Fun fact. The part where ivar and hvitserk talk to each other and say that they love each other. Was completely improvised. The actors didn't want them to end on bad blood and wanted to have a real brother bond at the very end

@Mukatutu

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Viggo Mortensen broke his foot during that one scene.

@shannyd1

3 жыл бұрын

Not surprised since they're best friends in real life.

@franciscooctavius5957

3 жыл бұрын

Aragorn was in that battle??? I missed that

@Ormais

Жыл бұрын

is this one of those bullshit comments or is there proof/source on this

@chopstix4L

Жыл бұрын

@@Ormais hes not credited anywhere so i believe so haha

Hvitserk is a survivor he is clearly converting to play the long game. That's why the shot of Ragnar before he took over Paris was interposed with his baptism.

@kristianjohansen5561

3 жыл бұрын

Hvitserk in that scene represents Guthrum who was a viking leader in the battle that took place in real life. After Alfred won the war and made peace with the vikings one of the conditions was that Guthrum got baptized and got the name Althelstan. Guthrum became king of East Anglia and what was called Danelaw

@loveoffilm4327

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristianjohansen5561 yes, and which continued to be an issue for the Saxon kingdoms until the Normans invaded

@kristianjohansen5561

3 жыл бұрын

@@loveoffilm4327 Yeah exactly, Scandinavians kept on being a problem for the Saxons for many years, especially danish kings

@ihateintroductions5808

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristianjohansen5561 Eh do you know for a fact that he represented Guthrum? The writers might've chosen for his story to represent the practice of Danish kings making deals with Wessex, Northumbria, & Briton to claim land - not just one person. This isn't Last Kingdom.

@kristianjohansen5561

3 жыл бұрын

@@ihateintroductions5808 On the wiki page about Guthrum it says "It is implied that the Vikings (2013 TV series) character Hvitserk would be the same as the historical Guthrum" Which also makes sense, since the last battle in the series which was the Battle of Edington, is the battle that defines the borders between Wessex and Danelaw

”Even the whites of his eye's are blue, that's new" Me: literally the first thing I noticed in Ivar

@swenglishdude1527

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the first time we see Ivar his whites are blue lol

@33chibi

3 жыл бұрын

I was just gonna comment this, glad someone else was thinking the same thing.

please do the last kingdom after this ... will be a great jump !!!!!!!!!

@yulzy000

3 жыл бұрын

i support this !

@danielv0908l

3 жыл бұрын

That Will be awesome

@addidaswguy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Last Kingdom is good, I like this more, but I really like that as well. EXCEPT the intro every single time like one of the CW shows. Not a fan.

@shrshrshr

3 жыл бұрын

Yes plz

@LadySophiaVelaryon

3 жыл бұрын

The Last Kingdom is next on my list.

Most of Hvitserk’s family was baptized, don’t single him out

@justinhubbard552

3 жыл бұрын

And they did it to fool the people who baptized them.

@coreywallace2052

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinhubbard552 regardless it meant something at the time to each of them.

@elohyoudeeohen9491

3 жыл бұрын

I think if he didn't they would have killed him cus he was their prisoner after all I think

@iluvyummywaffles

3 жыл бұрын

Hvitserk getting baptized, I believe symbolizes the beginning of Ragnarok, death of the Vikings religion.

@kxmoth1775

3 жыл бұрын

@@coreywallace2052 Hvitserk completes the athelstan part of Ragnar's story, after he lost him and fell into drug addiction. a part of his heart is in each son. both athelstan and hvitserk lived without a clear belief system, it makes sense for Ragnar to give one of his sons to athelstan's son Alfred so they may be one family through love (King Alfred is his godfather)

Well even though Ivar was a tyrant,genius,cruel and ruthless he was still a young man so him being afraid make sense for his character. He had a god complex and he got killed by just random guy it was a great ending for him. also Hvitserk being christian and Ingrid becomes queen means The End Of the Vikings.

@shannyd1

3 жыл бұрын

Ivar was always a lonely sad crippled boy deep down just desperate for unconditional love from his family, to be seen an equal...then fame to be remembered forever.

Hvitserk is equivalent to the real life Guthrum. Check out his story. And, yes, the show to watch now is definitely The Last Kingdom. Still historical fiction but much more accurate regarding time and characters. You get to see Ubba and Guthrum, etc. On par with Vikings in every way and sometimes better in certain circumstances.

@Ceefore

2 жыл бұрын

Not more accurate in the slightest.

Last kingdom is set like 5-10 years after the great heathen army lands in england, and we start to see the rise of wessex and Alfred the Great, give it a watch!

@declanhardie9273

3 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely last kingdom is brilliant

@IKIGAIofficial

3 жыл бұрын

NO MERCY!!!

Of all the major character deaths in this programme, I would never have thought that Ivar’s death would draw tears! What a character arc!

niiice. pls watch the last kingdom next its so GOATED!

despite its flaws Vikings will always be one of my favorite shows nad one of the few that ended well imo up next The Last Kingdom!!

I have watched every episode of Vikings since the beginning and with you guys, I appreciate you all reacting to the entire series and sticking through all 6 seasons

The die is cast is a quote from Julius Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon.

U guys don't see to be paying much attention to the shoe or dialogue if u only just now noticed Ivars whites of his eyes going blue and why they do. They were blue when this actor first appeared plus Ivar has spoken about how he used to ask Ubbe everyday how blue the whites of his eyes were, because if they were very blue hes in danger of breaking bones in his legs. Then Hvitserk hasn't mentioned it a couple times this season too.

Please do The Last Kingdom it’s a great show

"The die is cast," because Ivar believes in fate and Alfred believes in free will.

@vivix3242

3 жыл бұрын

Make zero sense they both strong in their fate.

Watched so many of your reactions. Beautiful group. Went from so many of you and suddenly shrunk down haha! Thanks for the journey even though I binged watched all six seasons 9 years late, still love and look forward to the sequel. To Valhalla!

Time to watch The last kingdom

Can you watch The Last Kingdom after you finished Vikings ? For me The Last Kingdom better than Vikings .

@chadmunk11

3 жыл бұрын

I think Ragnar in Vikings takes it just above The Last Kingdom, but yeah it's an exceptional show

@alishabeiber1257

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! The Last Kingdom is amazing! Upvote this!

@jihadscott269

3 жыл бұрын

It's kinda crazy cause I thought the exact opposite when I watched The Last Kingdom. It seemed like some bootleg version of Vikings 😂

@chadmunk11

3 жыл бұрын

@@jihadscott269 it was kind of before it went over to Netflix

@xi3BADI

3 жыл бұрын

@@jihadscott269 Have you seen all seasons?

Haven’t seen it yet, I’ll get back here as soon as I’ve finished it... Really curious to see your reactions guys!

Amazing ending in my opinion, the Hvitsverk ending was open and mysterious so people could theorize, Ivars death was very well done in my opinion, yes he could have got a great fight with Alfred and die like that but it worked well because Ivar was always saying that he is a god and nobody can kill him and in the end a meaningless soldier kills him as an ordinary human and the Ubbe, Floki ending, that was just perfect.

"the dice are cast" (or has been cast) is something that julius caesar said (or at least it's said that he did) when he crossed river rubicon and entered italia with his army to take rome against the senat's orders. It basically means that from this point on there's no return

Attempt #374:of trying to get The Normies to check out Symbionic-Titan or Primal. Both made by Genndy Tartakovsky, the guy who made Samurai Jack.

I started watching your channel last year but it was very good see your reactions of vikings.

Thanks for the reactions of game of thrones and Vikings! Watching these two shows with u was a nice journey. Till a next show that we both watch! (Last Kingdom?)

Athelstan was a really common name back then. Hvitserk was taking the place of a real historical figure called Guthram, who take part in the battle in real life, was defeated by Alfred and changed his name to Athelstan

the gave Hvitserk, Guthrums story, Guthrum was crowned king of East Anglia by Alfred, Athelstan the 1st of East Anglia, the summer king.

I thought it was a fitting final scene. I ended up loving Ubbe the most of the sons.

I love the final scenes between ivar n fitzerk clearly they loved each other as brothers 😖😩 it was very emotional.

@oliveira-gr7ss

2 жыл бұрын

hvitserk

in the real story (our history) hvitserk was also known as halvdan but he was baptized and got the name athelstan so thats why they did that in the show if you are wondering

Rewatching season 1 hits incredibly different after all that has transpired in season 6. I couldn’t keep myself from tearing up.

"But they were green right there..." Yes, Pat! My point exactly!

Thank you for this Vikings journey :D

The last kingdom please! DESTINY IS ALL

Thanks Normies!! I've enjoyed this ride with you. Next on my list will be The Last Kingdom.

The end of an era. Thank you for seeing this through

Been with you guys since more or less the beginning. Still one of my favorite show's of all time. I do think that those first 4 seasons were double triple platinum gold diamond etc... After Ragnar, Athelstan and Ecbert left it became substantially less interesting, but they still pushed some incredible moments in these last 2 seasons. I think this finale had a lot of good moments. There were some let downs for sure in these last 2 seasons, but that finale scene at the end of this episode closing it out with Floki and Ubbe on the beach was so reminiscent of early Ragnar. All of his ponderous times sitting in that Bay near his farm staring out and dreaming his dreams. It was a beautiful way to tie those past moments to the present as those two characters , a union between the early days (Floki) and late (Ubbe) sat their philosophizing or perhaps anti - philosophizing. Great way to close it out. I also just loved the whole north America arch this season and disastrous events of Greenland prior. Personally my favorite characters, and boy is it hard to pick after so many incredible year, are: Ragnar Athelstan Ecbert Lagertha Floki Rollo Bjorn Ubbe Ivar Harald Hvitserk Alfred Actually come to think of it there are so many and even the side characters like the Jarls and different queens and kings were super interesting. Honestly makes it too difficult but hey thee is a rough list. Maybe its better to ask who would your top 5 characters be in the whole show? Anyway what an amazing show. You guys were always so fun to watch. Great sense of humor and interesting analysis. I will miss watching you guys trying to predict events and freaking out over this show. I sure hope the spin off is good. All the best. PS? - I would recommend Sons of Anarchy strongly as a great show to get into but I get that that particular flavor of crime show isn't for everyone.

Always confused between Helga and Torvi and who is who, that's why xD

I wasn't there from the beginning but I just watched (and liked) all season reactions.

The Last Kingdom now please

Loved it, thanks.

Please react to The Last Kingdom, it’s set in the time period of Alfred from literally where this ends

I forget, have you guys seen The Last Kingdom yet?

20:42 Ealhswith looking at hvitserg and remebering that bjorn meat she took a week before her marriage, she probably making plans on how she's going to ride that viking horse again.

Now please do The Last Kingdom!, it's so good!

I have been with you guys since day 1. I feel like I'm all tuckered out of Vikings shows from Vinland Saga, to the Saga of Ragnar and his sons. Let's not replace this show with another Viking type show PLEASE. Let's take a break guys, and reconvene at a later time.

I subscribe to the theory that Hvitserk is Othere.

It's not about what the Natives thought, the guy was too weak to make it through the full blood eagle. He would've screamed right away and died just as quick.

5:21 Micky and Pat looking like conjoined twins

I think the king after Alfred the Great in real life is Æthelstan or just Athelstan i'm not sure.

As the story ends I can only say, it is bittersweet. There is so much more that we would like to know... But in truth it ends as it should...Ivar has fallen... Floki and Ubbe live on... And their story continues... But our journey with these characters has ended... ❤️ I request The Last Kingdom as your next reactions. It tells the story of the wars between the Saxons and the Danish Vikings, as well as Uhtred Ragnarsson (from a different ragnar family) It would be a great way to see what happens after the invasion as well as continue to the Viking stories ⚔️🙏

I remember that episode when Lagertha took a blade and cut some guys junk off.

Ivar wasn’t afraid of death he was afraid of being forgotten that’s why hvisterk said “no one will ever forget ivar the boneless”

Vikings is now finished! The Normies watched this show from Jan. 27 2017 to March 8, 2021.

Hbitzerk was the son that he could fight and was loved but couldn’t be loyal to one person and is only famous for being a son of Ragnar and a incredible warrior

@oliveira-gr7ss

2 жыл бұрын

hvitserk

Mickey and Pat conjoined twins in the legs

i agree with the other comments the last kingdom would be great

Been watching since yall started vikings. Kind of sad to see it go

Athelstan was the first king of all England, and Alfred the Great's grandson. He reigned between 925 and 939 AD. ... In 937 AD, at the Battle of Brunanburh, led a force drawn from Britain, and defeated an invasion made by the king of Scotland, in alliance with the Welsh and Danes, from Dublin. In other words in the END of VIKINGS Ragana's blood will conquer and rule ALL ENGLAND.

You didn't like Hvitzerk s ending but there was a version of history that one of Ragnar's sons was baptized Christian and eventually crowned King of England for a time under the name Aethalstan. Or a kingdom in England. The video explaining it is on KZread. So I loved it, it's possible Hvitzerk ended up a King.

The spin-off is rumored to come out the end of this year or early next year, if you want to stay in this time period react to the last kingdom next.

Holy crap what an ending. Was worried about Nahid but honestly your reaction to this finale was pretty lackluster and Mickey was awfully chatty. For Ivar to die that way made perfect sense given his need to be remembered and for his deep love for his brother Hvitserk but never being able to show it. That battle/ death was amazing. I’m glad it wasn’t Alfred who killed him but rather a regular soldier. That makes it all the more real. Glad Hvitserk and Ubbe ended with peace and able to contemplate their futures. A very good depiction of the end of the Viking era. Alfreds actor was just AMAZING. Really gonna miss this show. And note to Dan & Dave- THATS HOW YOU END A SHOW. PLEASE WATCH THE LAST KINGDOM NEXT. I PROMISE YOU WILL ENJOY IT

Looks like Pullo got wise in his old age.

Everyone called vihserk a wuss but if you think back he followed the fight , first brother to raid with Bjorne, revenge his father, jumped ship with ivar to keep fighting and kept fight till he got baptized

Normies, that is the exact quote Julius Caesar used before he marched on Rome. In other words, destiny is made!

You guys should do the Last kingdom its like a continuation of Vikings history wise and its a great show.

Look up the story of Guthrum, this is the character Hvitserk portrayed, then maybe you will understand his ending.

He wasnt afraid of death

Last Kingdom next please! 🙏🏿🙏🏿

I'm glad I watched the show, it was worth watching it did have certain seasons that weren't the best but it didn't get too bad like GOT and I'm definitely grateful for that.

@derps0n839

3 жыл бұрын

That would have been better if it were 13-16 episodes per season instead of 20 or more

Can you do Last Kingdom and Spartacus

and now we wait for the spin-off

Watch the last kingdom

Are you gonna react to Vikings Valhalla or the last kingdom

I believe Hvitserk is taking a similar path as Othere by changing his religion, not fighting anymore, and accepting a new name. That is why Othere was so vague as to who was he in his old life. So I wasn't disappointed with Hvitserk's ending. But the great Ivar being stabbed by some scared random nobody and crying in the end!? I don't know about that one. Perhaps he be the next Wolverine in the MCU?

If anyone is looking for an incredible tribute video that captures how truly epic this show was you should all check out the video "Summon Me Home" by H.J.M Edits. It's without a doubt the best Vikings tribute video ever made.

With the end of Vikings and La Casa De Papel and the cancellation of Batman...., my time on the channel is reduced to minimum. Having only Dark and Lucifer now.

THE LAST KINGDOM!!!!!!!! You NEED to watch The Last Kingdom on Netflix, trust me, it’s one of the best shows I’ve watched!

we have to say that this ending is far better than GOT

@Gabagu

3 жыл бұрын

Game of Thrones ending was much better, it had focus, good structure and some really good writing, i think Vikings didn't really knew what it wanted to do by the end of it, season 8 of GOT had 3 episodes focusing on the Battle of Winterfell and 3 episodes focusing on Daenerys taking King's Landing, they knew where they wanted to go, what they wanted to do with the series, liking or not. Vikings last season just feels messy and desorganized for me.

@alexbenadetto5006

8 күн бұрын

@@Gabagu if you ignore that almost nothing past episode 2 of season 8 made sense its good yees

Honestly, I'm disappointed we only got 4 episodes of Alfred this whole season. What was the whole point of the Rus storyline? I would have preferred to see more of Wessex in this last season but who am I to judge? It was still good. Great reactions as always!!!

Amazing show!!!

The reason hvitserk turned Christian was just to show all the sides of Ragnar imo

This group always thought they knew better than the actual history, always questioning and/or mocking writing decisions. If I remember it wasn't even until the midway point of season 1 that you realized this was historical fiction. Even to the final episode, questioning the reality of things...that actually happened or were based on actual people. At least you were consistent until the end.

I loved this show but it took such license with actual history that I cringed through most of it. Ivar did not die in England, he died in Dublin and several years before this battle was ever fought. I guess they had to end it somehow but I was not happy with the ending. Ivar also was NOT impotent. Two of his great grandsons were Kings, one in Dublin and one in York. I am sad that this series is over and enjoyed your reactions.

Vikings | The End of the Journey react to this show

I'm not going to lie, I cried when Ivar died. BUT, I kind of feel like Alfred should have been the one, to kill him. It would have made the "Do not be afraid" line, even stronger. I argued with myself which character I loved more, Ragnar or Ivar, a lot. I don't know why Hvitserk was named Athelstan, but, whatever. Ubbe, was spectacular too. What I took away from this, is that Alex Høgh Andersen, is one of the greatest "up-coming" actors.

I liked Ivar's, Hvitserk and Ubbe's ending the only ending I didn't like was Ingrid becoming Queen of Kattegat in the end. I wish we got to see Rollo one last time. King Alfred surviving the series was another good thing to me though I wish we had gotten to see more of him this season.

@derps0n839

3 жыл бұрын

Rollo was probably dead by then

Omar did not die like that

I speak for all the people in the comments section : please do The Last Kingdom

Cant believe you didn't give a passing mention to the main characters of Ragnor and Lagertha as an end series sum up. Hvitserk was symbolic of the Vikings converting to Christianity. He was lost and like many search using religions -oden,bhudda,christ.but he became a saxon prince and had nothing left in Kattegat for him. Ivar's death was a cheap shot - no way would he ever just let someone stab him. They could have had him being overcome by a group but still killed by a nobody. The battle scenes gave the impression the Vikings were winning with the cross being set aflame (in an age of superstions and fears). The last series was rushed in so many ways ( a bit like GOT) and some of the logic was weird. Then again a lot was weird for the whole series, taking characters from across the Viking age and mixing up events etc etc. Still Ragnor was the best ever character - conflicted, vulnerable, cheeky, fun, cunning, ruthless but lovable and played a great range. But the logic of his disappearnce was pathetic. Considering his only weakness was his children/family, he would never have left them to grow alone for 8/9 years. King Harold was disliked by a lot but he was no worse than any of the other characters (even Rollo was a rapist and bloodthirsty murderer smashing in monks heads etc as well as a traitor who betrayed Ragnor twice but everyone likes him.) King Harold just wanted love above all else and realised his mistakes and lonliness - great actor. The series they should make should be based around Harald Hadrada who fought all the way thru Rus and Byzantine,protecting the emporer as a Vangarian guard then back home to regain power and died at the battle of stampford bridge in 1066. That would show a wider breath of contrasting cultures and interactions along with the religons and plenty of action.

The show struggled after Ragnar but it was supposed to happen. Floki was the best and at least he found peace as the old hermit. Bjorn was perhaps most like Ragnar and imo his true successor.

Season 6, the season of callbacks, much like season 8 of GOT, just the writers going "Remember when this show used to be good? Guys please, we swear it's the same, look, he said the thing that was said back when the show used to be good"

**whispers** The Last Kingdom...please dear gods The Last Kingdom. (Seriously, though, there you'll get the more historically accurate version of the Viking who converted to Christianity and had Alfred as a godfather who renamed him Aethelstan, as Hvitserk actually was in Rus lands and died by being burned alive there, not where the show says he ended up.)

@ms_scribbles

3 жыл бұрын

You may not like that ending for Hvitserk, but it's completely in character for him. He's been toying with other religions for a long time, and has never been the strongest believer in the Norse gods. He even toyed with Buddhism for a while. Picking up Christianity is not out of character if you look at it that way.

great team, great video, but why you have the girl sitting on a chair?

11:44 "I like how neither side has a plan, it's just chaos." This is the exact reason I hated this battle lmao. Both leaders are wise in different respects yet their last showing is a blunder. Neither side achieves victory through tactics. It seems like people were waaaay too willing to die for no reason. The smartest thing Alfred did was move his army but then he walked into Ivar's traps and we didn't see him thinking about the battle plan more than that. Then the only reason he won was...Ivar was suicidal all of a sudden and gave up his advantages. There is a better way to put this and it's been months since I watched the episode, but I was just really disappointed. I expected a battle of the minds but I just got action. Alfred vs Ivar should have been half the season or more imo. Also fuck that Native American storyline. That had so much potential for a happy ending and it was ruined by a character who's motivations were completely artificial. No need after what at least I felt was a difficult couple of seasons to get through. Bittersweet ending? Nah give me my reward for sitting through some of these storylines. Sorry for the rant lmao

@Mukatutu

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They foreshadowed the encounter of Alfred vs Ivar being a great chess match between the two, but there was barely any strategizing involved. Probably couldn't fit it into the episodes they had left.

you should watch rome.

I really liked the ending. I was surprised. I have my gripes, but they ushered in the new world. Not that I’m happy with how that turned out, but there was hope in the beginning. The doubt of their beliefs obviously came true. Not that I’m on board with any religion. Being a slave to Gods never turned out well with any society, including ours. IMOP

Please Do a reaction to the last kingdom is so awesome

SIGN OFF MAN!!

Roll on Vikings Valhalla the spin off show set 100 years after this it should be out end of the year hopfully