Vikings: The Rise and Fall

A good history of this significant influence to western culture, instead of the typical representation of vikings as foreign invaders. Interesting and well narrated by a wide variety of experts, augmented with characterizations.

I do like the short reenactments however, I might point out one small thing for American listeners: Season 1 Episode 2 they are describing Vikings in England in the 9th century, one of the commentators mentions growing "corn" (which as Americans we think of as the yellow stuff on cobs,which was not introduced into Europe until late 1500's.) It might be helpful to mention that the term corn refers to any cereal grain, not the kind domesticated in Mexico/mezo-America. It's linguistic difference. In British English, 'corn' is wheat (or sometimes any grain). What we in the US call corn is called 'maize' in Britain.