Vikings: The Making of an Empire
We travel a thousand years back in time to chronicle the epic rise and fall of history's first and only Viking empire, a riveting story of three generations that changed the course of history.
Vikings: The Making of an Empire — Episode 1
When his father died in 958 A.D. / C.E., Danish king Harald Bluetooth inherited a fragmented kingdom threatened by Otto I's empire but succeeded in turning it into a unified…
Vikings: The Making of an Empire — Episode 2
King Harald Bluetooth consolidates his own authority among the Danes by choosing to be baptised and convert his people, but power in over-ambitious hands can unfortunately lead to the worst.
Vikings: The Making of an Empire — Episode 3
After driving his father off the throne of Denmark, Sven Forkbeard resumes the traditional Viking activities that his father had abandoned for a time: bloody raids on England.
Vikings: The Making of an Empire — Episode 4
Sven dies suddenly less than five weeks after claiming the English throne; his son Cnut the Great believes he can succeed his father as king, but the English people decide…
Vikings: The Making of an Empire — Episode 5
Cnut won the English throne; now he must win their hearts. With the help of his new wife - Queen Emma of Normandy, the widow of the former king -…
Vikings: The Making of an Empire — Episode 6
The kingdom is in mourning at the death of Cnut the Great; Cnut did not have time to name an heir and left behind two powerful widows both determined to…
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