Russian movie Viking

[Atheling]

I'll say nothing more of it.

I'm guessing political undertones?

Darrell.

[Rhoderic]

I'm guessing political undertones?

Not in the sense of my making a political statement. Just an acknowledgement of the fact that the controversy is there, however you might feel about it.

[Atheling]

Not in the sense of my making a political statement. Just an acknowledgement of the fact that the controversy is there, however you might feel about it.

Yep, I get the gist.

Darrell.

[Stavros]

Erm, well, quite torn really as i also do battle reenactment in this period and have a healthy interest in Slav weapons and warfare so in that respect most of the kit looks pretty naff which is a shame. However, the Russians and Poles (stara basn as mentioned earlier) do seem to be able to present a gritty realism to their films which seems to negate any historical inaccuracies...i see this a lot in reenactment, just youtube any Russian or Polish Viking battle for example Wolin then check out (i'm ashamed to say) UK Viking battles...The Russians look lean and hungry and we look like a load of weekend warrior pie eaters. Ok , probably going off course here but hopefully you get my drift that sometimes 'the feeling' has to be there, something the Lost Kingdom never had, real let down that.

[Atheling]

A valid point mate.

Darrell.

[axabrax]

May not be totally historically accurate but it certainly looks better at a glance than History channels Vikings when it comes to the armor. I think I even saw a bearclad Berserker in there somewhere  . Would be interesting if the focus was more on the Rus considering it's a Russian film, but I doubt that will happen.

[Rhoderic]

Would be interesting if the focus was more on the Rus considering it's a Russian film, but I doubt that will happen.

According to the Wikipedia article, the story is about the young usurped ruler of Kievan Rus who flees to exile in Sweden and returns with a so-called "Varangian armada" to retake his lands and then wage war with Byzantium. So it does sound like the Rus will be prominent.

[Golgotha]

Looks fantastic better than the usual droll. Love Russian movies. From what I understand the Vikings which settled and became the Rus did also come to use cavalry?

[Atheling]

Looks fantastic better than the usual droll. Love Russian movies. From what I understand the Vikings which settled and became the Rus did also come to use cavalry?

They were quite famous for it in later centuries. The elite being the Mounted Druhzina; lance and bow armed.

Darrell.