#gisla and rollo

[theancientwise]

On second thoughts, it's better that they ended Valhalla by season 3...

Because without these two, their interactions verbal and non verbal, their glances of love, understandment and complicity, it wouldn't be worth it.

[incorrectvikings]

Gisla: My standards are very high.

Ragnar, looking at Rollo: I doubt that.

[gudvina]

normans + the crown of ceasar

[bouncehousedemons]

Writhing Bloom

My entry for day three of @vikingsevents Valentine's week prompts. Day three is first date.

Pairing: Rollo x Gisla Warnings: None, unless you count fluff. Word count: ~500

Rollo paces the length of the dining hall nervously. He has faced countless warriors fearlessly on the battlefield and yet this, this moment strikes genuine fear into his heart. What if Gisla does not like it? What if she laughs and all of this has been for naught?

Fresh cut wildflowers adorn the table, their aroma made headier by the candles that flicker beside them. He has ordered the finest of wine to be pulled from the cellars. His cup sits half empty already, a much needed elixir to soothe his nerves.

He knows that Gisla did not get a say in their marriage, she was treated as a mere prize for his cooperation with Francia. Such a large part of their union has been strained under the weight of her unhappiness, she had despised him. He has worked hard to earn her affections, changed every part of himself, even given up his sacred arm ring. 

Their first kiss was a more satisfying victory than any battle he’d ever won. Rollo’s history with the fairer sex was not an admirable one. His heart twists painfully when he thinks back on Siggy. She had died not knowing how he truly felt for her, because had never shown her, let alone told her. He would not make the same mistake with Gisla. Their coupling may not have had a happy beginning, but he would make sure she never doubted his feelings for her.

As she sweeps into the room, long dark hair flowing in soft waves past her shoulders, his breath is taken away; just the same as it was the day they first locked eyes over the ramparts during the attack on Paris. However, this time when Gisla looks at him her gaze does not burn with contempt, there is something softer in her expression. If Rollo did not know any better he would mistake it for love.

She smiles as she takes in the scene before her, gratefully accepting the wine cup that Rollo offers to her. “What is all this?” She asks softly.

Rollo has never been one to be bashful and yet he finds himself nervous. Gods, Rollo, you’ve fucked her already. Why is this so difficult?!

He averts his gaze, clearing his throat, before looking back to her. “Before you, I was with a woman.” He says, green eyes looking earnestly into her brown ones. “I did not treat her well. And I know you did not choose to marry me, but I wanted, no, needed to let you know that I…Gisla, I love you.”

The words tumble out inelegantly. This is the most vulnerable Rollo has ever allowed himself to be with anyone and there is a part of him that hates how he looks to her like a lost dog seeking the approval of its master. He holds his breath, awaiting her response. The silence feels like it stretches for an eternity, surely his heart will hammer its way out of his chest before she responds. Words are not needed though; as she reaches up and presses her lips softly to his, he knows all he needs to know and it calms the tempest in his chest. She loves him too.

[whatintheope]

Livin for the fact that I just realized we are related to the person that “Rollo” from the tv show. Vikings, is based off of……and then, if you move shows, we’re also linked to Mary, Queen of Scots, from Reign.

[modwyr]

always thinking about that crazy french bitch who was ready to suck that viking silly while he was covered in the guts and blood of his friends and family (whom he betrayed). that was so real for me <3

[seersaw]

So after a mere *checks watch* 8 years I finally have an update for this fic.

I’m not sure if anyone is still interested but I realized a lot of this story is already complete, and stories should be told and not trapped on a hard drive.

Aesthetics for @seersaw‘s new fanfic  The Things that Bind Us

[procrastinatingsoicanreadfanfics]

Vikings and their eras

Summary: what era would vikigns be in if they weren't in their own

Notes: I did a lot of text for this one, bc I loved thinking about this!! There are some pretty popular characters missing (Ragnar, Sigurd, Athelstan) where I just couldn’t imagine a certain era for them. Thank you so much for your request :)))))) Some of these eras aren’t wonderful or filled with positivity but that doesn’t mean these characters wouldn’t thrive.

tagged: @majesticwren @obsessiveformiyatwins @leithdragon @demon-of-the-ancient-world @alicedopey, @ivarlover @levithestripper @batmandallyboy @akayxo09 @vrtualfairy (hmu to be added!)

based on this request | masterlist | requests are OPEN!

Lagertha

Lagertha would thrive well in times of crises and war (lmao). The black death, WW1 or 2, or long periods of war/famine/sickness is where Lagertha does well. Think about her what you will, but she brings people together, manages them, and takes care of them. She’s a natural leader, and a fighter, so she’s able to protect her community.

We’ve seen examples of this in the series, think during the sickness in Kattegat, or when she takes over and completely builds up Hedeby. People tend to trust her, and especially women look up to/feel safe around her. When disaster strikes, she would be able to save/take care of them.

Aslaug

I had to think about this for a really long time because I think that Aslaug fits so well into the era the show is set in, however, I finally decided on the 1920s. Even as a feminine woman in Viking Scandinavia, she had a lot of authority over herself and knew how to grow a business (Kattegat) when Hirst wasn’t feeling sexist.

In the 1920s, she’d live in a big city, maybe Berlin or New York, and she’d own some sort of speakeasy. I’d love to think that her speakeasy would be a place for the very few pagans of the city to meet up in secret, and she herself would still be a norse pagan, völva, etc. Also, she’d dip her toes into wild jewellery design (think Schiaparelli). Definitely someone who attracts artists and would be considered a muse.

Rollo

Middle Medieval Ages for sure. He thrives being a knight because he’s a manipulative little hoe that I can’t stand. Gets to do his performative heroism during tourneys and woo women only to leave them all alone.

Rollo is not a good person, esp. towards women. He constantly gets into trouble with the church and with fathers whose daughters he ‘dishonors’. Definitely needs a wife like Gisla to slap some sense into him. I think that eventually (mid forties) he’d start to mature. Also, having children would help him become a better person (I think they should have put that into a show).

Bjorn

Bjorn thrives well in the late 2000s to early 2010s, when travel blogs were on the rise. He’s one of the early influencers, and travels the world together with Halfdan. This only works bc cancel culture isn’t real yet. Bjorn would say some stupid shit and get hounded for it let’s be real. Nonetheless, there is always some rumour about him and Halfdan being a thing (they would be if they both didn’t constantly say ‘that’s gay’).

Alternatively, Bjorn might make a good colonizer (can I say that?), but it’s not like he isn’t that already.

Ubbe

Ubbe would thrive during the late medieval ages (defo not the Renaissance though). He’s the type of man who would enjoy the idea of the charming knight. I think Ubbe would definitely enjoy the idea of quests/saving damsels in distress/having the arranged-marriage-turned-lovestory (he’s a booktok girly tbh).

This doesn’t mean that all of this is totally pure. Ubbe gets some shit twisted in canon as well (ESPECIALLY concerning Margrethe). Maybe his first war was something crusade-like, and he went into it thinking of heroic acts and blabla and then got fucked up by battle and gore. Also has a religion and Madonna/whore complex problem.

Hvitserk

In the show, Hvitserk was always seeking sense/purpose while also struggling with balance, which is why I think he would thrive in the 1970s. This is THE era for protests and social change. Climate change, feminism and sexuality all became important topics. Going to protests would be able to give him a sense of change, and I think it would be liberating for him as well, to be able to free himself of his restraints by changing something.

I’ll go into communes a little more for Helga, but I think Hvitserk would thrive in an early commune a lot. He needs to have people around him taking care of his mental health, and this would be great for his mental health. Yes, therapy helps a lot of people, but I think if Hvitserk lived in our time, he would think that talk therapy is stupid, and completely close himself off to it. This guy just needs a lot of love, okay?

Also, he needs to smoke some 70s weed every once in a while.

Ivar

Just like Hvitserk, Ivar would thrive during the 1970s. However, this is for completely different reasons and also means that no one else gets to thrive. I chose the 1970s because it’s THE serial killer decade.

That honestly sounds terrible but we all know it’s true.

Ivar would be bitter about being discriminated/not being able to fully take part in society/not getting any women and that would turn him homicidal. He definitely overcomplicated his killings and does shitty bloodeagles to get some cool name but all he gets is like “the Viking killer” or something and he’s so mad about that he reveals himself on his deathbed to change his title. It doesn’t work.

Floki

Floki just wants to be where Helga is, but he would not thrive in the 2020s. I think he’d get in arguments with Helga about vaccinations. However, I want Floki to be in the 2010s/2020s with Helga. He definitely has some kind of hallucination-related mental illness at the least. I think that especially the season where he acted out against Helga (season 4?) shows that his mental health was making him harmful towards others and probably towards himself.

I can’t diagnose Floki, but I think we can all see that he might have some kind of bipolar disorder/mania disorder on top of a schizophrenia. He needs some kind of meds, and he needs someone to help him taking them.

Helga

This is very specific, but Helga would do AMAZING during the early era of Covid (like March 2020). Yes, she’s a very social person, but I do believe that Helga would be part of a quite isolated commune if she lived during modern times, and even during that time be isolated with Floki.

I would like to think that the commune could be self-sufficient and Helga just gets to go ham making banana bread and care packages. She thrives in this time where she doesn’t really have to go to work (even though she loves being a kindergartener too) and gets to take care of the people in her commune, and even further than that from the comfort of her own home.

Astrid

This woman thrives where no one else does, and that is toxic 2020s twitter. All she does is tweet, get cancelled, tweet, get popular, repeat. She’s so so annoying and bullies a bunch of people who don’t deserve to be bullied. Is most definitely blocked by trump, hailey Bieber and the Kardashians at least.

Makes a living by selling feetpics.

Ecbert

Ecbert thrives in the 1980s. Now. Hear me out. Ecbert in neon Zumba clothes. There, that’s my reason.

I’m just kidding, there’s more. I’m not old enough to fully understand most of the decades I’m talking about in here but the 1980s, it seems, were this extremely colorful and wild decade. Literally everywhere, color just kind of seemed to explode, and I think Ecbert would thrive in this kind of chaotic atmosphere.

(are there people in their forties or older on this post that can verify?)

Aelswith

I’m really sad that we didn’t go into Aelswith more in the show, but I firmly believe that Aelswith would make an amazing Sufragette. Thinking back to her time on the show, she was always very firm in standing her ground, more so than Judith or even Lagertha in some ways (especially in the sense that she was SO YOUNG). She directed and strengthened Alfred, and I think during season 6, she used a beartrap to defend her baby?

Anyway, I imagine her as a rich/aristocratic lady in London who definitely steers the household while Alfred brings the money in (he likes art) and she decides that, if she puts in the work in the house, she should be able to decide over the country that house is in as well.

[theancientwise]

They're so soft together ❤.

But something bad is happening to Canute😨😰😱😭

I can't handle it... Dammit, i can't handle it 😭💔

BRADLEY FREEGARD as King Canute LAURA BERLIN as Queen Emma VIKINGS: VALHALLA | SEASON THREE

You have brought me much joy, Emma of Normandy. And you me, my Emperor of the Great Northern Empire.

[thefrankishprincess]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑦.

Celsa of Normandy, Princess of the Frankish Empire, is the only daughter of Princess Gisla and Rollo Lothbrok, better known as Rollo of Normandy, and the younger sister of William and Marcellus. Niece of Ragnar Lothbrok and cousin of Bjorn, Ubbe, Hvitserk, Sigurd, and Ivar. Like her siblings, she was raised under the strict supervision of her mother and in the Christian faith, and from an early age was raised to protect and build up the Frankish Empire, and to devote herself body and soul to it. Celsa was always more attentive than her older brother and heir to the throne William, and even as a little girl she was a mediator between her brothers and torn between them. Unlike her mother and William, Celsa always showed understanding and love for her brother Marcellus, and despite his hatred of the Vikings who rule her people, she stood by his side, always understanding both sides, and always contradicted her mother and William when it came to Marcellus and her father's Viking side. Celsa has always felt responsible for her brothers, cared for them and always had the well-being of the Frankish Empire in mind, sharp, controlled and with a brilliant mind and knowledge of what her people need, which is why she was always envied by William and took care of the country's affairs, why her opinion is always valued and heard and the only girl among the brothers knows how to assert herself. Unlike William and her Viking brother Marcellus, Celsa takes after her mother through and through. She does not allow her opinion to be imposed on her and voices hers exactly as she pleases, skillful and strong, knows she will get what she wants and is not afraid of her duties or of an enemy and can always assert herself with her strong will and masters the art of ruling even though she does not seek it and has a better view of the country, tactics, protection and negotiations. She inherits the fearless streak of a Viking from her father, fears no battle but faces it confidently, knows how to handle it and always knows how to spur and encourage her father's warriors with her words. Despite her gentle nature, the young princess is strong and self-confident, fearless and does not let herself be defeated. After her mother succumbs to the plague, Rollo gives the throne of the Frankish kingdom to his son William, who wants to get rid of Marcellus and Celsa, in whom he sees strong competition for the throne and in order to rule alone. In order to face her eldest brother, who succumbs to power and sees an enemy in everyone, and to tell Marcellus about the situation in the country and her mother, the brave princess travels to Kattegat on her own and without the protection and support of her father. ╰──╮Vikings. ╭──╯

[gudvina]

As I am writing The Sea Fig i am thinking of rewriting and continuing my first original Rollo x Gisla fanfiction that I thought i had deleted, but is actually still on fanfiction.net.

I wrote it when i was 15/16, then abandoned it because at the time i was going through a hard time + I lost chapter 5 and 6.

also I will definitely rename it lmao

[bouncehousedemons]

Valentine's Week Prompts Masterlist

In February 2023 I participated in the @vikingsevents Valentine's weel prompts event. Below you will find all the pieces I submitted.

Red Rose (Aslaug x Yidu)

Wine (Ragnar & Floki)

First Date (Rollo x Gisla)

Misunderstanding (Hvitserk x OFC)

Best Friend (Ubbe x OFC)

Hand Holding (Gunnhild x Ingrid)

Cuddles (Floki x Helga)

[theancientwise]

Holy Shit.

First no William the Conqueror.... then this.

I cannot bear it.

I CANNOT BEAR IT!

EMMA OF NORMANDY & KING CANUTE Vikings: Valhalla 3.08

[fatedasviking]

Marcellus Lagerthasson

Marcellus Lagerthasson, born Marcellus Prince of Normandy, is the second son of Princess Gisla of the Frankish Empire and Rollo Lothbrok, younger brother of William and older brother of Celsa. Proud father of Lagertha Gyda Rae. He is the nephew of the great Ragnar Lothbrok and thus cousin of Bjorn and now his brother too; with whom he had a very close, strong bond from the start, Ubbe, Hvitserk, Sigurd and Ivar. Although the young Prince of Normandy grows up with the Christian faith and is taught to regard the Vikings as their mortal enemies and to sacrifice themselves completely for the Frankish Empire when their time comes, Marcellus is different from his siblings from the start. The young prince is not afraid of the violence and brutal nature of the Vikings or their customs and admires them, despite the teachings. The young prince is not only curious about his other ancestry but does not regard the Vikings from whom he is descended as his enemies and is the only one Rollo trusts with his old life. Since Marcellus is not only curious about a part of his blood but understands it, his father teaches him to believe in the gods and raises him with the old customs of these, who recognizes that his son is different, born for a different life outside of Normandy. Neither Christian nor prince, but a true Lothbrok and Viking at heart. The wild, free and combative nature of the Lothbroks and a gifted, iron and brutal warrior, as it quickly turns out. Marcellus is a great disappointment for his mother, which could be dangerous for her and William, his older brother and heir to the throne. Despite her fears, Rollo continues to support his son in his fate, who now refuses to follow his mother's teachings and the beliefs of his people and goes against everything he grew up with and was born with. So his mother and older brother make plans to take the younger son away from the Frankish kingdom, where he could bring grief and resentment to the family and he secretly flees with the help of his father. On the sea Kattegat as his destination, following his true fate and with the goal of getting to know his true family and standing up for his true self and putting himself in the service of the family in order to wash and earn the name Lothbrok for his father's mistakes. Because although Marcellus has the same joking nature as his father, he does not have a spark of bad blood in him. He puts himself in the hands of the gods as a warrior in the service of his family, reliable and absolutely loyal, honest and faithful and is warmly welcomed by his true family. Leaving the past that always weighed on him behind him. So the Viking can live freely and begins to defy the prejudices against him with his honest and funny way, while in Normandy a bounty is placed on the Viking son, who is now considered outcast and a danger. Nevertheless, Marcellus knows that he is in the right place with his family and is always at the side of Cailan, Vidar and Illian, who are also brothers to him and ready to face any bloody fight, any battle. Since Lagertha supports Marcellus from the beginning and he takes care of her and looks after her from the beginning, a deep, loving bond develops and he is adopted by her and is now considered Lagertha's son. Loyal to his family and loving his mother. And getting the family he always wanted with his wife Arwen and their daughter Lagertha.

[knight-of-flowerss]

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[ptsilencedhill]

Gisla was a bitch but she doesn’t deserve to be forced into a marriage especially not with rollo’s freaky ass