Normally, mistakes are avoided at all costs in films and series, but the hit series Vikings saw things differently. To honor fan favorite Travis Fimmel, who shaped the series as Ragnar Lothbrok like no other star, Vikings allowed itself a joke that provided a hidden laugh. Authenticity of the series undermined.
Funny bird: Vikings honors Travis Fimmel’s origins
When rewatching the popular historical series, you can discover astonishing details. At least that is what Reddit user CelestialPerch found when he saw a emu next to Ragnar.
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Said Vikings episode called The vision begins with Ragnar’s Walk through KattegatWhile the Viking played by Travis Fimmel watches the people passing by in the city, a man comes along with a cart. And on this cart is a live emu (on Amazon * at minute 1:22).
Now, of course, we know that Vikings is not always historically accurate, especially when it comes to dates and real-life characters. But the fact that the flightless emu native to Australia Even the series creators must have been aware that the Vikings’ sea and trade routes in the early Middle Ages did not reach the other side of the world.
The emu in Vikings was both a joke and a tribute to Travis Fimmel
The explanation for this detail error is simple: According to fans on Reddit, the Vikings team smuggled the bird into the series in order to use it to promote their Australian To honor lead actor Travis FimmelAs an Australian, Travis Fimmel inevitably had to recognize the large flightless bird from Down Under. But instead of informing the Ragnar actor about the guest from his homeland beforehand, the emu came to the set as a surprise.
The look that Travis Fimmel gives the well-travelled visitor rolling past him in Vikings as incredulous reaction is not an act. Unlike many other historical inaccuracies, no one in Scandinavia will be upset about the foreign bird. But this hidden honor is funny nonetheless.