The titular vikings of Vikings explored many different parts of the world.

What countries did all of the characters visit?

Did The Real Ubbe Ever Reach North America?

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What Really Happened When Vikings Reached North America?

Despite initial efforts by the indigenous people to engage in trade, relations quickly soured into violence once again.

History’s account of the Vikings' first meeting with indigenous North Americans is a lot less romantic thanVikingsdepicted.

Ubbe discovers North America in the Vikings series.

Let’s take a look.

In defense ofVikings,the era it depicts is still mysterious, even to historians.

However, in defense ofVikings,the era it depicts is still mysterious, even to historians.

Blended image of Bjorn from Vikings and a world map

Vikings is a historical drama series created for the History Channel by Michael Hirst. Based on stories passed down in Norse lore, the series focuses on the Lodbrok family and their lives during medieval Scandinavia. The family is formally established by the rise of Ragnar Lodbrok, a farmer turned Viking who rises to power as a Scandinavian King.

Such is the level of uncertainty that it’s unclear if Ragnar himself was even a real person.

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Leif Erikson standing among a crowd in Vikings: Valhalla

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Ragnar laying in a pit of snakes soon before his death.

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