When “Vikings” premiered on History in 2013, audiences were pretty sure they knew what they’d be tuning in to — a lot of red-bearded men in horned helmets doing battle.
But by now, just weeks away from the bow of the second half of Season 5, which starts Nov. 28 (a year after the first half of the season began), audiences have been schooled: The real story behind all the whiskers and warfare is the Viking women, as told by the women in the crew who helped bring them to life.
It’s only fitting: In Scandinavia during the Viking age, which historians date from the late 700s to the mid-1000s, women had equality and power not found in other societies of the period, including the right to divorce, inherit property — and even become warriors.
“I’ve done ‘The Tudors,’ for instance, with Henry VIII (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and six wives,...
But by now, just weeks away from the bow of the second half of Season 5, which starts Nov. 28 (a year after the first half of the season began), audiences have been schooled: The real story behind all the whiskers and warfare is the Viking women, as told by the women in the crew who helped bring them to life.
It’s only fitting: In Scandinavia during the Viking age, which historians date from the late 700s to the mid-1000s, women had equality and power not found in other societies of the period, including the right to divorce, inherit property — and even become warriors.
“I’ve done ‘The Tudors,’ for instance, with Henry VIII (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and six wives,...
- 9/26/2018
- by Randee Dawn
- Variety Film + TV
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