LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Gatefold sleeve / insert
• Protective sleeve

With a new season comes new drama, especially when it comes to Vikings III.

The series tells the saga of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family as he rises to become king of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods: legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.

Trevor Morris combines electronic, Nordic folk, and traditional orchestral elements. In the third season, he adds some more, symphonic rock and electronic modern to the mix. As evocative as Morris' work is here, and it works wonders with the series' widescreen visuals, it can make for an exhaustingly atmospheric listen on its own.

Track Listing:

Side A:

• THE SEER GIVES LAGERTHA A PROPHECY
• THE VIKINGS SET SAIL FOR WESSEX
• KWENTHRITH'S STORY
• VIKINGS BATTLE BRIHTWULF'S ARMY
• TORSTEIN LOSES AN ARM
• A CLOAKED FIGURE ARRIVES IN KATTEGAT
• BATTLE FOR THE HILL OF THE ASH

Side B

• JUDITH
• SACRIFICE FOR THE CORPS
• SIGGY SACRIFICES HERSELF TO SAVE RAGNAR'S SONS
• ROLLO LEARNS OF SIGGY'S SACRIFICE
• BJORN FIGHTS TO SAVE ROLLO
• HELGA TELLS FLOKI OF HARBARD
• THE SEER LAUGHS AT ROLLO'S MISERY
• AETHELWULF ATTACKS
• RAGNAR KILLS THE MESSENGER

Side C:

• ATHELSTAN IS REBORN
• FLOKI APPEARS TO KILL ATHELSTAN
• RAGNAR HONORS ATHELSTAN'S DEATH
• ECBERT SENDS ATHELWULF ON A JOURNEY
• AETHELWULF MEETS WITH KWENTHRITH
• FLOKI'S SIEGE TOWERS REVEALED
• VIKINGS REACH PARIS
• THE ATTACK BEGINS
• THE WALLS ARE BREACHED; THE FRENCH LOSE HOPE
• RAGNAR KNOWS FLOKI KILLED ATHELSTAN

Side D

• VIKINGS ATTEMPT TO RIP OPEN GATES
• FLOKI MELT DOWN
• FLOKI CURSES THE GODS
• KALF AND LAGERTHA MAKE A PACT
• LAGERTHA'S STEALTH ASSAULT ON THE BRIDGE
• THE FRENCH COUNTER ATTACK
• RAGNAR HALLUCINATES, SEES GODS
• THE VIKINGS ARE TOLD OF RAGNAR'S DEATH
• VIKINGS ATTACK PARIS
• RAGNAR SETS SAIL FOR HOME