Anyone else watch this show on the History Channel?
I find parts of it great, parts annoying and other parts laughable.
I noted some great things like their battle techniques but other things seemed totally off. Mostly the sexual side of it seems out of line with the direct accounts I've read. For some reason the show makes it seem like 3 ways of Male, Male, Female were the norm always done on the request of the Female with enthusiasm from her husband. At the same time though the leader offers his wife to another man "if she wants it" then murders the man when he tries to sleep with her for being untrustworthy.
Also, the raiders often show to much compassion for their enemies in my opinion. I know they are trying to show the vikings as "human" I just think they are trying too hard.
Viking society was odd at best by todays standards although I personally appreciate their simplistic views of many things. Like "why would anyone have sex with a child instead of grown women?" and "If your God is so great, why does he need so much gold, is he greedy?"