- Common Knowledge: The reaction to casting Caroline Henderson, a woman of African ancestry, as jarl Haakon, predictably stirred up disapproving reaction from history buffs. Several vloggers created videos about the "real Jarl Haakon". However, most of them erroneously assumed the character to be a representation of Hakon Sigurdsson, who died long before the events of the series. The historical Haakonnote who was alive by that time was his grandson, Hakon Eiriksson. In any case, when the series was released, it became obvious that jarl Estrid Haakon barely resembles any historical or saga figure at all. It's unclear if there was any serious intention from the writers to make her the representation of a historical figure.
- Questionable Casting: The casting of Caroline Henderson as an allegedly black, female version of Jarl Estrid Haakon in an ostensibly historical series has been regarded by many to be the worst offender of the trope.
- Then there was some throw back against the casting of Russian Sofya Lebedeva in season 2 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What likely set it off was the incredibly misjudged press release which referred to Yaroslav the Wise as a ruler of northern Russia rather than the ruler of Kievan Rus', which caused many people accusing Netflix of playing into Russian propaganda used to justify the invasion.
- Sequelitis: Valhalla doesn't really hold a candle to the original Vikings series. Popular reception is that it's simply an inferior sequel, with less interesting plots, characters and actors nowhere as memorable as those from its predecessor. And while Artistic License – History was already employed in Vikings but generally tolerated, many viewers believe that Valhalla takes it too far, especially considering it's a much more well documented period.
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