STACK #192 Oct 2020

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get to the position he gets to. Whatever terrible things he does, somehow you never stop being interested in him or having sympathy for him… He is capable of changing.” Played by Russian actor Danila Kozlovsky, Prince Oleg is perhaps more ruthless and power mad than Ivar, and claims a shared ancestry. His real-life counterpart was the

Set 100 years after the conclusion of Vikings , spin-off series Valhalla will introduce other famous historical Norsemen and women including Leif Erikson – the son of Erik the Red – and his half-sister Freydis Eriksdottir; and the last great Viking king of Norway, Harald Hardrada. William the Conquerer will also feature, as England stands against the Scandinavian raiders and the age of the Vikings draws to a close. Vikings showrunner Michael Hirst will be onboard as an executive producer, and considers Valhalla a continuation rather than a spin-off. “I am beyond excited that we are announcing the continuation of our Viking saga,” he said in a statement. “Jeb Stuart, a truly wonderful writer, will bring new storylines and a powerful, visceral vision to stories about some of the most famous Vikings known to history.” The lead cast is yet to be announced, and the series of 24 episodes is currently on track to premiere late 2021 or early 2022.

• Vikings: S6, Part 1 is out on Oct 14

forgotten languages.”

Teasing the second half of season six at this year’s Comic-Con@Home online panel, Hirst said,” The characters

Oleg of Novgorod, a Varangian prince who ruled Kievan Rus – the cultural wellspring of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine – during the late ninth and tenth centuries. Indeed, ‘Rus’ is derived from the Old Norse word for “the men who row”. “It’s fantastic to take the characters to different places as in this case, Russia,” noted Hirst. “I didn’t know that Russia is called Russia because it was founded by the Rus Vikings. I learned so much myself and I always do learn when we go to different places and explore new cultures and

that we’ve all grown to love will all have their fates decided. Whether they live or die is of course in the hands of the gods – although I had a hand in it too. I think the conclusion of the saga is deeply satisfying. It’s a proper and meaningful ending, and I hope all our fans will feel the same way. I tried to do justice to all my characters, and I hope that I’ve succeeded.”

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