Vikings: Valhalla Trivia | 40 facts about the series

Vikings: Valhall is a new series tha follow the events of the popular series Vikings. It premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new series.

Vikings: Valhalla is a historical drama streaming television series
It is created by Jeb Stuart for Netflix
It is a sequel to the History’s Vikings
The show was filmed in County Wicklow, Ireland
It is set one hundred years after the events of Vikings
The series chronicles the beginning of the end of the Viking Age
This age was marked by Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066
The series premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022
Set 100 years after Vikings, as tensions between the Vikings and the English royals reach a bloody breaking point and as the Vikings themselves clash over their conflicting Christian and Pagan beliefs
Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir and Harald Hardrada begin an epic journey that will take them across oceans and through battlefields, from Kattegat to England and beyond, as they fight for survival and glory
The series shows the end of the Viking Age, marked by Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066
On January 4, 2019, alongside the announcement that Vikings would end after its sixth season, it was announced that Michael Hirst and MGM Television were developing a spin-off series with writer Jeb Stuart
On November 19, 2019, it was announced that this, titled Vikings: Valhalla, would take place a century after the end of the original series and would be released on Netflix
The 24-episode series is set to be made by MGM Television, and filmed primarily in Ireland, working from the same Ashford Studios in County Wicklow
The series will focus “on the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydis, Harald Hardrada and the Norman king William the Conqueror”
On November 28, 2020, it was reported by one news outlet that they believe Danish actor Kenneth Christensen, Icelandic actor Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Swedish actress Frida Gustavsson, and David Oakes had been cast in the series
Frida Gustavsson was later revealed to have been cast as Freydís Eiríksdóttir
While Jóhannes Haukur had been cast as Olaf “the Holy” through erroneously earlier reports stated that he had been cast as Harald Hardrada, a part given to Leo Suter
Caroline Henderson was cast as the current ruler of Kattegat jarl Haakon, a character based on Canute the Great’s vassal ruler Haakon Ericsson
Bradley Freegard was cast as Canute the Great and Pollyanna McIntosh as his wife Ælfgifu
Sam Corlett was cast as Leif Eriksson
Other actors include German actress Yvonne Mai has been cast as Merin, and Bill Murphy has been cast as Odga
Irish actors Alan Devine has been cast as the Ealdorman of Kent and Gavin O’Connor will portray the Ealdorman of East Anglia
Devine and Bosco Hogan have previously appeared in Vikings as Ealdorman Eadric in the second season and Abbot of Lindisfarne in the fifth season, respectively
Jack Mullarkey has been cast as a character named Toke
Joakim Nätterqvist will portray Birkir, and Ethan Dillon was cast as Vestian
Showrunner Jeb Stuart’s writing team includes Vanessa Alexander, Declan Croghan and Eoin McNamee
The first episode was directed by Niels Arden Oplev
Vikings: Valhalla started filming in early October 2020 at Ashford Studios, Wicklow
There previous Vikings was filmed
Shooting was suspended due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests, only to resume after a few days
At the time a number of cast and crew were reported to have tested positive
However, it emerged that the production had received a number of false positive tests
Filming was planned to resume at Ashford Studios in Ireland beginning in August 2021
Production on the second season wrapped in November 2021
Directors include the BAFTA-winning Danish director Niels Arden Oplev, Steve Saint Leger who directed several episodes of Vikings and Hannah Quinn
Music was composed by original Vikings composer Trevor Morris
Amalie Bruun of Myrkur provided the kulning vocals for the opening credits
The series also made heavy use of music from the album The Word as Power by Lustmord
This was also featured in season 6 of Vikings