Vikings

Canadian-Irish historical drama television series

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Vikings is a Canadian-Irish historical drama series that follows Norse seafaring warriors during the Viking Age. The show explores the adventures, conflicts, and cultural impact of Viking exploration and expansion during this transformative period in history.

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The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.

Aired: 2013–2020
Seasons: 6 · 89 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Michael Hirst
Network: Prime Video, History
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics

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Genre: Historical drama Action War
Created by: Michael Hirst
Written by: Michael Hirst
Opening theme: " If I Had a Heart ", by Fever Ray
Composer: Trevor Morris
Countries of origin: Canada Ireland
Original language: English
Number span no of episodes: 89 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers: Morgan O'Sullivan Sheila Hockin Sherry Marsh Alan Gasmer James Flynn John Weber Michael Hirst
Producers: Steve Wakefield Keith Thompson Sanne Wohlenberg Liz Gill
Production locations: Ashford Studios and County Wicklow , Ireland
Cinematography: John Bartley PJ Dillon Owen McPolin Peter Robertson Suzie Lavelle
Editors: Aaron Marshall Michele Conroy Don Cassidy Tad Seaborn Christopher Donaldson Dan Briceno
Running time: 45–50 minutes
Production companies: TM Productions Take 5 Productions Octagon Films ( seasons</span>"}]]}'>s. 1–4) Shaw Media ( seasons</span>"}]]}'>s. 1–4) Corus Entertainment ( seasons</span>"}]]}'>s. 4–6) MGM Television
Network: History Amazon Prime Video ( season</span>"}]]}'>s. 6B)
Release: March 3, 2013 ( 2013-03-03 ) –, March 3, 2021 ( 2021-03-03 )

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Duration: 45
Official website: www.history.com/shows/vikings

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title: Vikings
number of seasons: 6
Commons category: Vikings (TV series)
number of episodes: 89
start time: 2013-03-03
social media followers: 1358511
budget: 40
end time: 2020-12-30
publication date: 2013-00-00

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Vikings is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst. A co-production between Canada and Ireland, the series originally premiered on the History Channel on March 3, 2013. The series concluded with its broadcast on History in Canada from January 1 to March 3, 2021, after the second half of the sixth season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland on December 30, 2020. A sequel series, titled Vikings: Valhalla, premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022.

It is inspired by the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking who is one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of Anglo-Saxon England and West Francia. The show portrays Ragnar as a farmer from Kattegat who rises to fame by raiding England and eventually becomes a Scandinavian king, with the support of his family and fellow warriors. In the later seasons, the series follows the fortunes of his sons and their adventures in England, Scandinavia, Kievan Rus', the Mediterranean and North America.