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What did they do with all that blood? Is this show (Vikings) even accurate with their rituals? Or is this just more History Channel nonsense?
I would read up on it, I know there are plenty of articles, but I'm only on season 1.
And just to make it more /his/ let's make it a Norse blood ritual thread, the concept is quite frankly fascinating.
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I imagine that like mostly everything in this show (and pretty much any history based show), it is based off something that did actually happen in some way, but they're made it more dramatic for entertainment purposes.
In this case, yeah, the vikings did practice human sacrifices, a lot of the Gods demanded them. What happened in this particular scene that you want to know if it's true or not?
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What you must, must, MUST understand about Vikings (the show), is that it isn't a documentary. It isn't a 100% historically accurate depiction of what actually happened. It's more like a saga, a dramatic way of showing many of the ideas and beliefs of the period and culture. The armour is wrong, the clothes are iffy, the tactics a joke and the timeline all screwed up, but it's still useful as a slightly fanciful view of the legends and stories of the period.
tl;dr: Not a documentary, still worth watching.
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Vikings is based on the legend of Ragnar, so no, it isn't very historical in a lot of cases. Generally it is useful for understanding the first biking incursions into England and the reasons for the Great Heathen Army attacking also.
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