The Vikings: History Channel's Fact or Fictionalized View of the Norse Expansion

Authors

Gypsey Teague, Clemson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

10-31-2015

Abstract

The History Channel’s The Vikings is a fictionalized history of Ragnar Lothbrok who during the 8th and 9th Century traveled and raided the British Isles and all the way to Paris. This paper will look at the factual Ragnar and the fictionalized character as presented to the general viewing public.

Comments

Presented October 31, 2015 at the New England Popular Culture Association, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH

Recommended Citation

Teague, Gypsey, "The Vikings: History Channel's Fact or Fictionalized View of the Norse Expansion" (2015). Presentations. 60.
https://open.clemson.edu/lib_pres/60