Vikings: The Rise & Fall

For over 300 years the Vikings waged war from the seas with brutal effect. But were they blood-thirsty plunderers or cunning political operatives? In this compelling series we witness the Vikings’ first voyages beyond the Scandinavian coast, the sacking of York, and sieges of Paris, as we uncover the trade routes the Vikings developed as far east as Baghdad and West, to discover America. We hear the myths, meet the legends and witness the rise and fall of the greatest warriors in history.     

The Viking expansion was unprecedented in the veracity of its spread. Known for merciless bloodshed, the Norsemen became the most feared people in history. However, their story has always been told from a one-sided, Christian point of view and only now, after rigorous research through mythical sagas and bioarchaeological finds, can we uncover the truth about who the Vikings really were.