Captured by Vikings

Have you noticed they're everywhere these days, coming in second to Zombies?

Well, almost.

There's the series Vikings with its haunting, gloomy theme song. That tells the story of the legendary fierce warrior Ragnar Lothbrook of the Danes as he battles in England. It's brilliant at creating a sense of another culture that's as violent as our own, but in completely different ways, and has its own code of honor.



Then there's the recent movie Northmen: A Viking Saga , which I found scenic an...