I often have discussions with a co-worker who is following the series, and I made the following observation to him. The character Floki, and his woman are both borderline sociopaths living on the fringes of the society they are purportedly members of. They both suffer from the same inability to fully integrate into their own society, and thus live apart from "mainstream Kattegatt". That said, they both provide essential services to the community they are marginally part of, in an excellent fashion so they are not discriminated against.
Part of Floki's 'weirdness' stems from his over-compensating in defending the culture he is living on the fringes of against outsiders to the culture. Shrinks would have a real field day analyzing the two of them...
the infowarrior
As am I. I was hooked when I saw the first promo last year and drooled with antici.......pation for Episode 1. I've been reading about the Vikings since I was in grade school , oh so many decades ago.
I was not disappointed. I hope it gets the ratings that keep it on for years to come. Such historical dramas are in short supply, even on cable.
The last one that was any good and was historically (mostly) accurate was Rome. An entire series based on the only two Roman legionnaires that Julius Caesar wrote about? Great stuff.