How historically accurate is the TV-show Vikings?

by Gnarlydesigner

I have always been intrigued by the viking era, and coming from Scandinavia I think its really cool that they are making such a great TV-show about our ancestors. I know that some of the characters in the show are based on real people. But just how accurate is the show as a whole?

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It is not at all accurate.

There were people from the north of Europe called Vikings. They raided things in ships.

There the similarity ends.