Is 'Vikings: Valhalla' a sequel to 'Vikings'? How are fans reacting to Netflix series?

Netflix's new show Vikings: Valhalla started streaming on platform on Friday and is a sequel to popular historical drama Vikings that was on air from 2013 to 2020. new show will take place 100 years after events of original series and will tell tales of some of best-known Norsemen in history. Take a look at how fans are reacting to Vikings sequel, Vikings: Valhalla. 

Is Vikings: Valhalla a sequel to Vikings?

Vikings: Valhalla is intended to be a sequel to show Vikings that was on air from 2013 to 2020. show is Set 100 years after Vikings and opens up to a tense situation as tensions between Vikings and English royals reach a bloody breaking point and at same time, Vikings mselves clash over ir conflicting Christian and Pagan beliefs. 

show focuses on Leif Erikson (Sam Corlett), Freydís Eiríksdóttir (Freydís Eiríksdóttir) and Harald Hardra (Leo Suter) as y begin an epic journey that will take m across oceans and through battlefields, from Kattegat to England and beyond, as y fight for survival and glory. Vikings: Valhalla shows end of  Viking Age, which will be marked by Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.

Vikings: Valhalla Twitter review 

All 8 episodes of Vikings: Valhalla were released on Netflix on February 25. Several netizens took to Twitter and left ir reaction to new show and called it a must-watch for all Vikings fans. One user wrote, "Vikings: Valhalla is a WILD ride! It’s super fast-paced and packed with awesome fight sequences. Great characters. Solid story. A must watch for Vikings fans, and perfectly accessible to newcomers. @NetflixValhalla #VikingsValhalla." 

Anor user wrote, "So... #Vikings is back (on@netflix)... sort off. I'm very excited but nervous. opening me song doesn't have grounding, gutteral depth of "if I h a heart" by @feverray but fingers crossed for rest of show. #VikingsValhalla." Take a look at some or Twitter reviews of Vikings: Valhalla.

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