Vikings

im curious, is them saving them the monks the point where christianity is introduced to the vikings?

It's a stupidly minor detail, but am I the only one who gets bugged a little by them calling the ruler an 'earl' rather than a 'jarl'?

I mean, sure, it's not like they're using any other Scandinavian terms to make the absence of the word jarl particularly noticable, but it still bugs me. I blame Skyrim.

I always thought "jarl" was properly (natively) pronounced "YAR-yl", not "JAR-yl".

They always call him "jarl" I think, it just sounds different depending on the actor's accent changes how exactly they pronounce it.

I think. I'm not a Scandiwegian.

Yeah, it is pronounced with a y sound.

Eh, maybe I'm just not paying close enough attention, and I only catch it when it sounds like they're saying earl (although, I have noticed that the guide information on Dish does refer to him as the Earl, so at least somebody's doing it).

They do say earl a lot. I noticed it myself. And hell, I noticed it without even realizing it was wrong.

What is up with Vikings and three ways. Was that actually a thing? Or was that just some aspect of the lore behind this particular folk hero?

totally satisfied with this Histo channel drama so far.

very happy with this so far, hope it runs a few seasons

Looking forward to this one, but as a Scandinavian I have to maintain a little healthy skepticism

Tarrant_sl said:

Looking forward to what? It's been going for almost 3 weeks now.

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Haven't got HBO Nordic so I guess I have to wait until it's picked up by one of the major Networks here in Norway.

Dude just grab it off the net. I doubt the history channel tracks you down in norway. If you like I can provide links for streaming/dl of this when I get home later.

Maester Chuk_sl said:

Dude just grab it off the net. I doubt the history channel tracks you down in norway. If you like I can provide links for streaming/dl of this when I get home later.

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That would be great! Thanks

you have a PM dude

Just crushed all 3 episodes, I like it. Not enough rape for sure, and I'm not really liking the whole evil JARL thing either. the actor reminds me of Denethor from LOTR.

Also I dunno if its the pacing or the way it jumps around, but they don't show the passage of time very well. One minute the boat is a frame, 2 shots later its built. One minute hes asking to learn English, the next scene he is having a full conversation with the English Dude.