Michael_Hirst

That was based on historical fact. There were two Christian monks who were captured in England by the Vikings and taken to Scandinavia. At least one of those returned with the Vikings army and was captured and crucified. This is true. It happened. I made it happen to poor Athelstan.

We will certainly see them go to Iceland.

The rest is in the lap of the gods.

Part of it is counter intuitive. The Vikings were happy to die. The only way you could get to Valhalla was to die well in battle. So, Christian forces were fighting against Pagans who didn't mind death. Of course, as well, they were awesome warriors who well deserved their reputation as incredible fighters. That's why for many many hundreds of years the holy Roman emperor had a Viking bodyguard.

That's true. There are various interpretations of what "Boneless" actually meant. If I was writing a documentary, I would cover them all. I would say all of these were possible. But, I'm not writing a documentary, I'm writing a drama. So I'm looking for the most dramatic. So, a "cripple" became one of the most feared warriors of all time. There's a lot of evidence that Ivar was carried into battle on a shielf.