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The White Viking

1991 • 2h5m Drama, Adventure

Rating

6.2/10

Popularity

0

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.

Details

Director

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Screenplay

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Cast

Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Maria Bonnevie

Egill Ólafsson

Release date

11/1/1991

Status

Released

Origin country

IS

Vote count

13