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Michael Hirst is a Canadian television producer and author of the historical drama series Vikings for the History channel.
It was filmed in Ireland and had its Canadian debut on March 3, 2013. T
last episode of the sixth season, which aired on History in Canada from January 1 to March 3, 2021, was posted in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland on December 30, 2020, marking the end of the series.
On February 25, 2022, Vikings: Valhalla, a follow-up series, made its Netflix debut.
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The television series Vikings was influenced by the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok, a famous Norse warrior who is most remembered for being the scourge of Anglo-Saxon England and West Francia.
In the programme, Ragnar is portrayed as a farmer who gains notoriety by attacking England and who, with the help of his family and other warriors, goes on to become a Scandinavian king.
The show follows his sons' fortunes and exploits in following seasons as they go to England, Scandinavia, Kievan Rus, the Mediterranean, and North America.
Premise
The stories of the early mediaeval Scandinavian Norsemen served as the series' inspiration.
It essentially follows the deeds of the famous Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok, his crew, family, and successors as described in works such as Saxo Grammaticus' 12th-century Gesta Danorum as well as the 13th-century sagas Ragnars saga Lobrókar and Ragnarssona áttr.
Approximately 200–400 years after the events they depict, the Norse legendary sagas, based on the Norse oral tradition, were written down.
Additional inspiration for the story comes from historical documents from the time period, such as accounts of the Viking invasion on Lindisfarne that is featured in the second episode or Ahmad ibn Fadlan's description of the Varangians from the 10th century.
The first episode of the series is when the Viking Age.
Production
Vikings was created and produced as a co-production between Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.
Eproducers include Michael Hirst, Morgan O'Sullivan, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn, and Sheila Hockin. The initial season had a $40 million US budget.
As Oleg of Novgorod, the east European Viking king of the Rus people in the 10th century, Russian actor Danila Kozlovsky joined the series for the sixth season.
The season's first episode was directed by Lagertha in the show, Katheryn Winnick.
musicians with significant Nordic folk influences, such as Wardruna and Danheim, contributed music to the series.
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