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Vikings: Athelstan's Journal
Overview
Viking culture is seen from a first-hand experience through Athelstan's perspective. Athelstan reflects his inner thoughts on the ways of the Northmen including all their customs, values, and morals. Watch the young priest struggle with an emotional and psychological turmoil as he balances his faith in both God and Odin, revels in bloodshed then is haunted by memories of combat, and then recognizes the personalities of his barbarian family and understands that they, though pagan, are human beings.
Key Crew
Writer: Sam Meikle
Top Cast
George Blagden
Athelstan
Seasons
Season 1 (2015)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Gods
2015-01-30Athelstan reflects on the day he first met Ragnar Lothbrok and his crisis of faith that has developed since then.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 2: Honour
2015-02-01Athelstan questions his own honor and recalls the first time he met the shield maiden, Lagertha.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 3: Loyalty
2015-02-06Athelstan reflects on the role that loyalty plays in the relationships of the Viking people, most importantly that of Siggy's kindness.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 4: Sin
2015-02-08Athelstan reflects on the joy of being cleansed from sin and recounts a story of honor, sacrifice, punishment, and betrayal.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 5: Blood
2015-02-13Athelstan recounts how all things begin and end with blood and the cost of the choices that family members make.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 6: Family
2015-02-14Athelstan reflects on the importance of family and how it is a blessing that one turns to for comfort and support.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 7: Savagery
2015-02-18Athelstan reflects on what it means to be a savage which lurks within each and every one of us.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 8: Gods & Men
2015-02-19Athelstan considers the expectations that the gods place on man and how a man can determine if he serving the gods or merely himself.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 9: Vows
2015-02-20Athelstan consults the seer as he struggles to understand the will of the gods and the choices he must make.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 10: Death
2015-02-27Athelstan consults The Seer in order to determine how the long the gods will test the Viking people and what more he must do and give up.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 11: Love
2015-03-06Athelstan consults The Seer to learn that his choice lies between divine love and earthly love.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 12: Harvest
2015-03-13Athelstan consults The Seer and discovers that whatever is sewn is this live will be harvested in the next.
Runtime: 4 minEpisode 13: The Choice
2015-03-20Athelstan consults The Seer and learns that you cannot know the truth until you know yourself.
Runtime: 4 min
