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Amazon's 'Bloodaxe': Viking Saga of Power and Betrayal

6/25/2025

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Amazon Prime Video's thrilling new series "Bloodaxe" features Xavier Molyneux as the fierce Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe. Set in a turbulent era, the show, crafted by the talented duo Michael and Horatio Hirst, chronicles Erik and his wife Gunnhild's intense struggle for the Norwegian throne, filled with treachery and ambition, decades after the events of "Vikings" and "Vikings: Valhalla."

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Amazon Prime Video's thrilling new series "Bloodaxe" features Xavier Molyneux as the fierce Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe. Set in a turbulent era, the show, crafted by the talented duo Michael and Horatio Hirst, chronicles Erik and his wife Gunnhild's intense struggle for the Norwegian throne, filled with treachery and ambition, decades after the events of "Vikings" and "Vikings: Valhalla."