List of Vikings episodes
"Vikings" is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the History channel. Filmed in Ireland, it premiered on March 3, 2013 in Canada. "Vikings" is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes. The series portrays Ragnar's and his family's rise from serfdom to nobility and fame through successful raids into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and Francia. The series is also inspired by, and loosely adapts, various historical events from European history during the Early Middle Ages. Series overview. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>  Specials. Section::::"Athelstan's Journal". A series of thirteen webisodes known as "Vikings: Athelstan's Journal" was released by the History Channel. Each webisode serves as a journal entry for the "Vikings" character Athelstan. The webisodes were released prior to and in conjunction with the beginning of the third season of "Vikings", and are available on the History Channel's website. The webisodes have a running time of 1:45 to 5:01 minutes.