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Netflix’s ‘Vikings: Valhalla’ Proves Adept Enough for New Fans to Dive Into the ‘Vikings’ Franchise: TV Review

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Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticDo you have to have watched the History Channel’s “Vikings” series in order to fully appreciate “Vikings: Valhalla”?

For this newcomer, at least, the answer is…well, yes and no.The eight-episode season of “Valhalla,” which dropped on Netflix on Feb.

25, takes place 125 years after the events of the original “Vikings” series, with Christianity taking over Norse traditions and England’s power on the rise.

So while “Valhalla” undoubtedly contains enough “Vikings” references for longtime fans to recognize, both sly and overt, the new spinoff slash sequel series prioritizes the building of a new narrative for new characters that won’t require the rather substantial foundational knowledge of “Vikings” to understand.

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