I came up with this story because the show Vikings on History Channel is based off of actual history, but not the actual history of these Northmen. All the sons of Ragnar are his sons, but there are some major historical problems.
1. Ragnar and Rollo aren't brothers in real history. Rollo is the son of Rognvald Eysteinsson.
2. Harald Fairhair and Halfdan the Black also aren't brothers in real history. Halfdan the Black is the father of Haraldd Fairhair.
3. The Anglo-Saxons did not crucify people, according to historians, the Anglo-Saxons would have seen crucifying as blasphemy.
4. Ragnar was from Sweden, and was the son of the Swedish King Sigmund Hering.
5. Hvitserk's name in the sagas was Halfdan.
6. Ragnar was in his 90s when he died in Northumbria.
7. Chieftains/Jarls (Earls) were not privileged. One of the Viking Laws stated that chieftains who had too much power or too arrogant had to be disobeyed.
8. In actual history, Bjorn was another son of Aslaug.
9. Ivar's penis did work and had many children. And became the King of Dublin, Ireland.
10. Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye didn't die by Ivar's hand. Sigurd lived long after the Great Army's battle against Aella, Sigurd married an English princess and became a king of Denmark and had kids.
I don't let these things get in the way of me watching the show, in fact it makes me more interested in the Northmen. But when it came to Sigurd's death, that made me a bit mad, but I do get filming and keeping the audience on their toes.
But if Sigurd did die so early, I would no be here. Yes, I am a descendent of Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye. And I'm a relative of Rollo and his 3x great-grandson, William the Conqueror.
Now let's get into the story...
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Snake in the Eye
FanfictieThis story is about a young woman who has grown around family, their beliefs, and the history of their ancestors. She is in college for Viking history and mythology and folklore. Then one day, she is visited by the All-Father, Odin, and takes her ba...
