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The Vikings
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The Vikings is a 1958 historical drama/adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by and starring Kirk Douglas. It is based on the novel The Viking by Edison Marshall, itself loosely inspired by the legendary sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok and His Sons set during The Viking Age. The narrator at the beginning of the film is none other than Orson Welles.In the 9th Century, a Viking raid on Northern England sees the King of Northumbria slain and his wife Enid brutally raped by the Viking chief Ragnar (Ernest Borgnine). As Enid's cousin Aella (Frank Thring) usurps the throne for himself, she discovers that she is pregnant with the true heir and arranges for him to be smuggled away to protect him from Aella.Years later, Lord Egbert (James Donald), an English Lord who has betrayed Aella to the Vikings, is locked up by the Northumbrian King, but escapes and is brought up to the lands of the Vikings. There he meets Ragnar's ruthless son Einar (Kirk Douglas), and a slave with a mysterious past named Eric (Tony Curtis). The Englishman conspires with Ragnar to kidnap the Welsh Princess Morgana (Janet Leigh), who is pledged to Aella, and she is brought to Long Sound, Ragnar's domain on the Skagerrak, by Einar, who quickly desires her for himself, but has some serious competition from Eric.Not to be confused with the Vikings TV series, which also borrows a lot from the Ragnar Lodbrok and His Sons sagas but is a more recent and tonally different epic set in the Viking times. | |
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Age Lift | |
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Age Lift: In the film Aella has been ruling Northumbria for twenty years. In the novel, Aella was twenty-three when Ogier first returned to Northumbria and since that clearly isn't a three year old being crowned king in the film, Aella has been aged up. | |
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Dirty Coward | |
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Dirty Coward: Aella and his right-hand-man try to do a runner when the Vikings storm his castle. | |
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Hero Antagonist | |
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Hero Antagonist: Einar is Eric's antagonist, but he's still technically one of the heroes. | |
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All There in the Manual | |
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All There in the Manual: The location of Long Sound is stated in the novel to be on the Skagerrak and all the inhabitants are referred to as Danes, with a few exceptions, thus do we learn that Long Sound is specifically in Denmark. | |
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Sibling Rivalry | |
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Sibling Rivalry: Einar and Eric, unknowingly to them until the very last moment. | |
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The Bully | |
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The Bully: Einar bullies Eric at the beginning. | |
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The Rival | |
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The Rivals: Einar and Eric. They have always hated each other, and they end up rivals over the love (or in Einar's case, "possession") of Morgana. | |
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The Siege | |
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The Siege: The Final Battle is one, with the Vikings besieging Aella's castle. | |
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Noble Bird of Prey | |
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Noble Bird of Prey: The Vikings enjoy hunting with trained falcons. | |
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Related in the Adaptation | |
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Related in the Adaptation: There is a number of inversions. In the novel, Bjorn is an older paternal half-brother of Hasting/Einar along with Ivar the Boneless, Ragnar's firstborn son. There is no relation stated between Bjorn, Ragnar and Einar. In the novel, Enid was Aella's mother. In the film Aella is the cousin of Enid's husband. Thus by extension, Aella is not Ogier/Eric's maternal half-brother. | |
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The Time of Myths | |
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The Time of Myths: The Vikings believe in Odin and the "Poisoned Sea". For some reason, it seems like Valkyries ("Odin's daughters") can be heard singing in the sky as Eric is about to drown — Kitala thinks they brought the wind that lowers the tide, preventing Eric from dying. | |
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Art Imitates Art | |
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Art Imitates Art: The opening credits were made in the style of The Bayeux Tapestry, even borrowing some panels to it (the shipbuilders, mainly). | |
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Bald of Evil | |
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Bald of Evil: Both sides are Grey-and-Gray Morality per se, but Aella is easily the most cruel character (perhaps only equaled by Einar), and he's bald. | |
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Parental Abandonment | |
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Parental Abandonment: Eric was brought to the Viking village on his mother's orders for his safety. | |
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Beard of Barbarism | |
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Beard of Barbarism: Einar (Kirk Douglas) is the only Viking to not sport one. It doesn't make him any less badass. It does earn him some ridicule from his father. | |
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Adapted Out | |
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Adapted Out: Ivar the Boneless, Halfdan, Ubbe and many others are omitted. Unless you're of the opinion that Einar is a Composite Character of all of them, however. On the item side of things, Ogier/Eric's Hook Hand he receives after the loss of his left hand is omitted completely, Eric's stump is wrapped in fur instead. On the plot side of things, Sandpiper's origins as the Cornish Briton Murray of the Moors, the raids in the Mediterranean, and Ogier's running of the gauntlet where he vow to see Ragnar and Hasting as bloody corpes, become a great chief and make Egbert a king in his own country are all removed. | |
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Kick the Dog | |
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Kick the Dog: Aella chopping Eric's left hand off. | |
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Murder the Hypotenuse | |
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Murder the Hypotenuse: Einar tries to kill Eric in the final duel in order to keep Morgana for himself. It doesn't end well for him. | |
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Horny Vikings | |
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Horny Vikings: While there are little to no horned helmets, every other Viking-related cliché is played completely straight. | |
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The Middle Ages | |
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The Middle Ages: The movie is set in the 9th century, during The Low Middle Ages. | |
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Girl in the Tower | |
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Girl in the Tower: Morgana (Janet Leigh) is praying in the dungeon's chapel during the siege. | |
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Give Me a Sword | |
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Give Me a Sword: Both in the form of a Last Request. And both are adressed to Eric, by his father and then by his brother. Ragnar, as he wants to prepare himself for the afterlife (which means dying sword in hand) before being thrown into Aella's wolfdogs' pit. Aella denies him this right but Eric gives him his sword. Einar, once he has been stabbed by Eric. He doesn't say it directly but begs Eric for it in silence as he is dying. | |
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Death by Adaptation | |
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Death by Adaptation: Ragnar didn't kill Enid's husband, the Earl of York, in the book. It was the reason he was still alive that Ogier had to be sent away otherwise he would have killed the reminder of Ragnar's rape of his wife. Enid was still alive by the time of Ogier's return to Northumbria. In the film, she is long since dead by the time Eric has returned. | |
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Scenery Porn | |
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Scenery Porn: The Mauranger fjord in Norway and the French castle Fort La Latte in North-East Brittany make most of the outdoor shots. | |
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Gory Discretion Shot | |
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Gory Discretion Shot: Aella's wolfdogs tearing Ragnar apart. Aella chopping Eric's hand off. | |
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Combat Pragmatist | |
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Eric has learned to fight without his left hand and is practically unstoppable in the climatic battle, making good use of his stump. | |
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Adaptational Alternate Ending | |
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Adaptational Alternate Ending: In the novel, Ogier and Morgana set sail for the west to search for Avalon where they might live in peace. The film implies Eric and Morgana stay in England to become king and queen of Northumbria. | |
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Disproportionate Retribution | |
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Disproportionate Retribution: Aella chops off Eric's left hand as a punishment for giving his sword to Ragnar. | |
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Viking Funeral | |
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Viking Funeral: Probably the Trope Codifier in movies. Einar's funeral longship is set on fire at the end of the film. | |
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Artistic License – History | |
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Artistic License – History: The castle Fort La Latte was built in the early 14th century and fortified during the late 17th century by Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban. 9th century castles didn't look like this. The uniforms and shields of Aella's soldiers were worn during the 12th-13th centuries, not the 9th century. Morgana is brought to Aella on a cog ship. Cogs didn't exist in the 9th century. Einar compares Ragnar's yelling to "a moose giving birth to a hedgehog." In Eurasia moose are called "elk" with "moose" being the North American term for the species. In contrast to this mistake, the original novel correctly makes reference to "elk" as wildlife in Ragnar's domain rather than "moose." | |
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Eyepatch of Power | |
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Eyepatch of Power: Einar sports one after Eric's falcon blinded him on one of his eyes. | |
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The Casanova | |
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The Casanova: Einar. He's about to bed a married blonde girl in his very first scene. Ragnar is one as well as he confirms Einar to be "his only son in wedlock" meaning he has numerous illegitimate sons. | |
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Pragmatic Adaptation | |
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Pragmatic Adaptation: In the novel, Ragnar was thrown into a flooded Roman tower and fought to the death with eels, rays and sea snakes. In the film this is changed to wolves since the scene from the book would be hard to put on film. | |
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Adaptation Title Change | |
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Adaptation Title Change: The original book was simply "The Viking". | |
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Villain Has a Point | |
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Villain Has a Point: Early on, Aella accuses Egbert - one of his nobles and a political rival - of being in league with the Vikings and has him imprisoned (with a view to murdering him). It turns out Egbert really has been selling Northumbria out to the Vikings and he continues to do so after he flees Britain. | |
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Altar Diplomacy | |
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Altar Diplomacy: Aella has arranged a marriage with Morgana so he can become king of Wales in addition to Northumbria. | |
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Covers Always Lie | |
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Covers Always Lie: On the poster used on this very page, Einar and Eric are shown with the outfits they wear in the final battle, but they look just fine, without their respective handicaps. By the time of the final battle, Einar is one-eyed and Eric has only one hand left. | |
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Grey-and-Gray Morality | |
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Grey-and-Gray Morality: Aella is as cruel as a tyrant can be, and his enemies are Vikings who Rape, Pillage, and Burn for a living. | |
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A Hero Is Born | |
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A Hero Is Born: Eric is shown as a baby sometime after his birth and before Queen Enid's death. That's when he's given the jewel stone of the hilt of the Requiter sword so he'll be identified as the true heir to the throne of Northumbria. He's the closest the film has to a heroic figure. | |
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Duel to the Death | |
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Duel to the Death: Between Einar and Eric at the end. | |
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Heroic Bastard | |
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Heroic Bastard: Eric. He's a Child by Rape but he's the closest character the movie has to a true hero. | |
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Battle Cry | |
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Battle Cry: The Vikings loudly shout ODIN!!! in battle. | |
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Comic-Book Adaptation | |
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Bertha was a Saxon from the borders of Rhodri's kingdom, Bridget is apparently a Scottish woman based on the fact that the name is Gaelic. With the Comic-Book Adaptation having reverted her name to Bertha, it is not unlikely she was reverted back to Saxon as well. | |
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Slave Collar | |
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Slave Collar: Eric wears one until he's freed by Egbert. | |
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Large Ham | |
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Large Ham: Just about any Viking who shouts "ODIN!". Ernest Borgnine takes the cake as Ragnar. | |
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Final Battle | |
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Einar loses his left eye early on, yet he's still a very good shot with throwing axes as "Odin's Test" demonstrates, and during the Final Battle he kicks much ass and puts himself at high risk to open the second drawbridge on his own — even leading the charge unarmed and shouting once said drawbridge is open. | |
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Artistic License – Law | |
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Artistic License – Law: For some reason Eric is treated as the rightful heir of the Northumbrian throne by his mother and Godwin, despite the fact as Ragnar's bastard son via rape, he has no legal right to the throne while Aella does, being an actual blood-relative of the previous king. | |
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Made a Slave | |
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Made a Slave: Eric grew up as a slave at the Viking village. | |
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The Vikings / int_8437cb10 | |
The Vikings / int_8806e0dd | type |
Action Dress Rip | |
The Vikings / int_8806e0dd | comment |
Action Dress Rip: Sort of. Eric funnily rips the back of Morgana's tightened bodice so she can be at ease to row. | |
The Vikings / int_8806e0dd | featureApplicability |
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The Vikings / int_8806e0dd | featureConfidence |
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The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_8806e0dd | |
The Vikings / int_8a2d8868 | type |
Not Afraid to Die | |
The Vikings / int_8a2d8868 | comment |
Not Afraid to Die: The Vikings, Ragnar and Einar in particular. The only thing they're afraid of is dying without a sword in their hand. | |
The Vikings / int_8a2d8868 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_8a2d8868 | featureConfidence |
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The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_8a2d8868 | |
The Vikings / int_8aa496df | type |
Rape Discretion Shot | |
The Vikings / int_8aa496df | comment |
Rape Discretion Shot: There is a cut right as Ragnar grabs a screaming Enid after brutally killing her husband. | |
The Vikings / int_8aa496df | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_8aa496df | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_8aa496df | |
The Vikings / int_8ee823b6 | type |
Knife-Throwing Act | |
The Vikings / int_8ee823b6 | comment |
Knife-Throwing Act: In one of the most famous scenes in the film, the Vikings subject a woman accused of adultery to "Odin's test". This consists of using thrown axes to cut the woman's braids while she puts her head through the hollow centre of a large target. All the braids getting cut without she being hurt means she is cleared of the charge. If one of the axes hits her and kills her, she's guilty. If her husband misses three times, he'll be drowned, according to Ragnar. | |
The Vikings / int_8ee823b6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_8ee823b6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_8ee823b6 | |
The Vikings / int_92a61707 | type |
The Speechless | |
The Vikings / int_92a61707 | comment |
The Speechless: Sandpiper is mute. | |
The Vikings / int_92a61707 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_92a61707 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_92a61707 | |
The Vikings / int_93deab19 | type |
Ominous Fog | |
The Vikings / int_93deab19 | comment |
Ominous Fog: The Vikings fear fog, they can't navigate through it and think it can lead them to the "Poisoned Sea". | |
The Vikings / int_93deab19 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_93deab19 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_93deab19 | |
The Vikings / int_9673d7f0 | type |
Orphan's Plot Trinket | |
The Vikings / int_9673d7f0 | comment |
Orphan's Plot Trinket: Eric wears a necklace with the jewel stone of the hilt of the Requiter holy sword. His mother put it around his neck before smuggling him away when he was a baby, to identify him as the heir of the throne of Northumbria. | |
The Vikings / int_9673d7f0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_9673d7f0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_9673d7f0 | |
The Vikings / int_9823f7c | type |
ProudWarriorRace | |
The Vikings / int_9823f7c | comment |
Proud Warrior Race: The Vikings, naturally. Dying without a sword in their hands is not a good option for them. | |
The Vikings / int_9823f7c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_9823f7c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_9823f7c | |
The Vikings / int_9b73b497 | type |
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You | |
The Vikings / int_9b73b497 | comment |
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Einar wants to kill Eric personally after Egbert has him saved from drowning. | |
The Vikings / int_9b73b497 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_9b73b497 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_9b73b497 | |
The Vikings / int_a14c8cfe | type |
Secret Legacy | |
The Vikings / int_a14c8cfe | comment |
Secret Legacy: Eric has one: the throne of Northumbria. | |
The Vikings / int_a14c8cfe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_a14c8cfe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a14c8cfe | |
The Vikings / int_a2b38d3b | type |
Eye Scream | |
The Vikings / int_a2b38d3b | comment |
Eye Scream: Eric orders his falcon to attack Einar, taking out one of his eyes. | |
The Vikings / int_a2b38d3b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_a2b38d3b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a2b38d3b | |
The Vikings / int_a4414a05 | type |
Adaptation Dye-Job | |
The Vikings / int_a4414a05 | comment |
Adaptation Dye-Job: Hasting was a reddish-blond, Einar on the other hand is just straight up blond! This happened yet again in the Comic-Book Adaptation where he went from reddish-blond to brown haired. Morgana had black hair in the novel as opposed to the golden hair of the film. The dye-job was maintained for the comic. Ogier had yellow hair in contrast to the dark hair of Eric. The dye-job was undone for the comic with the character once again being golden haired. Ragnar's hair in the novel is a reddish-brown that is greying. In the film it is just greying brown. In the comic, it is just red. | |
The Vikings / int_a4414a05 | featureApplicability |
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The Vikings / int_a4414a05 | featureConfidence |
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The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a4414a05 | |
The Vikings / int_a46ce039 | type |
Superstitious Sailors | |
The Vikings / int_a46ce039 | comment |
Superstitious Sailors: The Vikings avoid foggy parts of the sea, calling them "Poisoned Sea". They think it's supernatural and will lead them to the Limbo, but a more pragmatic and logical reason is that they can get lost and crash on reef. Until they are in possession of a proto-compass, they can't plan any large scale invasion of England because the English would be able to stop them on the non-foggy maritime roads they know very well. | |
The Vikings / int_a46ce039 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_a46ce039 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a46ce039 | |
The Vikings / int_a65288e2 | type |
Ascended Extra | |
The Vikings / int_a65288e2 | comment |
A bizarre version involving an item but the Holy Sword Requiter, wasn't anything connected to royalty in the original novel. It was just a half-rusted sword with no pommel that got stuck in its sheath when Aella tried to use it at one point. This might sound like an example of Ascended Extra for an item but in the film itself the sword appears only once. In the original Marshall novel, Requiter is the sword granted to Ragnar to ensure his place in Valhalla, is wielded by Aella during the Great Danish Army's invasion of England and ultimately won by Ogier (Eric in the film) in a duel between him and Aella. He claims the sword and ultimately uses it against Hasting (Einar in the film.) All the roles Requiter filled such as being Ragnar or Eric's weapon is undertaken by random, unnamed swords. | |
The Vikings / int_a65288e2 | featureApplicability |
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The Vikings / int_a65288e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a65288e2 | |
The Vikings / int_a679184b | type |
Due to the Dead | |
The Vikings / int_a679184b | comment |
Due to the Dead: Eric orders a proper Viking Funeral for Einar at the end. | |
The Vikings / int_a679184b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_a679184b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a679184b | |
The Vikings / int_a6b14ee1 | type |
Hollywood Tactics | |
The Vikings / int_a6b14ee1 | comment |
Hollywood Tactics: Real Life Vikings avoided storming heavily fortified castles, unlike those of the film. They preferred raiding churches, monasteries and settlements that had little protection, although here it's justified, since it's a Roaring Rampage of Revenge for the death of their chief. | |
The Vikings / int_a6b14ee1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_a6b14ee1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a6b14ee1 | |
The Vikings / int_a7b324e | type |
Handicapped Badass | |
The Vikings / int_a7b324e | comment |
Handicapped Badass: Einar loses his left eye early on, yet he's still a very good shot with throwing axes as "Odin's Test" demonstrates, and during the Final Battle he kicks much ass and puts himself at high risk to open the second drawbridge on his own — even leading the charge unarmed and shouting once said drawbridge is open. Eric has learned to fight without his left hand and is practically unstoppable in the climatic battle, making good use of his stump. | |
The Vikings / int_a7b324e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_a7b324e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_a7b324e | |
The Vikings / int_aa65b1e | type |
Haughty Help | |
The Vikings / int_aa65b1e | comment |
Haughty Help: Bridget (the aide of Morgana) is slightly haughty. | |
The Vikings / int_aa65b1e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_aa65b1e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_aa65b1e | |
The Vikings / int_b0cac376 | type |
The Usurper | |
The Vikings / int_b0cac376 | comment |
The Usurper: Aella. He's of royal blood but not the true heir. | |
The Vikings / int_b0cac376 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_b0cac376 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_b0cac376 | |
The Vikings / int_b8e3f20a | type |
Demoted to Extra | |
The Vikings / int_b8e3f20a | comment |
Demoted to Extra: Bjorn Ironside has less of a role than he did in the Marshall novel. A bizarre version involving an item but the Holy Sword Requiter, wasn't anything connected to royalty in the original novel. It was just a half-rusted sword with no pommel that got stuck in its sheath when Aella tried to use it at one point. This might sound like an example of Ascended Extra for an item but in the film itself the sword appears only once. In the original Marshall novel, Requiter is the sword granted to Ragnar to ensure his place in Valhalla, is wielded by Aella during the Great Danish Army's invasion of England and ultimately won by Ogier (Eric in the film) in a duel between him and Aella. He claims the sword and ultimately uses it against Hasting (Einar in the film.) All the roles Requiter filled such as being Ragnar or Eric's weapon is undertaken by random, unnamed swords. | |
The Vikings / int_b8e3f20a | featureApplicability |
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The Vikings / int_b8e3f20a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_b8e3f20a | |
The Vikings / int_b9f472b | type |
Storming the Castle | |
The Vikings / int_b9f472b | comment |
Storming the Castle: The Vikings' assault on Aella's castle. | |
The Vikings / int_b9f472b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_b9f472b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_b9f472b | |
The Vikings / int_ba6cf869 | type |
Rape, Pillage, and Burn | |
The Vikings / int_ba6cf869 | comment |
Rape, Pillage, and Burn: The Vikings' thing, naturally. It happens right at the beginning of the film. | |
The Vikings / int_ba6cf869 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_ba6cf869 | featureConfidence |
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The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_ba6cf869 | |
The Vikings / int_bb01ad0e | type |
Cool Boat | |
The Vikings / int_bb01ad0e | comment |
Cool Boat: The Vikings' longships, which are decorated with dragons or sea serpents as figureheads. | |
The Vikings / int_bb01ad0e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_bb01ad0e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_bb01ad0e | |
The Vikings / int_bb7ae292 | type |
Child by Rape | |
The Vikings / int_bb7ae292 | comment |
Child by Rape: Eric is Enid's son. She gave birth to him following her rape by Ragnar. | |
The Vikings / int_bb7ae292 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_bb7ae292 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_bb7ae292 | |
The Vikings / int_bbe740e2 | type |
Tyrant Takes the Helm | |
The Vikings / int_bbe740e2 | comment |
Tyrant Takes the Helm: Aella takes the throne after Edwin's death. | |
The Vikings / int_bbe740e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_bbe740e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_bbe740e2 | |
The Vikings / int_bf42f9f9 | type |
Lady-In-Waiting | |
The Vikings / int_bf42f9f9 | comment |
Lady-In-Waiting: Bridget (played by Dandy Nichols), the older lady who accompanies Morgana. Also counts as Maid and Maiden. | |
The Vikings / int_bf42f9f9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_bf42f9f9 | featureConfidence |
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The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_bf42f9f9 | |
The Vikings / int_bfad4265 | type |
I Have You Now, My Pretty | |
The Vikings / int_bfad4265 | comment |
I Have You Now, My Pretty / And Now You Must Marry Me: How Einar treats Morgana. | |
The Vikings / int_bfad4265 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_bfad4265 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_bfad4265 | |
The Vikings / int_c0d106a8 | type |
Wrecked Weapon | |
The Vikings / int_c0d106a8 | comment |
Wrecked Weapon: Einar breaks Eric's sword in their final duel and suddenly hesitates to deliver a fatal blow, recognizing the fact that Eric is his brother. Eric takes this opportunity to stab Einar with his broken sword. | |
The Vikings / int_c0d106a8 | featureApplicability |
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The Vikings / int_c0d106a8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_c0d106a8 | |
The Vikings / int_c25bfd17 | type |
Hook Hand | |
The Vikings / int_c25bfd17 | comment |
On the item side of things, Ogier/Eric's Hook Hand he receives after the loss of his left hand is omitted completely, Eric's stump is wrapped in fur instead. | |
The Vikings / int_c25bfd17 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_c25bfd17 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_c25bfd17 | |
The Vikings / int_c3bc970f | type |
Seers | |
The Vikings / int_c3bc970f | comment |
Seers: Kitala, the Vikings' old runes reader. | |
The Vikings / int_c3bc970f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_c3bc970f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_c3bc970f | |
The Vikings / int_c45e0fea | type |
Adaptational Timespan Change | |
The Vikings / int_c45e0fea | comment |
Adaptational Timespan Change: The main bulk novel took place over the course of nine years. The film's main plot (20 years after Aella's crowning) takes place over weeks. | |
The Vikings / int_c45e0fea | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_c45e0fea | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_c45e0fea | |
The Vikings / int_c74e9880 | type |
Death Cry Echo | |
The Vikings / int_c74e9880 | comment |
Death Cry Echo: Einar's "ODIIIIIIIIINN!!!", with an actual echo to boot. | |
The Vikings / int_c74e9880 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_c74e9880 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_c74e9880 | |
The Vikings / int_cab5085a | type |
Rain of Arrows | |
The Vikings / int_cab5085a | comment |
Rain of Arrows: Per 50's Hollywood epics standards. | |
The Vikings / int_cab5085a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_cab5085a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_cab5085a | |
The Vikings / int_ceec4df5 | type |
Roaring Rampage of Revenge | |
The Vikings / int_ceec4df5 | comment |
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: The siege can be considered as one because of Ragnar's death. And Eric's rampage to reach Aella counts too. | |
The Vikings / int_ceec4df5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_ceec4df5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_ceec4df5 | |
The Vikings / int_cf314438 | type |
Warrior Heaven | |
The Vikings / int_cf314438 | comment |
Warrior Heaven: The Vikings believe in the Valhalla, and thus vow to die sword in hand to have a chance to get there. | |
The Vikings / int_cf314438 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_cf314438 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_cf314438 | |
The Vikings / int_d03fc3f1 | type |
Good Shepherd | |
The Vikings / int_d03fc3f1 | comment |
Good Shepherd: Father Godwin. The first thing he does in the film is helping Enid to hide her baby away from Aella. | |
The Vikings / int_d03fc3f1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_d03fc3f1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_d03fc3f1 | |
The Vikings / int_d2810345 | type |
Boarding Party | |
The Vikings / int_d2810345 | comment |
Boarding Party: Morgana is shipped to Aella on a cog. Egbert provides that information to the Vikings and they decide to attack the ship to take her as hostage, with Einar leading the party. | |
The Vikings / int_d2810345 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_d2810345 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_d2810345 | |
The Vikings / int_d397657d | type |
Hoist by His Own Petard | |
The Vikings / int_d397657d | comment |
Hoist by His Own Petard: Aella is thrown into his own wolfdogs' pit. | |
The Vikings / int_d397657d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_d397657d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_d397657d | |
The Vikings / int_d500b978 | type |
Adaptational Wimp | |
The Vikings / int_d500b978 | comment |
Adaptational Wimp: In the film, Aella goes running from Eric whereas in the novel upon being captured by Ogier he actually fought him to the death. | |
The Vikings / int_d500b978 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_d500b978 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_d500b978 | |
The Vikings / int_d51263b9 | type |
Fake Shemp | |
The Vikings / int_d51263b9 | comment |
Fake Shemp: Eileen Way wouldn't shoot outside while it was raining, so a local girl named Berit Wollan was hired as her double during rainy, outdoor takes. | |
The Vikings / int_d51263b9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_d51263b9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_d51263b9 | |
The Vikings / int_d7c3ba61 | type |
Race Lift | |
The Vikings / int_d7c3ba61 | comment |
Race Lift: Kitti was a Laplander (Sami), Kitala is Norse apparently. Sandpiper was Cornish and hailed from the moors of Cornwall. Apparently, he has been made a literal Moor in this film. In the Comic-Book Adaptation, Sandpiper is once more of European descent but with his backstory being Adapted Out it is left ambiguous if he even is Cornish. Bertha was a Saxon from the borders of Rhodri's kingdom, Bridget is apparently a Scottish woman based on the fact that the name is Gaelic. With the Comic-Book Adaptation having reverted her name to Bertha, it is not unlikely she was reverted back to Saxon as well. | |
The Vikings / int_d7c3ba61 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_d7c3ba61 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_d7c3ba61 | |
The Vikings / int_da2b1604 | type |
Foe-Tossing Charge | |
The Vikings / int_da2b1604 | comment |
Foe-Tossing Charge: Some Vikings shout "ODIN!" and charge a pack of Aella's soldiers from a mound inside the castle. | |
The Vikings / int_da2b1604 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_da2b1604 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_da2b1604 | |
The Vikings / int_dc057cf3 | type |
Adaptation Name Change | |
The Vikings / int_dc057cf3 | comment |
Adaptation Name Change: Eric was Ogier the Dane in the book and Einar One-Eye was called Hasting Maidenface. Kitala was known as Kitti and Bridget was known as Bertha, they regained their original names in the Comic-Book Adaptation. Also Aella's predecessor Edwin was name Osberht, as he was in history. | |
The Vikings / int_dc057cf3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_dc057cf3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_dc057cf3 | |
The Vikings / int_dd46397e | type |
Just Desserts | |
The Vikings / int_dd46397e | comment |
Just Desserts: Aella is fed to his own wolf dogs by Eric. | |
The Vikings / int_dd46397e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_dd46397e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_dd46397e | |
The Vikings / int_dd92bf66 | type |
Warrior Prince | |
The Vikings / int_dd92bf66 | comment |
Warrior Prince: Einar, Viking chief Ragnar's son, personally leads the party to capture Morgana. | |
The Vikings / int_dd92bf66 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_dd92bf66 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_dd92bf66 | |
The Vikings / int_e061cb06 | type |
Rightful King Returns | |
The Vikings / int_e061cb06 | comment |
Rightful King Returns: Eric, at the end. He's the only heir of Nortumbria left after he fed Aella to his own dogs, and also possibly rules over the Vikings now that Einar is dead. | |
The Vikings / int_e061cb06 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_e061cb06 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_e061cb06 | |
The Vikings / int_e4965307 | type |
Composite Character | |
The Vikings / int_e4965307 | comment |
Composite Character: Eric has the role of Ogier the Dane but the name of Ragnar's cousin from the original novel. In the original novel Egbert didn't tell Ragnar of Morgana but a woman of his household name Meera. Ragnar wasn't the King of the Norsemen in the novel. That was King Horik of the Danes to whom Ragnar was viceroy and Ragnar's cousin King Harald of Norway. Thus by extension instead of being either specifically Danes or Norwegians, the Norsemen are generic Vikings. Edwin is a combination of Osberht, Aella's predecessor as King of Northumbria, and the Earl of York, Enid's husband. | |
The Vikings / int_e4965307 | featureApplicability |
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The Vikings / int_e4965307 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_e4965307 | |
The Vikings / int_e596f27b | type |
Star-Crossed Lovers | |
The Vikings / int_e596f27b | comment |
Star-Crossed Lovers: Eric and Morgana. Eric is a Viking who has just been freed from slavery and Morgana is the princess of Wales. And she is betrothed to Aella. | |
The Vikings / int_e596f27b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_e596f27b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_e596f27b | |
The Vikings / int_e6df8814 | type |
Screaming Warrior | |
The Vikings / int_e6df8814 | comment |
Screaming Warriors: The Vikings shout "ODIN!" when throwing themselves in the battle. | |
The Vikings / int_e6df8814 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_e6df8814 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_e6df8814 | |
The Vikings / int_eadeb4d6 | type |
Climbing Climax | |
The Vikings / int_eadeb4d6 | comment |
Climbing Climax: The duel at the top of the dungeon. | |
The Vikings / int_eadeb4d6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Vikings / int_eadeb4d6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Vikings | hasFeature |
The Vikings / int_eadeb4d6 | |
The Vikings / int_eb3c0a1 | type |
The Kingslayer | |
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The Kingslayer: Ragnar kills the King of Northumbria (Queen Enid's husband) right at the beginning of the film during a raid. | |
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Battering Ram | |
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Battering Ram: A massive tree trunk is used by the Vikings to destroy Aella's castle's first drawbridge. It is also used as a bridge. | |
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Fed to the Beast | |
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Fed to the Beast: The wolf dogs pit is Aella's favourite method of execution when he wants to dispose of his enemies. | |
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Prepare to Die | |
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Prepare to Die: Einar to Eric, before they embark for the final siege. | |
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Amputative Sentencing | |
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Amputative Sentencing: After Eric brings Ragnar to Aella, he grants Ragnar his Last Request by giving him his sword just before Ragnar jumps in Aella's wolf pit so he'll die sword in hand. Aella takes great offense at the gesture and punishes Eric by cutting off the hand he used to give the sword to Ragnar (the left one). | |
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