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Vikings: The Rise and Fall

Season 1 Episode 1: The Road to Lindisfarne

Jun 21, 2022TV-1443m7.6

An attack on a small religious community on the holy island of Lindisfarne in AD 793 heralded the start of the Viking Age of conquest and expansion but before this, we look at the Vikings’ beginnings in Scandinavia.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 3 As Far East as Baghdad

3. As Far East as Baghdad

Aired: Jul 5, 2022

The “Silk Road " opened up a world of trade for the Scandinavians in the East...

Episode 4 The Fall of Francia

4. The Fall of Francia

Aired: Jul 12, 2022

The siege of Paris in 885 was the culmination of the Viking invasions of Fran...

Episode 5 The Wild West

5. The Wild West

Aired: Jul 19, 2022

Political turmoil in Norway leads a voyage of discovery west. The Vikings dis...

Episode 6 The Second Viking Age

6. The Second Viking Age

Aired: Jul 26, 2022

The mid-10th-century reign of Harald Bluetooth as king of a newly unified, po...


Info about Vikings: The Rise and Fall

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: National Geographic Channel

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:History