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Vinland Saga Season 1 Episode 2 Reaction/Review (Patreon)

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supersparta333

So there's a lot about viking culture we can only make educated guesses at, since we don't have a lot of first hand records. But what we do know is there belief that the best place to go after you die is Valhalla. Bascially a giant mead hall where everyone drinks, feasts, fights, and is revived every day to do it all over again. It was believed that only someone who died bravely in battle would be let into Valhalla. To die from old age/sickness was actually seen as dishonorable.

Kret

There was 4 different afterlives from what I remember Valhalla was for the best of them the other one that's battle related is Fólkvangr described as a great medow although it might not have just been for just warriors as there is a story of a woman who is grieving decides to fast until she eating with Freyja the goddess that's in charge then there's Hel for those that run from battle don't fight with honour or die of sickness or old age and general natural causes And another one is Rán’s Hall for people who drowned at sea they also got to feast with the goddess of the hall but it was seen as more somber than Valhalla or Fólkvangr not celebrated like the other two but not seen as bad as hel

Tarvo27

The episode starts off with Vikings being killed while taking their customary Saturday bath. Not sure how true that was but from what I can find, it is. Fun fact: a lot of people think medieval people were generally dirty and didn't take care of themselves but in fact, they took very good care of themselves. Combing their hair, taking baths and dressing well. Nobody wants to be around someone who smells bad. Even back then. Since this takes place around the year 1000 AD (give or take), Vikings have been at war with England for a long time now and as one can expect, neither side really tolerates the other. More or less, for people who aren't familiar with history (that includes me), the king of Denmark (Floki mentiones his name: King Sweyn) employed Vikings as soldiers to fight the English anglo saxons. Vikings were originally from Sweden, Denmark and Norway, the last of which was claimed by King Harald as we saw in the first episode. Some people didn't want to live under him so a lot of them fled to Iceland (around 700-800 AD). Valhalla, (straight from Google - hard to give a better explanation tbh) in Norse mythology, is the hall of slain warriors, who live there blissfully under the leadership of the god Odin. Valhalla is depicted as a splendid palace, roofed with shields, where the warriors feast on the flesh of a boar slaughtered daily and made whole again each evening. The Jomsvikings was a group of elite vikings that may have existed. They are mentioned here and there in legends but no real evidence of them is found. Thors was one of them and he fled the battle at the start of the first episode. You can see his helmet in the chest. They were very strong and thus, cost a lot to employ. As you can imagine, fleeing from battle as a Viking, especially if Thors was a respected and high ranking Jormsviking, it's pretty serious. We saw him take down whole ships full of men all on his own, it's obvious that he wouldn't be just allowed to leave, especially in such a time where warriors are respected and worshipped. As we could see from the daydream Thors had on the ship, and again in this episode when he's retelling why he ran away, we see his wife, Helga. It's pretty clear that he wanted to run away because of his wife and the fact that he has a family. Not many people understand what Thors is saying here. I didn't either at first. "You have no enemies. Nobody has any enemies." is a line that literally changed me, as cringe as that might sound. I'm looking forward to you truly understanding the meaning behind those words.

supersparta333

The Vikings and Danes were definitely regarded as well groomed/clean for the time. There was a common thought in England that bathing could actually make one sick. There are also historical records from the English of them being mad that English women find Vikings and Dane men more attractive/agreeable, specifically saying it was because they regularly combed their hair and kept (reasonably) clean.

SleepyOldBear

Who are the bad guys really depends on who you ask. The Norse/Viking peoples were raiders who raided the coasts of modern day France, England and the low countries, mostly because their homeland of Norway lacked decent farmland. The history of this time comes from Christian monks, who were the main target of the raids in northern England, as their churches contained lots of gold and silver. Likely this overplays the brutality of the Vikings. In reality the Norse lived alongside the Anglo-Saxons of northern England for decades in a region known as the Danelaw. You can still see evidence of this in the names of English towns and villages in the area.