mythology.com/jotuns.php

Source Emperor

+  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulalia_of_Barcelona

Vikings season 5 announced

Hail Vikings,

A couple of minutes ago Vikings season 5 is announced.Jonathan Rhys Meyers announced to be cast member in season 5.

http://movieweb.com/jonathan-rhys-meyers-is-the-king-in-the-tudors/

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is known for his role in the Tudors as King Henry V. The Tudors is also written by Michael Hirst. Jonathan was also seen in the TV series of Dracula.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001667/?ref_=nmmd_md_nm

Season 4 premiere Vikings: Kill the Queen with SPOILERS

Photo credit: Steve Wilkie History Channel

Hail Vikings,

At first, we see Bjorn struggling in the wilderness, for a long time he is only able to see snow after a while he finds a wooden uninhabited house. 

Floki got escaped from his imprisonment in the middle of the centre of Kattegat. The first thing what came up to me was it is a game between him and Ragnar but when Ragnar gives the order to get him arrested again I knew right away it wasn't Ragnar who let Floki free. Helga did we later find out. We see Floki on the run and Ubbe who already leads an army to arrest Floki again.

Ubbe leads an Army and does get Floki arrested again. Ragnar is telling Floki he needs to suffer the way he is suffering. Although Ragnar is still hurt by Floki I had the feeling that if 

Ubbe didn't arrest Floki he would be okay with it. He still isn't to pleased with the situation Floki has accomplished. The only fun he gets from it is that Ubbe arrested Floki and he is just a child. 

In Wessex, we see also change they are training a big army to try to defeat Ragnar when he is coming back to Wessex. Eckbert gets his scouts heads back in a coffin. Eckbert and Aethelwolf tell a few people who Kwindrith and Magnus are in a tower captured. Eckbert wants Aethelwolf to free her from that place. His dad is against but Aethelwolf decides he is going. Eckbert orders him if Kwindreth couldn't be saved then he needs to take Magnus with him. While Aethelwolf is leaving he is bullying Judith because the last time he came back she gave birth to the child of Athelstan.

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Channel

Ragnar goes up to Helga to find her and Angrboda both have nothing to eat and it is winter so Ragnar gives them food. The thing is what people are asking on Facebook in groups I have joined "Did Ragnar poisoned the food?" My answer to them is if Helga didn't eat it could be poisoned, but in my opinion, she did eat the food that brought to them. If Ragnar poisoned the food she was dead as well so then didn't Ragnar poisoned the food at all. The scene later when she is digging a grave for Angrboda I saw something happen between Ragnar and Helga. They both lost a child, they both suffered in the same way by the decisions Floki made. 

Floki is bound in the cave. Not in the centre anymore. Floki needs to suffer. This looks like the bounding of Loki but there is a difference. Floki is standing, Loki is lying. Floki dressed like Jesus the only difference with Jesus is that he crucified. Both Loki and Jesus have suffered for their deeds like Floki suffers for what he did. They choose for the combination both Pagan and Christianity to punish Floki.  

Is Judith going for a trap set by her father in law or is she the one who will set the trap and is going to pay a big reward for. Eckbert is selling her freedom for being a mistress. She lived her whole life in a golden cage she is a princess after all, I do understand she wants to get the status of free women. She wants to get an education in painting because she wants to learn how Athelstan did it. 

http://recapguide.com/recap/18/Vikings/season-4/episode-2/

While saving Kwindreth Aethelwolf gets hurt in a bad way if he wants to take the key for the door to get to Kwindreth. The armies of both Wessex and the ones who are capturing Kwindreth are on the way while doing the free attempt. The two guards of Kwindreth are on a mission to kill Kwindreth. Magnus is in the same room under a blanket. When Aethelwolf finally kills the last guard the only thing Kwindreth is telling him: "what took you so long?"

Of to Paris where we get training by Rollo in having a water war. Rollo the pleaser to Gisla is somewhat funny but it is also a shame of Gisla to not fall for the charming try of Rollo. He wants to change for her when will she realise he is doing so much effort for her by cutting his hair and try to do his best just for her.

Oddo, however, is having a good conversation with Therese. What we see in the conversation is that Oddo is jealous of Rollo and he doesn't know that Therese has an agenda of her own. She is getting the information she needs for Roland. Oddo wants to become emperor someday and Roland wants Oddo's place. Power battle on the way I think.   

Season 4 premiere Vikings: A good treason with SPOILERS

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Vikings

Hail Vikings,

Sunday was the première of Vikings season 4 in my country The Netherlands or Holland.

Although I read spoilers because I am an addict to spoilers and seen lots of promo's. 

I love to make up my mind about the series and episodes. 

The wait was finally over to see for me what happened in the years after the attack of Paris.

When I first saw a Chinese promo of the golden door I couldn't see if it was the door to heaven or to Walhalla I had the feeling it was about Walhalla but wasn't certain if it was so. When we see Ragnar on the horseback he sees the lights of the doors in the middle of the forest. We see that there is a Vikings celebration  because we see a drinking horn.We also see a wolf sitting next to the door. The doors are closing fast and Ragnar stays behind with no Walhalla.

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Vikings

While Ragnar is still not awake Bjorn is arresting Floki for the murder of Athelstan. He shows no interest what so ever in Siggy his own daughter. He wants to know why Porunn is gone. At the feast, Bjorn is high-tempered with Ragnar, Ragnar found that Bjorn is stupid by arresting Floki and leaving behind Rollo in Paris. Because Bjorn made that choice he torn apart about killing Floki. Ragnar already knew he wanted to judge Floki in a different way. But Bjorn arrested Floki so Ragnar must punish Floki for what he did. Bjorn also wants to prove to Ragnar that he is a grown up and want to go. Wilderness is what is calling him.  

Aslaug, however, is at the seer trying to find out if she will be the next ruler of Kattegat. Further, in the episode, she needs to explain why Porunn is gone to Bjorn. Also, she is seeing the slaves brought from Paris where she finds Yidu. When at the feast the children are all about Ragnar, she is trying convinced her sons that their granddad Sigurd* is in the stories as well she get ignored. She isn't to pleased by Ragnar awakening when Ubbe tells her so.    

As Floki punished by children, Helga tries to get the children away from Floki. In the version without the cutting scene we see Bjorn chasing the children away. The conversation is one way Floki asks Bjorn why he did what he did and don´t get answered. Floki also gets food from Helga and Angrboda. He loves the food he gets.

Photo credit: Jonathan Hession History Vikings

Lagertha and Kalf go back to Hedeby. Where Kalf Announce that he and Lagherta are going to rule together. Einar is against and with him his family. Kalf gets a voting who is against. Elendur and others are going to kill the people who are against it. Except for Einar he got castrated by Lagherta and dies.

Rollo has stayed in Paris. Against all odds, Rollo didn´t rape Gisla at the wedding night. Gisla is still hating him and would have thought of another wedding night she expected. We see a different Rollo in Paris. He gets a visitor from the camp where Eric tells him that people don´t trust Rollo now he married Gisla. Rollo goes to the camp and, kill them all.   

* If you want to read more about the story about Sigurd: http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Sa-Sp/Sigurd.html

Vikings Raid the Feast

http://www.raidthefeast.com/

Hail Vikings,

You can now join the table of Ragnar.
Take a picture you like and put your picture in it.
After that, you can put a great text under it and you ready to share it anywhere you like.
Go and check  it out on http://www.raidthefeast.com/
You can become any character on the picture you would like.

Behind the scenes Vikings

http://www.shockmansion.com/2016/01/07/video-vikings-season-4-is-on-its-way-to-the-history-channel-packed-with-more-battles-betrayal-and-cool-viking-tattoos-and-haircuts-than-ever/

Hail Vikings,

Ever wanted to see behind the scenes of Vikings lets take a look at this link:

https://sirktv.com/tag/vikings/

Thanks for the post on Instagram by rosemaryomalley.

There is also mini episodes on Twitter myth or history by Floki, Bjorn and Rollo according to Instagram @teamStanden.

Bjorn https://twitter.com/HistoryVikings/status/697834485803585536
Rollo and Floki are still to come.

Go check out on this link behind the scenes with History Canada at 10 e/p saturday.
https://twitter.com/HistoryTVCanada/status/697933177306742784

Wanted Shieldmaiden based in Ireland

Photo credit History Channel season 2 picture

Hail Vikings,

History Channel is asking for shieldmaiden for the TV series Vikings.
So if you are in Ireland based nearby Wicklow or Dublin try to audition.
The Vikings need you. Age 20-45, women, sporty and have good availability.

The link for more information:

http://www.projectcasting.com/casting-calls-acting-auditions/99408

And this is of course an opportunity to meet the cast.

reddit AMA session with Ragnar (Travis Fimmel)

photo credit: https://twitter.com/HistoryVikings

Hail Vikings,

There is a Reddit AMA with Travis Fimmel at 11 AM EST on the 18th of February.

I think there will be a lot of Q and A's before and after episode 1 Vikings season 4.

So keep an eye on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit.

What we saw in earlier seasons we had different actors in different time zones to just follow our reactions to the new season and answer questions we got. I can't wait for the new season what about you?