Vikings: Georgia Hirst reveals why the cast were left SHOCKED at a major final season death

EXCLUSIVE: Vikings actress Georgia Hirst reveals why the show’s cast were left ‘shocked’ as they watched a MAJOR character be killed off in the final season… as she speaks out on the upcoming spin-off series WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Viking’s sixth season  By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:41 GMT, 15 … Read more

Vikings star Georgia Hirst hints there will be an ‘unexpected’ twist in the final season

Vikings star Georgia Hirst hints there will be an ‘unexpected’ twist in the final season… as the TV show prepares to end after six seasons By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:09 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 07:18 GMT, 2 January 2021 The final episodes of Vikings will begin to air next … Read more

Now virtual vikings can get to Valhalla… faster – PETER HOSKIN reviews Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (PlayStation, Xbox, PC, £59.99)  Verdict: Meditative murder  Rating: Yakuza: Like A Dragon (PlayStation, Xbox, PC, £54.99) Verdict: Crazy crimes Rating: The Falconeer (Xbox, PC, £24.99) Verdict: Gliding not soaring  Rating: A new dawn has broken. After years of frenzied speculation and anticipation, the next generation of gaming consoles is finally here. It … Read more

From their blond locks to their brutality, new research claims we’ve got the Vikings all wrong

Bloodshed was foreseen by the people of Northumberland even before the Viking raiders came ashore on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in AD 793. An ancient manuscript recalls how ‘amazing sheets of lightning and whirlwinds and fiery dragons were seen flying in the sky’, but no omen could have prepared them for the barbarity that … Read more

Vikings spread deadly SMALLPOX to Britain and around world

Viking raiders were responsible for spreading the deadly smallpox to Britain and around the globe, genetic information extracted from ancient teeth has revealed. The teeth samples contained extinct strains of smallpox — different to the modern virus that was declared eradicated in 1980 — that dated back to the 7th Century. The findings indicate that smallpox … Read more

Valkyrie review: Johanna Fridriksdottir makes the Vikings feel far closer to us than ever before

Valkyrie: The Women Of The Viking World Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir                              Bloomsbury Academic £20 Rating: When we think of Vikings, we immediately conjure up a vision of hairy men in pointy helmets with nothing but pillage and slaughter on their mind. But … Read more