Once again I find myself having to fess up that I have not read the novels of a series I am previewing here on the site, but after watching and thoroughly enjoying the first half of the season I will be seeking out The Saxon Tales saga to add to my Kindle at the earliest opportunity. As I won’t be able to relate the episodes back to what happens in the books I will be very interested to see what readers make of the show, and I am looking forward to discussing it with fans throughout its first eight episode run, and hopefully its renewal.
Episode 1 airs on Saturday March 10th on BBC America at 10pm, and on BBC Two on Thursday 22nd October, time TBA. Below are a few dialogue teasers to see you through until then. Please don’t forget to come back to vote in our poll after the episode and let us know what you thought.
“Do you ever think of your English life? Who we were before we came to Ragnar”
“God and saints preserve us, they have no soul. We must pray”
“Take her with you to Valhalla”
“You sure he’s a Saxon? He fights like a Dane”
“Then I shall only take his one eye”
“You will give me nothing! You will watch and you will learn!”
“Come nightfall we will be rid of this plague and counting our share of the plunder”
“My advice to you is to never cross Ubba. And never, ever fight him”
“I should make you swear on St Cuthbert’s comb never to mention Wōden again”
“That is a ridiculous amount. How can a boy be worth 300 pieces of silver?”
“I see a clear river, fish as big as a man’s leg. I see a forest alive with meat. But more than that, I see a place to grow fat and old”
