But it also takes inspiration from real-life places, such as Kattegat, which is a central place to both Vikings and the real-life Scandinavian area in general. Although Vikings takes many elements of Norse myths and history, it’s not completely accurate, changing many things to better fit the story it wants to tell. Approximately 12,000 square miles, Kattegat, Norway has major ports surrounding it, among those Gothenburg, Aarhus, Aalborg, Halmstad, and Frederikshavn.īecause of its watery location, Vikings’ version of Kattegat was filmed in Lough Tay, County Wicklow, Ireland, which gives the appearance the production was looking for. The location of Kattegat is better represented in Vikings: Valhalla, as the small town is now a massive trading port that's ruled over by Jarl Haakon. What makes it quite a risky trek across its waters is the fact that Kattegat is fairly shallow, consisting of plenty of reefs and dangerous currents: a problem shown in Vikings: Valhalla during Leif Eriksson and Freydis Eriksdotter's (Frida Gustavsson) journey to Kattegat. The area is bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula (part of Denmark and Germany) in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark to the south, and the provinces of Västergötland, Scania, Halland, and Bohusländ in Sweden to the east. Kattegat is actually a sea area located between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

In reality, Kattegat is not a city at all, though it's still located in the Scandinavian area.

In Vikings, Kattegat is a city located in Norway. As it turns out, Kattegat Norway does exist outside of Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla, though the location is not the same as how it's presented in Vikings.

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