In the actual history, Ivar pretended to have small number of army then lured him to a suprise attack.

@@confusedcaveman5678 Yes the writers kinda in a way used that in the battle against Athelwolf and Ecberts army in Wessex.

Yup they seems pretty stupid indeed

The show Vikings are extremely inaccurate its only fiction. I find it funny how many people think it is good as a historical source.

Zid02 many of The characters in The show have been real Vikings. And The events in The show have happened just Not by The Vikings in The show and Not in that short Timeline!

He made me hate the character so much thats good acting

@@alex360c Ælle did nothing wrong

@@alex360c and he still made me feel bad for him when he said " how much gold and silver u want for sparring my life ? ".

He actually played Ragnar in something else.

@@jackwhite6537 he played Ivar in Hammer of the Gods

Back in the day king had to lead army to battle especially since small nation like his could only afford 1 army so couldn't let someone else command it.

​@@wattpad3094I think he ment more of he was impressed it seemed like he was fighting on the front lines because usually with the exception of a few most stayed back and acted as more of a stregic general moving troops etc

AElla expected a force of several hundred, at best. It was his arrogance to underestimate the Vikings thát badly. He showed up wit ha sizable force: ~3000? Maybe a bit more? The Great Heathen Army was ATLEAST 15.000 to 20.0000! Each of the warriors would best a Northumbrian soldier.. 2 to 1, 3 to 1 even? So for Aella to stand a chance against this onslaught, his army had to be atleast 10x as large!! But being King of Northumbria, he had no choice then to stay ad lead his army ....into its doom! Fleeing would have only angered the Vikings more, as it was an act of cowardice. As it would also completely demoralize his troops on the field there, giving them even less of a chance to atleast dimnish some of the Viking's numbers... Aella knew, once he saw the real size of the Great Heathen Army, he was done for... all he could do, was maintain his honor, and lead his troops in a less-humiliating defeat, in the hopes that the other Kingdoms of England would have a better chance on facing this vást force... Later in the show however, you see how Ivar 'strategically toys' with Aethelwulf, and sends/lures him right to where they want him? Wessex had actually mustered almost ALL its militairy, to face the Vikings, yet were lured into an ambush! It was a hard fight, but even Aethelwulf, bringing the strongest of England's armies to face the Vikings, was vastly outnumbered and never stood a chance!

​@@thegreenreaper6660 His arronence was his doom, he should have sent out scouts and then he would have knew that he has 0 chance with such a small force against the Vikings. He should have get all the fighting capable man possible, send delegates to Wexes and join forces with them.

@@thegreenreaper6660 in the show it says that the great heathen army was 4000 strong

not many will understand this

@@poopz Luc Besson should direct an episode of Vikings.

poopz Leon the professional is a pretty popular film...

Surely you meant "EEEEVRYONNNH!"

Also NFS Most Wanted.

good one. very good.

@Matte Matte Its actually not known but speculated how big the army was. Its all speculation. Just thought Id let you know.

@Matte Matte Well not all history. But a lot of it yes. And there are some historians who speculate that there was at least 3000 in the great heathen army. You stated 1000 like it was fact. If that was not your intention then my apologies. Hopefully we find more evidence. Until then all we can do is guesstimate. I really hope we find more evidence. Theres got to be. It was such a crucial time for Englands medieval history.

@@valaxius not really "great" considering the attack from rus was speculated at 13,000

@@warcraftlake7 Context is important. Viking wise even a 1000 man army is great. Take care now.

Heathen Strut. I like it. Stealing it.

Lol @ heathen strut

Haha yes love Floki's Heathen Strut.

@Brandy Tallent I wonder did he recognise Floki from their first meeting or was he just terrified at the sight of a painted badass Viking haha

Conor* Mcgregor can't even walk right now...

hell yeah ! i was thinking the same thing

I need someone to do an edit, where the scene pauses there and you have a Morgan Freeman voice say that.

@@Dylan-vj9yl nor a coward

One of the best lines in the series

Blasphemy!

Just how he abandon Rome

Keep it at 666 please lol

Morten Aass Authen For a Blood Eagle you mean?

Yeah, that... But he couldn't know that, actually. Ragnar had come without warriors or sons, so how was he supposed to imagine they'd come after him with such a force when Ragnar was dead as Ragnar himself hadn't even been able to muster a small force anymore when he was still alive? Also, he knew what a large Viking force looked like from back in Season 2 when they defeated the united army of two jarls and one king and I bet he had prepared for that size. Plus, after Ragnar was dead, he probably thought that it came down to a game of numbers now because he had recognized that the real danger was Ragnar's brain. Well, it did, after all, just not in the way he had thought...

@@Reguwudo Ah, well, you're pointing to the one instance that is totally inexplicable foolish behaviour indeed but that can't actually be blamed on the character but on bad, careless writing because it's completely out of tune with the rest of what we've seen of the King Aelle (and when you reach a point where a character's actions can't be explained within the framework of his personality and profile anymore, then the writer has screwed up). Mr. Hirst must actually have thought the audience are idiots as well as, OF COURSE, Aelle MUST have known about the size of the army from the guy who brought the news of their landing and had SEEN them already - and, OF COURSE, there is no sensible explanation why he wouldn't have sent out scouts if he had any doubts. He had been a king in a very competitive environment for quite a while and it's clear he had fought successful battles way before his alliance with Ecbert as well, so it's completely unthinkable that with all that experience he wouldn't have taken basic measures of warfare that even *I* know, irrespective of the fact that admittedly, he wasn't the greatest strategist ever. That only shows you how the writer actually thought that the audience wouldn't notice how badly this was written and conceptualized (just because he didn't have any interest in the character after he had brought in Ecbert, which is obvious from a lot of hints, in interviews and in the show itself). The point where I disagree is the evaluation of the talk about "the Great Heathen Army" because that could've been rumours spread intentionally as a device of psychological warfare and Aelle was pretty good at perceiving that and would never fall for without further corroboration - yet, I agree that he would've known for long by the time he started marching out. Awful writing - but he always does that when he wants to make characters look smart: he makes others look like idiots in certain scenes, no matter if it fits the general characterization or not.

Yes for death

@@TeamIvanKaye damn. This is the actor himself. You played that character good.

A blasphemous statement nonetheless.

@@giedriusdovidauskas875 thats called having a brain, senseless loyalty is stupid

@@trn0m961 Loyalty is stupid? Damn, be ashamed.

@@StudioZombieMan notice the word 'senseless' in my argument. Being loyal is fine, just not doing it for no reason, like dying in a predetermined battle. Sure, it might be brave to fight and die, but what about the families those people might have?

John Galt but you have christian impunity, no need for fear

@@balyeetbhagaloe6416 if god wanted them to fight he would have made it so they could win. Fighting a army 5 times the size is suicide. And its prohibited in the bible to take your own life. Therefore. I eould run

the vikings army xD #FOROURALFATHER!

Yeah, that was great acting! Ivan Kaye rules!

"Why do I suddenly hear heavy metal?"

Yes, I think quite a few sphincters tightened when they saw what was coming

Never in the history of Kings and Kingdoms had a King shat his pants só full ,so quickly, and in só many different colors as King Aella of Northumbria did! You'd actually feel sorry for his horse, feeling that stench dripping down from the saddle...

Secu he literally lost it =)))

That walk of his said it all 😄

9001

Secu HELL yes that walk he meant business

Beast.

Caboose fast forward to now ....

@@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw They have ruined his character.

Matt Nar I had a feeling floki would end up like this because he was too religious since he killed Athelstan

Floki was the greatest character of the show imho. No matter what, he always stayed true to what he loved: to the gods and to Ragnar. He always had faith and good intentions. He wished all the best to his people and did everything to please them. Still, he was betrayed, tortured, and then died finding out that what he dedicated his life to, was a lie. Hail Floki, the true Viking.

Shreyas Misra Also Floki is said to be a reincarnation of Loki. My second time watching the series i noticed a lot of similarities between Floki and Loki. Some people suspect Floki is alive and he will become the seer.

True. King Harald Finehair and his brother Halfdan were amazing additions to this series. I also loved the way they used to sing together.

Mutha fuckas just love fist bumping before they have some fun. Such brothers indeed 😊😊

@@AbdulHameed-te9pwlike when they sang after they raped and slaughtered an innocent family on a Frankish farm?

@@sjacraneyou mean the franks who had just prior to this was forcing Christianity on other tribes by be heading? 4500 saxons at one time, fuck the franks during this period they deserve it

@@sjacrane exactly

Mood. Big mood

Yeah. And I still win because 80% of their army is always Recruits, while I have 40 Mounted Knights.

@@jeramahia123 Just knights? You got so Khergit horsemen in there right?

@@ericward8459 No. Troops from different factions reduces the army's morale.

@@jeramahia123 well if that’s a worry of yours the Nords are the only way to go

On your left😂

that Marvel End Game reference. was Very well said and a Million percent Fact's.

whoopdeedoodude Damn Goths.

*laughs in byzantine and muh elite cataphracrts*

Laughs in japanese at the goths and byzantines! :)

I bet the king wished he had the cheat code for the cobra car right then! 😂

That's a gothic joke

there are no good guy

Of course they are. I know too many young boys, too green to be called men yet, are admiring the ways of the Vikings and the Mongols and the Huns. They admire their raiding and their raping and pillaging. But it takes a lot more to admire defending your own lands and building a lasting society and culture.

Valentine Radushev survival of the fittest. You can’t defend yourselves or land they will be taken

Flawed logic

Valentine Radushev I mean not really. And the norsemen and the mongols are staples in history they have spread their genes far and wide and have made a huge impact on the world and the course that it went. And what good is your kingdom if you can even defend it. Like i said the weak don’t survive and the strong do it’s the natural order of things.

God, I hate and I love this comment as the same time! 😂😭

Where's this from? I swear, I've heard it before.

Ubbe and Hvitserk: Are we a joke to you?

In the show they are rivals and half brothers, in real life they are full brothers and allies.

they didn't fall out in real life. this was just silly show writing because they ran out of ideas. Even though the real history has plenty for them.

@@lorenzogasperoni5510 Ivar got ragnar mind of warfare

That’s how history went

Agree 100%

"Battle"? This was probably thé most one-sided and quickest slaughter in the history of warfare! Imagine those Northumbrians, shitting their pants, where fár superiorly skilled Viking warriors and Berserkers, pumped with anger and adrenaline, would just cut them down. I imagine the backlines of Aella's army did try to flee... in vain. Only the frontrows: several hundred men would actually try and fight the vástly overwhelming numbers of the Viking army... 20:1? 50:1 in terms of actual people fighting? The rest were just hunted down, and butchered for the cowards they were. Vikings hated cowards: to FLEE from a fight, no matter the odds, was one of thé greatest sins in their beliefs.

Those 6 seconds were awesome, that's what my wife said to me last night.

@@thegreenreaper6660 Hence the 6 seconds... ;-)

The pure burning intensity of their rage and desire for revenge is expressed in their eyes and the clinch of Bjorn's jaw.

everyone took advantage of him because he was stupid.

He is responsible for his brother's death. If he cared more about his family, instead of money, his brother would be alive

He wanted the recognition of killing Ragnar, he just didn't think of the implications of all the North Men coming at him at once.

@Shreyas Misra Also the power he got from Jarl to King made his life more miserable because of all the responsibility.He lost the love of his life(thats his fault actually) and abandoned his peacefull life in the farm proving that money and power dont bring happiness.Lets also not forget that he willingly died to prove that Gods dont exist and Men decided for their own about their lifes.Pretty sad life if you put aside all the glory and fame he got among his people and counrty.Nonetheless a badass character both in Tv and real life

@Shreyas Misra Thats what makes it even sadder.He basically lost everything in order to stay King .Not that he wanted too but because he was the King his people needed

+Ivar The Boneless hello the greatest psycho, slay them all

Arbeandro brother you know me to well I will slaughter A L L OF THEM HAHAH

People shit themselves when they die... Didn't they teach you that at fancy lad school?

CRANKandCOOL love the reference.

Reggiani

If the Kings of Northumbria, Wessex and Mercia had united their forces, the Great Heathen Army would have bern defeated within just a year.

@@nodinitiative yeah but they didn't cause the great heathen army was always on the move to attack and raid everything

@@pulefiapule6583 Yep, and even then, a unified England would've also aligned more Norse Kingdoms & Earldoms.

You mean, what Ivar kinda did with Aethelwulf?

​@@thegreenreaper6660Yes. Also it was Ivar who blood eagled Aella. He was the perfect successor of Ragner

Love that "Ragnar" was the war call 😁

ny_kia31 deeeeaaaaaaaaathhhhh

Warband

And then butter boi starts spamming knights and his entire screen is filled with light blue text.

3.45

smackedinthejaw to be fair even if they wanted to i don't think there was much that they could do to stop them they were probably just accepting their fate

Well they could runaway, they had such superior mobility cuz of their horses.

Dan There were battles won with worse odds. Especially if you have a lot of cavallery

Matyin Erhard They only had a few horses which were more than likely for the nobles, who could afford a horse. They didn't have anywhere near enough cavalry to make any kind of a difference other than to outrun the Vikings

bob joe LOL

So many warbosses too.

For da boyz, this WAAAGGGHHH is tiny in comparison.

I never thought Ecbert was that bad. Clearly in it for his own interests but he is a pretty ok guy. Also I think that historically he survived.

Well, the series plays loose and fast with history and heroic myth. Floki recognized that Rollo the Betrayer would eclipse them all in fame and glory - after all, Rollo is the great great great grandfather of William the Conqueror.

but in the show he is the father of William The Conqueror

No, he has a son named William - different William - William the first known as William Longsword

The difference between Aella and Ecert is that Aella just looked like bad ass but Ecbert was really threat to vikings. I still think Ecbert deserves their hatred more than Aella because slaughtering the wessex settlement had a big impact on the vikings nation than anything Aella did. Same with Ragnar's dead, Ecbert decided Ragnar must die but not by him so he handed him to less smart Aella and washed his hands clean while Aella was satisfied to be able to kill him surrounded by 60 soldiers and after one hour of praying that nothing will go wrong. I really enjoy Ecberts character in this show.

no

@@bambinosto p