𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀… 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗜?

In June 2025, I decided to find out.

I wanted to test my digital marketing skills in real time and learn this creative use of AI by doing, not just reading.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 ✔️

When I finally watched the Vikings series (filmed here in Ireland), I was hooked, and a quick dive into TikTok showed me a thriving Viking community interested in mythology, warrior culture and Norse-inspired imagery. This sparked my idea.

I created ValhallaAwakens (click the my Viking TikTok icon on the page footer), a faceless TikTok channel built around short, cinematic quotes designed to inspire modern-day warriors in under six seconds using Viking themed images.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 🧰

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗣𝗿𝗼
I trained it to speak like a Viking brother so it would help me to craft motivational quotes and image prompts.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻 (𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼)
Used to create ultra-realistic, gritty Viking visuals from prompts created with Chat GPT.

𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗖𝘂𝘁
To add cinematic video effects like snow or lightning to my images before publishing.

𝗩𝗶𝗱𝘂.𝗮𝗶 and Hailou AI
To animate the Viking still images and add motion such as raising a sword, running, bowing etc.

𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 Studio and 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
To spot trends and audience interests.

One thing I’ve learned along the way is that prompting with Chat GPT or any AI model is iterative. There is constant refinement and testing of how to phrase a prompt to ensure you get the best outputs.

The way I write prompts today is nothing like how I started, and that evolution alone has transformed the quality of the content.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 📈
In 16 weeks, ValhallaAwakens has grown positively, reaching over 89,000 views, 9,000+ likes and building a community of over 1,900 followers. All from AI-driven content and consistently posting every day on TikTok.

The real win for me has been the learning curve. 💡

I now understand how to blend AI creativity with TikTok’s algorithm and audience behaviour in order to create consistent, relevant content that engages my community.

See below a selection of Viking images all created using Chat GPT prompts and Googles, Imagen image generator, as well as videos created by animating images using Hailou AI.

AI TikTok