Vikings is a historical drama television series written and created by Michael Hirst for the History channel.
The series portrays Ragnar's and his family's rise from serfdom to nobility and fame through successful raids into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and Francia.
The series is also inspired by, and loosely adapts, various historical events from European history during the Early Middle Ages.
A series of 13 webisodes known as Vikings: Athelstan's Journal, directed by Lucas Taylor[4] and written by Sam Meikle,[5] was released by the History Channel.
Each webisode serves as a journal entry for the Vikings character Athelstan.