"You know the drill by now: large scale immersive exhibitions have gone from nowhere to ubiquity in London, with the last year alone bringing us big, tech-augmented, family-facing shows devoted to the likes of Tutankhamun, the Titanic, and the destruction of Pompeii."
"Vikings: The Immersive Exhibition does exactly what it says, ie it's about Vikings. However, it's actually about quite specific Vikings, telling as it does the story of - and I quote - 'King Ragnar Lodbrok, the wise Queen Kraka (Aslaug), and their world-conquering sons, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Hvitserk and Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, as they assemble the Great Heathen Army and change the course of European history'."
"We're told the exhibition will put a particular focus on Kraka, rather than simply glorifying Ragnar's pillaging, which is fair enough, though presumably most audience members will be hoping for at least a bit of pillaging."
The exhibition is a large-scale immersive show arriving at Dock X in London, replacing The Legend of the Titanic. The production centers on legendary Norse figures: King Ragnar Lodbrok, Queen Kraka (Aslaug), and their sons Ivar, Bjorn, Hvitserk and Sigurd. The narrative emphasizes Kraka's role and purported mystical powers rather than solely glorifying raids. The experience opens with a film sequence transporting visitors to 793 AD and the Lindisfarne raid, often cited as the start of the Viking era. The show blends myth and spectacle, acknowledges uncertain historicity of some figures, and aims for family-friendly, tech-augmented entertainment.
Read at Time Out London
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