This is seriously good. Well worth your time to find it. It comes from The History Channel. I think the most recent showing was season 3.
Is Thrones of Britannia any good? I had it on my Steam wishlist forever but never picked it up because I worry it's dumbed down "Hollywood history" and full of bugs... Like the last dozen Total War games. Still, I'm interested in the setting.If your into the Total War games at all then check out Thrones of Brittainia. Starting date is 878 AD. I'm currently conquering the British Isles as the Northumbrian faction. They represent Ragnar's sons looking for revenge against the Anglo Saxons. Good times!
Also another good show, based in real history on Netflix and in a similar time period, is The Last Kingdom.
I already have it, and with the Viking conquest modification. It's quite good if you can accept the ancient graphics.Mount and blade Warband was set around then, should be cheap to get now.