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Vikings is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the History channel.
Alfred the Great is portrayed as a bastard, the illegitimate son of a Roman Catholic monk. In reality, he was the youngest son of King Athelwulf of Wessex.
King Æthelwulf is portrayed as a cuckold and a heartless man who slaughtered women and children at a Viking settlement in Wessex. In reality he was a deeply religious king and there was no Viking settlement in Wessex during his lifetime.
Egbert of Wessex, who had a long and successful reign, is portrayed as a wicked, cruel man who has sex with his son's wife.
Odo of France, who was 25-26 when he led the successful defense of Paris, is shown as an ugly fat man in his 50s and a sado-masochist who ties women up and beats them.
Alfred the Great is portrayed as a bastard, the illegitimate son of a Roman Catholic monk. In reality, he was the youngest son of King Athelwulf of Wessex.
King Æthelwulf is portrayed as a cuckold and a heartless man who slaughtered women and children at a Viking settlement in Wessex. In reality he was a deeply religious king and there was no Viking settlement in Wessex during his lifetime.
Egbert of Wessex, who had a long and successful reign, is portrayed as a wicked, cruel man who has sex with his son's wife.
Odo of France, who was 25-26 when he led the successful defense of Paris, is shown as an ugly fat man in his 50s and a sado-masochist who ties women up and beats them.
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