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The White Viking

The White Viking

Part of The Raven Collection

1991•2h 5m•6.2/10
DramaAdventure

Ratings

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6.2/10(13)

Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless christian, wants to eredicate all traces of non-christian beliefs and captures the two of them during the ceremony. In order to free Embla, Askur must go to Iceland and convert the people there to catholicism.

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Production

Filmeffekt AS, DR, YLE, RÚV, NRK, SVT

Language

IS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Askur

Maria Bonnevie

Maria Bonnevie

Embla

Egill Ólafsson

Egill Ólafsson

Olaf Tryggvason

Tomas Norström

Tomas Norström

Bishop Thangbrandur

Þorsteinn Hannesson

Godbrandur

Helgi Skúlason

Helgi Skúlason

Thorgeir

Jón Tryggvason

Jón Tryggvason

Ketill

Gunnar Jónsson

Gunnar Jónsson

Gunnar

Bríet Héðinsdóttir

Bríet Héðinsdóttir

Hallbera

Torgils Moe

Torgils Moe

Thordur

María Sigurðardóttir

María Sigurðardóttir

Abbessa Stella

Alda Sigurðardóttir

Helga

Hedda Kloster

Alfdis

Flosi Ólafsson

Flosi Ólafsson

Runolfur

Árni Tryggvason

Árni Tryggvason

Gudmundur

Sif Ragnhildardóttir

Sif Ragnhildardóttir

Gudmundur's Woman

Egill Ö. Jóhannsson

Hallur

Gabriel Paaske

Svertingur

Egil Sæbjörnsson

Hjalti

Paul Holle

Glúmur

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