Me, too. They shot it both in English and Norwegian and I was a bit bummed that Netflix didn't have the Norwegian version and I can't practice my Norwegian with it, but the English with Norwegian accent is pretty funny tbh.

yeah maybe it even added to the whole absurdity of the show

Two fun facts about the show:

1) The haircuts are probably more historically accurate than in the show "Vikings". For example the one where the back of the head is shaved.

2) In the first episode, they show an ættestup. Allegedly it was custom in viking times that old people jumped to their death from high places, so that they wouldn't be a burden on society. Most likely, this was never actually done. There are many places that were allegedly used like this but there is no archeological evidence. (No shattered bones there or in other burial sites.) Most likely people after the viking age liked to fabricate this myth to use "le old barbarian times" as a counterexample to new, more social times. Most Norwegians think this is historical fact, though.

Where did Rurik come from???

I have not looked into that issue yet. Why do you ask? Is that an important topic in Russian circles?

Whats the matter with Ulfberth swords? Where do they come from?

Maybe I shouldn't call myself nord pro anymore since my expertise mainly is in literature and language, but people mainly ask archological stuff like this.

About Ulfberht swords I can't tell you much more than Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulfberht_swords

 

I think it's interesting to keep in mind that the Rhineland was the most important place for metal working during the viking age and I have a pet theory that maybe they influenced the nordic idea of what dwarves were. The dragon from the story of Sigurd(Siegfried) the dragonslayer also had his hoard in the Rhineland.