The Viking Sagas (movie)

The Viking Sagas (movie)

  • User score: 5.3
  • Production country: United Kingdom
  • Producer: Ashley Gething
  • Production companies: Century Films
  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release date: 5/10/2011
  • Run time: 59 min.

Movie description

Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stories - the Laxdaela Saga. This hour-long film explores how the unique literary achievements of the Saga writers were possible at a time of such immense cultural, political and religious upheaval.

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Janina Ramirez

Janina Ramirez

Role(s): Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)

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Sigurdur Atlason

Sigurdur Atlason

Role(s): Himself - Sorcery Expert

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Vilborg Davíðsdóttir

Vilborg Davíðsdóttir

Role(s): Herself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)

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Benedikt Erlingsson

Benedikt Erlingsson

Role(s): Himself

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Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Role(s): Himself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)

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