Discussion Series / Vikings

Removed:

• Bury Your Gays: The show has featured two (unambiguously) bisexual characters. Out of them only emperor Charles has not been killed, while Astrid was gang raped and forced Lagertha to kill her fearing Harald might find out her child might not be his. Lagertha does not count because Hirst went out of his way to say that Lagertha is not bisexual or lesbian despite having a sexual relationship with Astrid. Of all the near-death experiences between the sons of Ragnar, only one is killed easily and outright: Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye is accused by his brother Ivar the Boneless of being gay before his murder. While there is no direct evidence of his being a homosexual in the series, his two older brothers have several heterosexual encounters, while Sigurd conspicuously has none. Another minor player, Halfdan, the brother of King Harald Finehair, is revealed to have had a sexual encounter with a male courtesan while adventuring with Bjorn Ironside, and is shortly thereafter killed in battle.

It really doesn't seem like this trope is in effect. Anyone Can Die in the show, and most characters that are introduced die at some point. It doesn't seem like the sexual orientation of the characters has any impact on this. The write-up includes 1 out of 2 bisexual characters (which isn't exactly a trend), Sigurd (who is never confirmed to be gay) and a bit character, out of about 200 named characters over the course of the show.

Idk if its maybe too far fetched but theres a significant portion of the fanbase that might justify adding in a Ho Yay or Ship Tease for Ragnar/Athelstan. If you look at their relationship throughout the show, its not that hard to add a romantic subtext to it. Ragnar outright tells him "I love you", literally, and a lot of his motivation came from Athelstan. Not to mention the deep depression he fell into after his death, etc?

So...would it be legitimate to add Foregone Conclusion here? I mean, the end of Ragnar's story is practically the most famous part (hint: It doesn't end well for him)...

Of course, the series could deviate from that, but I don't see them deviating too much.

When does Ælla ever betray his brother Æthewulf as mentioned under Aristocrats Are Evil?

to the original creator of this whole series of "gained knowledge" Amanita Muscaria is not the only psychoactive mushroom found in Scandinavia. A bit of research on this would tell you that Psilocybin Mushrooms are also widely distributed in Scandinavia, such as Psilocybe Cubensis which are the ones their munching on when they go to Uppsala. They also have Psilocybe Semilanceata formally known as liberty caps, Psilocybe Laetissima, along with:

Psilocybe Merdaria Psilocybe Rhombispora Psilocybe Montana Psilocybe Inquilina Psilocybe Coprophila Psilocybe Subcoprophila Panaeolus Campanulatus Panaeolus Sphinctrinus Panaeolus Foenisecii Conocybe Lactea Conocybe Cyanopus Maybe next time instead of saying "the only magic mushroom in scandinavia, you could say "the most widely known in scandinavia. thanks for the effort though.

Uppsala is not flat land.

There is a nice ridge about 25 meters high and very defensible position right smack in the middle of the modern town. I know I had to climb it to see the Codex Argenteus.

See the topo detail here:

http://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=2666199