Is floki a descendant of loki

Floki – Loki or Heimdallr

That, along with his name, have made many fans believe he could either be a descendant of Loki, the god in disguise, or a representation of him, which could be right – to an extent, as he also shares some characteristics with another Norse figure.

Many see Ragnar as the embodiment of Odin. Ragnar even claims to be a descendant of Odin’s. There are moments throughout the series where Ragnar recreates myths and stories about Odin. For example, he recreates the myth of Odin hanging himself from Yggdrasil for eternal wisdom.

In Vikings, Floki is a boatbuilder, trickster and the eccentric friend of Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel). As a pagan and worshipper of the Norse God’s, he was very anti-Christian and even went as far as to eliminate the former Christian monk Athelstan (George Blagden).

Floki might become the new Seer

Until Ragnar’s ruthless son Ivar the Boneless (Alex Høgh Andersen) murders him, many of the show’s characters visit the Seer, licking his hand as a gesture of respect and asking for advice.

Ragnar Lothbrok, also known as Lodbrok, is a legendary Swedish and Danish king as well as a Viking hero. … Some of the more prominent poems involving Ragnar Lothbrok include Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok, Tale of Ragnar’s sons, and Heimskringla. Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero Thor.

Although some people recover, Gyda does not. She tells her mother that she’s “going to die,” but Lagertha insists she won’t. Even Athelstan is sick, and Gyda asks her mother to “pray to the gods” for him to recover. However, Gyda dies in the night, and it’s a sad loss for Lagertha and the entire family.

Trivia. In The Lay of Harbardr (The Hárbarðsljóð), a poem in the Poetic Edda, Thor encounters a ferryman named Harbard, who is really Odin in disguise, and enters a flyting contest, which is a contest of insults, with him.

Sometimes he offered them bad news about their futures. After getting their “reading,” the person would then lick the Seer’s hand. In the Vikings scene that Alexander Ludwig referenced, the Seer licked Floki’s. Did the Seer know Floki’s real identity as Loki and show his reverence for him by licking his hand instead?

Afterwards, Ragnar approached Floki and drew a circle in the dirt around him. Floki asked if he would be killed, while Ragnar accused him of betrayal. However, Floki maintained that he was trying to save his friend from a false god, as the real gods commanded, and he would do it again.

Early Life. The Seer’s past is as obscure as his own character. His appearance is deformed, and it is unclear if this is congenital, a result of disease, or even the result of violence. His eyes were either sewn shut or skin grew over his eyes.

So a Völva is a Nordic version of a shaman or witch, that practiced magic. … The Völva in the Viking age were the predecessors of the medieval witches, so you could say, they were witches before it became cool.

Conclusion. As one can see, there are significant departures from history throughout Vikings. The series makes no claim to be presenting accurate history, however, and its aim is to entertain, not educate. Even so, it has had the effect of engaging millions of viewers in European and Viking history and literature.