Thread: HISTORICAL ACCURACY IN MOVIES

There were black vikings, some were of African heritage.

Maybe,and maybe some of shaka zulu's warriors had red hair and green eyes

As I slowly type this with my genetically crippled Celtic Hands I think of the souls of past fallen warriors sitting at the tables of Valhalla sinking coldies and playing with wenches. Who are we to deny these brothers of blood, pilledge and toil because of their ethnicities?

Originally Posted by rangietragic

Ok,i know movies aren't a documentary but i've just watched an old movie"THE VIKINGS".There was a black viking!Really?Again i know it's not a documentary but they should at least try for some accuracy.Credit where it's due none of them had horns on their helments though.

My ancestors got around a bit, you know. They visited and traded in Britain, sent civilizing expeditions to Ireland, Island, Gronland, France, Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, Russia, Constantinople, recorded as being in Morocco in 845. Plenty of opportunity to recruit dusky workers in their travels. Bjorn Ironside, a son of Ragnar Lodbrok, set up a camp near Marseille and traded around the Mediterranean for three years. Biased local historian monks said this caused widespread distress amongst the local populace.

Ragnar Lodbrok styled himself the Sea King. Harald Bluetooth, first Christian King of Denmark disputed this as he opined he ruled by divine right from the Pope. Ragnar is said to have pointed his sword at his fleet in Roskilde harbour and invited Harald to bring his fleet to sea and sort out the question. Harald declined the invitation.

Originally Posted by rangietragic

Maybe,and maybe some of shaka zulu's warriors had red hair and green eyes

Well, there are blonde aboriginals.

If any were african they probably had their own god instead of odin thus missing out on all the goodies of vallhalla

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Well, there are blonde aboriginals.

None before the dutch arrived though

Pretty sure in the Movie Robin Hood Prince of Theives in the early 1990's there was a very dark african shapped guy. He made gunpowder that seemed to impress the poms running around the forest.

I suppose that even though travel wasn't as fast or frequent as now, people still moved around - and probably easier than today - no customs or border patrol!

Hay Ewe