By the way, GScholz, there is a TV series in the US (from the History Channel) called "Vikings" about your ancestors (and maybe a few of mine).
It is quite good with high production value.
Have you seen any of it?
It was created by the same guy who did the series "The Tudors" (which is great) and "The Borgias" (which I haven't seen yet).
Yeah, I like it a lot. It's like the Scandinavian version of Game of Thrones, and not really historical. I mean Ragnar Lodbrok and Gange-Rolv (Rollo) weren't brothers and didn't even live in the same time frame. However, the creators do sprinkle enough historical characters and events between all the drama to make it interesting.
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Post by: GScholz on March 18, 2016, 11:32:03 AM
Just about every fair skinned person in Europe has some Viking blood in their veins.
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Post by: MiloMorai on March 18, 2016, 02:37:15 PM
Genetic study reveals 30% of white British DNA has German ancestry
The Romans, Vikings and Normans may have ruled or invaded the British for hundreds of years, but they left barely a trace on our DNA, the first detailed study of the genetics of British people has revealed.
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Post by: GScholz on March 18, 2016, 03:18:10 PM
Scandinavians are Germanic...
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Post by: Brooke on March 18, 2016, 04:56:41 PM
Zack is 40% French.
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Post by: JimmyD3 on March 18, 2016, 05:03:38 PM
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Post by: Brooke on March 21, 2016, 04:35:43 PM
Zachy!
Are you going to be able to fly in any of the June scenario "Battle of the Dnieper"?
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Post by: Gman on March 21, 2016, 06:39:39 PM
After the first 4 episodes were released online by this time last year, HBO decided NYET! to the early screener release copies to critics/media. So, unlike last years, there will be NO reviews posted before the series airs, all the critics will have to watch along with the rest of us, and pound out the crap-torials into the wee hours of the morning to get their analysis of each episode out. Also, of course no fans will get early looks at the first episodes like years past. Unless of course there is a leak, but slim chance of that happening this year IMO.
This will be the first season where nobody will have a clue what's going to happen for a majority of the story lines, as the show is past the books in many regards now, and this IMO will make it a lot more interesting, and the "shock" scenes won't be anticipated like in years past with the red wedding et al and so on.
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Post by: Meatwad on March 21, 2016, 06:52:04 PM
Yeah, I like it a lot. It's like the Scandinavian version of Game of Thrones, and not really historical. I mean Ragnar Lodbrok and Gange-Rolv (Rollo) weren't brothers and didn't even live in the same time frame. However, the creators do sprinkle enough historical characters and events between all the drama to make it interesting.
In the show Ragnar and Rollo weren't brothers, just good friends. Ragnar's brother was the big guy who tried to take him out but then made up with him, no?
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Post by: GScholz on March 22, 2016, 03:09:11 PM
In Vikings Rollo is Ragnar's brother. That was actually established in the very first sentence uttered in the show.
The cinematography and mood of this show is just perfection.
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Post by: Bruv119 on March 22, 2016, 07:05:08 PM
not to mention ragnar's 1st wife is HOT! :D
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Post by: Brooke on March 22, 2016, 11:43:32 PM