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Think About These Things
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David Danielsson
I was ill for a few weeks and to pass time I decided to watch Vikings. I watched through the whole series and even though it is part fiction and no one will know if Ragnar actually spoke these words they stuck with me because they are so powerful and so eerily reminiscent of the final words of Mersault the night before his execution in Albert Camus absurdist masterpiece "The stranger" (1942), spoken to a priest in an outburst:
"Whereas it looked as if I was the one who'd come
up emptyhanded. But I was sure about me, about
everything, surer than he could ever be, sure of my life
and sure of the death I had waiting for me. Yes, that
was all I had. But at least I had as much of a hold on
it as it had on me.
I had been right, I was still right, I was
always right. I had lived my life one way and I could
just as well have lived it another. I had done this and I
hadn't done that. I hadn't done this thing but I had done
another. And so? It was as if I had waited all this time
for this moment and for the first light of this dawn to
be vindicated."
Both the words of Ragnar Lothbrok and Mersault imply a clear realization that the destinies presented by The Seer/The Priest are in the end just words spoken by people who claim to know the truth, whom "presents a destiny which we manifest", because we believe that we have no choice. In the end both of the protagonists faces death willingly, despite being in chains.
The words of Travis Fimmel makes me shiver in the same way that I've shivered reading Camus' novel.
Jay Polomsky
The sadness in his voice when he speaks about Lagertha is the reason why I watched this video like 20 times now. I love how this entire prophecy and the way it ended is so open to an interpretation.
1. We could say he died atheist and that seer was wrong because the blind man saw him day before his death.
2. We could say he just hated the god/s, by the way he speaks about them. He wants to truly believe he wasn't a pawn but rather someone who did as saw fit and thus guided his own fate. He also seems disappointed when Seer says he may have been wrong, as if the fact that Seer may have been wrong and thus gods do not exist broke Ragnar.
3. Someone says that blind men is clearly Ecbert. I think it as well, although it contradicts in the next scene when Ecbert gives go ahead for preparations against the Vikings. I think he saw more in Ragnar than Ragnar saw in him and he doesn't know Ragnar wanted him dead also. Plus, who would travel that far for someone they didn't consider a friend? So maybe Ecbert is the 'blind man' who believes in friendship with Ragnar even though Ragnar has had his own plans. Their eyes lock and only then does Ragnar speak.
4. The fact that he speaks about their Viking paradise may be two fold. He either says it so it is 'remembered' and only him and Ecbert knows he doesn't mean it, or he realises that the Seer was right when he sees Ecbert. He realises that the king Ecbert is really the blind man and then maybe tries to redeem himself. Seer also says that he saw Ragnar and he seemed happy. But who knows? I don't.
This is exactly why this scene remained in my mind since I saw it. It is very powerful, asks so many questions and really there are no real answers for them. Also, really great acting :)
Hum donnie
I think Ragnar was right about the idea of prophecies that it has no exact interpretation but many interpretations. So it doesn’t cause comfort but instead causes confusion.
Example is the phrase” you will die the day the blind man sees”.
1.blind man could have just been the blind guy in front of Ragnar.
2.the blind man could have been the seer when he sees that the gods actually aren’t a real thing.
3. Blind man could have been Ragnar when he realised that god/gods don’t exist.and that it’s just human nature to make up stories about gods/god to give them simple answers that they could have found themselves.
4.the blind man could have also been ecbert when he realised that god isn’t actually a real thing.
But the problem with these is that neither of them actually happen on the day that Ragnar dies. They happen before so the seer was wrong but the directors had to just put that uncertainty vibe to it in order to keep the audience thinking.
People get chills of enjoyment and curiosity when you leave that uncertainty vibe.
Nikolay Ivanov
Very powerful scene. Ragnar's ability to think critically and question everything really sets his apart from the other Vikings. I think that's why among his people he was, for the most part, lonely. Ecbert was probably his only intellectual equal.
George Holbrook
Nikolay Ivanov Ye but ecbert used his intellect to his own benefit Ragnar wanted to teach everyone his knowledge
Kyle
As well as Athelstan
Arji Macapobre
"Odin gave his eye for knowledge... But I would give far more."- Ragnar Lothbrok
Mister Wabbit
@George Holbrook Ragnar never wanted to teach anyone. He just wanted to explore.
My Mum Says Im Special
@Mister Wabbit not true at all he wanted to farm
Yinon Hever
Ragnar's pain when he's talking about Lagertha though... after all these years, his love for her was still there.
Subutay Noyan
The thing is, he destroyed his family because of the Seer's prophecies as well. Now that he is disillusioned, he puts the blame on the Seer for his choices.
Kanon89
@Subutay Noyan He took responsibility and didn't complain, lived with his decision, he puts blame on believing in the gods instead of doing what is reasonable, trusting in oneself
Subutay Noyan
@Kanon89 Ragnar never complained. He just thinks he was manipulated by his faith and could've been a better man without it.