Real Vikings

Vikings actor Clive Standen and top Viking experts travel across Europe to discover why Viking raids on Europe were so devastating–and so successful.

Actors Clive Standen and Maude Hirst travel to Scandinavia to explore the pagan beliefs and warrior culture of the Vikings – and dispel myths about their violent society.

Vikings stars Katheryn Winnick and Alyssa Sutherland join leading experts to reveal the different roles women played in Norse society – from shield maidens and sorceresses, to queens and slaves.

Vikings actor Clive Standen, series creator Michael Hirst and Viking experts uncover the real stories of Ragnar Lothbrok and his famous sons, Bjorn Ironside and Ivar the Boneless, by visiting key Viking sites in Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Scotland and England.