Viking Maddness!!!!

[derbeder]

i will take the viking women

 

[AFairJudgement0]

pretty much all movies like this are historically inaccurate. They all say they are "based" on historical fact but that really means very little. I agree that that movies like this and 300 are cool as hell but if you want accurracy then read a book... Movies serve one purpose, to entertain, and we all know that we'd rather see a crazy viking that is 7' tall and wears armor that realistically weighs 4 times his body weight than watch some dudes run around in primitive outfits and rusty iron swords.

The only movie imo that effectively told a realistic story in this genre was braveheart. but even this movie had its historical inaccuracies.

 

[all_sins_undone]

LD ROOOLZ

YAAA

 

[Powers]

pretty much all movies like this are historically inaccurate. They all say they are "based" on historical fact but that really means very little. I agree that that movies like this and 300 are cool as hell but if you want accurracy then read a book... Movies serve one purpose, to entertain, and we all know that we'd rather see a crazy viking that is 7' tall and wears armor that realistically weighs 4 times his body weight than watch some dudes run around in primitive outfits and rusty iron swords.

The only movie imo that effectively told a realistic story in this genre was braveheart. but even this movie had its historical inaccuracies.

I agree. However, books can be just as factually inaccurate as films.

And Braveheart is one of the worst possible examples you could have given.

 

[Braighs]

Um, no.
The only qestionable thing is the love affair.
...and that the big spears were used in Falkirk. (the only battle that was a complete failure for the Scots)
afaict

 

[Pessimism]

If anyone cares, the movie was actually EXTREMELY bad; it is however, supposed to be based off of another movie that is infinitely better...
Here is teh linkorz: Ofelas