Barbarians Season 2: Questions the German Netflix Series ...

Filming has begun on the second season of hit Netflix historical drama Barbarians, and we have questions for the gods! Skiptomaincontentarea Ad Home»BarbariansSeason2:QuestionstheGermanNetflixSeriesNeedstoAnswer ByLouisaMellor|September8,2021|ShareonFacebook(opensinanewtab)ShareonTwitter(opensinanewtab)ShareonLinkedin(opensinanewtab)Shareonemail(opensinanewtab)| Commentscount:0 JeanneGoursaudasThusneldainBarbariansPhoto:Netflix Warning:containsspoilersforBarbariansseasonone. Whilehistoriansmayhaveotheritemsontheirwishlist(includingmoreamoreaccuraterepresentationof9AD,judgingbysomeresponses),whatmostviewerswantfromasecondseasonofBarbariansisescapistaction.Wewantheftyswordfights,ferociousarmies,blood-daubedfacesscreamingforrevenge,shockingdeaths,betrayals,andnakedhook-upsinthedyeshed. Allthatishopefullyinthepipelinenowthatfilmingonseasontwoisunderway.AsreportedbyDeadline,thesecondseasonofGermany’smostsuccessfulNetflixproductionwentintoproductioninandaroundthePolishcityofKrakowatthebeginningofSeptember.It’sobviouslytooearlyforanofficialreleasedatebutthesmartmoneywouldbeonthesixnew45-minuteepisodesarrivingatsomepointinlate2022.There’snowordasyetonwhichhistoricaleventsthenewseasonwillcover(thefirstwassetduringtherun-uptoTheBattleofTeutoburgForest,adecisivevictorybytheunitedGermanictribesagainsttheircolonialRomanmasters),butwe’vesuggestedafewpossibilitieshere. AppreciatingthatthehistorybooksprovideanswerstothefatesofmanyofBarbarians’characters,hereareafewadditionalplotpointslefthangingbythefirstrunthatwe’dliketoseeresolved. Ad Ad–contentcontinuesbelow WhatwillFolkwin’ssacrificetothegodsmeanforhisandThusnelda’sbaby? InBarbariansepisodethree‘OntheEdge’,FolkwinisbeinghunteddownonVarus’ordersforhispartinstealingtheRomanlegion’seaglestandard.UnabletofindFolkwin,theRomansraidhisvillageandcrucifyhisentirefamily.Devastated,FolkwinpraystoWodenandthegodsforrevengeupontheRomans.Heasksthat“Varus,andallwhorideunderhisflagshallshedtheirbloodonoursoil,”andpromisesinexchange,“forthis,Iwillsacrificewhat’smostprecioustome.Myfirstborn.”Thegodskepttheirsideofthebargainintheblood-soakedBattleoftheTeutoburgForest,afterwhichVarusfellonhisownswordafterhislegionsweredefeatedbytheGermanictribes. Folkwin’schildhoodfriendandformerloverThusneldaendedseasononepregnantbyhim.Willthegodstaketheirsacrificeinseasontwo,thusdoomingFolkwinandThusnelda’schild?HistorytellsusthattherealThusneldadidhaveachild,butasFolkwin’scharacterisafictionalpartofthishistoricallyinspiredseries,perhapsthisparticularpregnancywon’treflectthehistoricalcourseofevents. HowwilltheFolkwin/Arminius/Thusneldalovetriangleberesolved? ThusneldaandArminius’marriagemayhavestartedoutasapoliticaluniondesignedtounitethetribes,butthat’snotwhereitended.ArihadgoneintothearrangementawarethatThusneldawasinlovewiththeirchildhoodfriendFolkwin,andpreparedfortherelationshiptobejustforshow.ButwhenthecoupleweretoldthatFolkwinwasdead,andweregivenhiswolftoothnecklaceasproof,theyforgedabondandmournedtheirfriend.ThusneldafoughtatTheBattleofTeutoburgForesttoavengeFolkwin’sdeath–anunnecessaryvowasFolkwinhadbeenaliveallalong.AftertheGermanicvictory,AriofferedthenewlyreturnedFolkwinalordshipunderhisrule,butwasrebuffed,andFolkwinvowedtokillAriifhebecamethekingoftheGermanictribes.ThusneldatoldFolkwinthatsheintendstorulebyAri’sside.Inseasontwo,willThusneldastickwiththatdecision?Husbandandking,orchildhoodlove? WillAnsgarcompletehisgods-giventask? OneofBarbarians’moreretrogradestorylinesinseasononewasAnsgar’sdisability-makes-you-magicalplot(notatallunlikeGameofThrones’BranStarkstory).WhenThusnelda’slittlehalf-brotherAnsgarattackedaRomansoldiertosavehissister,hewasstruckontheheadwithaswordandsufferedaseriousbraininjury.Thusneldastoppedherstep-motherfromeuthanisinghim,andallowedAnsgartobelookedafterbythetribe’sseerRuna,whocalledtheboyafavouriteofthegods,withspecialabilities.RunasaidthatAnsgarhadbeentotheKingdomofDeathbutreturnedtoEarthbecausehehadatasktocompleteinthelandoftheliving.AnsgarwasseenpredictingTheBattleofTeutoburgForestthroughhispaintings,soperhapshehasotherpredictionstomakeinseasontwo?ThechildsurvivedseasononeandwaslastseenbeingledawayfromthebattlebyFolkwin. Readmore TV BarbariansandAnimalSymbolism:WhatDidWolvesMeanintheAncientWorld? TV Barbarians’TrueStory:theBattleofTeutoburgForest,ArminiusandRomanDefeat WillHadgan’sbetrayalbepunished? ChattiReikHadganisoneofBarbarians’villains.Thusnelda’sfatherSegestespromisedherinmarriagetohimbutsherefusedandlatermarriedAri.HadgantriedtoforcehimselfonThusneldabutshefoughthimoff,thenheremovedhismenfromtheGermanicarmy,choosingnottojoinAriinthefightagainstRome.Itwasonlywhenheandhisco-conspiratorSegestes(awell-knownhistoricalfigure)realisedthatthetidehadturnedintheGermanicfighters’favourthattheyenteredthebattle.ThepairwerelastseenintheseasononefinaleplottingagainstArminius.HistorytellsusSegestes’fate,butwillseasontwoseeHadganpunishedforhisactions? WhenwillweproperlymeetArminius’brotherFlavus? UPDATE:Newcast-memberDanielDonskoyhasannouncedonTwitterthatheisplayingtheroleofFlavus. Ad Ad–contentcontinuesbelow Ariwasn’ttheonlysonofReikSegimertakenasachildfromhisCheruscihometoberaisedasa‘noblehostage’byRome;hisyoungerbrotherFlavuswasalsotaken.Unlikehissibling,FlavusremainedloyaltoRomeandservedunderRomanleaderGermanicusinTheBattleofIdistaviso,whichwasfoughtagainsttheGermanictribesledbyArminius.FlavusonlyappearedinBarbariansseasononeasachildinflashback,butforadramathemedaroundculturalidentity,theadultcharacterwillmakearichaddition.Threeofthenewcastmembersforseasontwolookasthoughtheycouldpotentiallyplaytherole–AustrianactorMurathanMuslu,Russian-bornDanielDonskoyandItalianAlessandroFella.They’reallconfirmedasjoiningthereturningcastofLaurenceRupp,JeanneGoursaud,DavidSchütter,whorespectivelyplayAri,ThusneldaandFolkin,alongwithothernewcomersCynthiaMicas,KatharinaHeyerandGiovanniCarta,allinas-yet-undisclosedroles. Joinourmailinglist GetthebestofDenofGeekdeliveredrighttoyourinbox! Subscribe Barbariansseason1isavailablenowonNetflix. Share:ShareonFacebook(opensinanewtab)ShareonTwitter(opensinanewtab)ShareonLinkedin(opensinanewtab)Shareonemail(opensinanewtab)|Comment: Commentscount:0 Tags:BarbariansHistoryNetflix Writtenby LouisaMellor | @Louisa_Mellor LouisaMelloristheDenofGeekUKTVEditor.ShehaswrittenaboutTV,filmandbooksforDenofGeeksince2010,andfor… ReadmorefromLouisaMellor MoreonBarbarians TV Netflix’sBarbarians:HeretoFillTheLastKingdomandVikings-ShapedHoleinYourLife TV BarbariansSeason2:WhattoExpect TV VikingsSeason6:HowLagertha'sLegacyLivesOn TV TheLastKingdom:HowHistoricallyAccurateistheNetflixDrama? Ad-contentcontinuesbelow Popular Sponsored HowPezChangedCollectibles,12LittlePiecesofCandyAtATime Games 25BestOpen-WorldGamesEver Movies Morbius:DoesSpider-ManExistinThisUniverse? Sponsored BatmanCollectibles:AHistoryofCapedCrusaderMerchandise Readthelatestissue Ad PrivacySettings