A little obscure history lesson
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
I have become addicted to a series on the History Channel called "Vikings," and the name of one of the characters in the series caught my attention early on. The priest who is now one of the marauding Vikings in the series is named Athelstan, which also happens to be the name of a community in south Mississippi County. The first time I heard it, I wondered if this character was based on the real-life person for whom that community was named. Most of the characters and events in that series are based on actual historical people and events, so I thought it was possible.