Vikings season 5: Floki’s mystery explained - the secrets behind that signal revealed
The midseason finale saw Floki (played by Gustaf Skarsgard) make a shockping decision as his utopian vision came crashing down when a settler was found dead as part of a revenge killing. In turn, Floki gave himself up as a sacrifice with hopes his offering would prevent any more murders destroying his spiritual dreams. Though, before he makes any rash decisions, fans have been left wondering: What are those gestures Floki makes? Thankfully, a Reddit user put the question to fellow users and gained a flurry of responses.
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What are those gestures Floki makes Vikings fan
One user replied: “I've read somewhere that the vikings did a forehead sign to ward off the evil spirits - I'm not sure if it's also the one Floki does.” Another followed: “He’s doing ‘Make Contact’, a gesture to summon the Great Ones to this mortal plane.” A third speculated: “He was just tracing over the rune tattoo on his head.” Vikings creator Michael Hirst recently spoke out on the future of Floki as fans await the second half of season five.
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“Floki's desperate now because he wanted to take a lot of godly people to a godly place, just like the puritans, because he believes strongly that everyone has fallen into bad habits and murderous habits and they're selfish and all the bad things about humans,” he told TV Guide. “And he took them away somewhere they could start again, they would reform themselves, they would behave well.” He continued: “But this is a big argument about whether human nature or nurture is the thing that defines how you behave.
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