Sjevernjak je priča koja prati vikinškog princa čiji je cilj osvetiti svog oca. Radnja se odvija na Islandu na prijelazu 9. i 10. stoljeća. Priča je prikazana kroz oči Amletha koji još kao dječak svjedoči ubojstvu svog oca, kralja Aurvandila, koje je počinio njegov stric Fjolnir. Nakon što mu zarobe majku, kraljicu Gudrun, Amleth bježi iz rodne zemlje te se zaklinje da će se osvetiti za sve što mu je u ranoj mladosti oduzeto.
Uhtred od Bebbanburga i njegovi drugovi nakon smrti kralja Eduarda putuju kroz razoreno kraljevstvo u nadi da će konačno ujediniti Englesku.
Kralj Arthur kreće u potragu za hrabrim vitezovima, zajedno sa vjernim slugom Patsyjem koji poskakuje udarajući polovicama kokosovog oraha iza svog gazde ne bi li simulirao topot konja.
Godina 922. Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (A. Banderas), arapski dvorjanin, zaljubi se u ženu visokog dvorskog časnika i zbog toga ga pošalju u diplomatsku službu daleko na sjeverozapad - u Europu. Na putu susreće skupinu Vikinga koji u svratištu saznaju vijest da njihovo selo Waldon napada kanibalska skupina iz totema medvjeda. Proročica i legenda kažu da samo trinaest ratnika može spasiti udaljeno selo, no trinaesti ratnik ne smije biti sa sjevera. Tako je Ahmed regrutiran u skupinu i kreće na daleki sjever. U bespoštednoj borbi zlo je svladano, a Ahmed napušta sjever, stekavši sjajne prijatelje, čijih se barbarskih običaja na početku putovanja užasavao.
Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.
Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century imperial China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. In this time of warring kingdoms and political upheaval, Fuya's uncle usurps the throne and brutally kills her father. Ma Fuya is left an orphan, and she escapes with the help of a eunuch. She also falls in love with Meng Qiyou, the Prince of Later Shu. He instead uses her as a political tool, and he brings her back into his kingdom. Many of his brothers are attracted to her, such as Meng Qixing and Meng Qiyun. Due to her resemblance as Meng Qiyun's mother, the Emperor also falls in love with her. Ma Fuya is forced to marry the Emperor, but the procession is interrupted by Liu Liancheng.
King Hyeonjong and Kang Kam-chan led the 8-year-long 2nd and 3rd Goryeo-Khitan Wars to victory and began an era of peace in East Asia and prosperity in Goryeo.
