Though it started back in 2013 and raged on for six seasons till 2020, Vikings continues to be regarded as one of the greatest historical drama series of all time. Created, written, and tamed by Michael Hirst, it originally encompassed a story – which continued to span across decades – inspired by the legendary hero from Norse mythology, Ragnar Lodbrok.

A Viking, Ragnar is embodied perfectly by Travis Fimmel and is initially portrayed as a farmer from the Kattegat. But his ordinary storyline turns extraordinary when he rises to fame by carrying out victorious raids into the English territory before eventually transforming into a Scandinavian king with his family and fellow warriors’ support.

Vikings. | Credits: Netflix.

Going deeper into the storyline, later seasons of the historical fiction series originally aired on the History Channel continued to cover decades of generational conflicts and conquests by eventually focusing the plotlines on the fortunes of Ragnar’s...