When looking for old Viking towns, one expects to find them in Scandinavia or maybe the northern United Kingdom, but oddly enough, it is possible to find one near the German Alps in Bavaria. Flake is a fictional town from the adventures of “Vicky the Viking,” a children’s book, cartoon, and movie series, and the home of the titular Wicky. It was built as a set for the 2008 movie “Vicky and the Strong Men” where the alpine backdrop of the area served as a clever approximation of the Norwegian fjords,…
