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The Viking Sagas (2011)
Directed by Ashley Gething
Documentary, History · 59m
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.
Cast
Janina Ramirez
Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
S
Sigurdur Atlason
Himself - Sorcery Expert
V
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir
Herself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
Benedikt Erlingsson
Himself
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Himself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)
S
Siggi Jokulsson
Himself - Farmer and Storyteller
E
Einar Kárason
Himself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)
H
Heather O'Donoghue
Herself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University
G
Gisli Sigurdsson
Himself - Historian
Crew
- Director
- Ashley Gething
Details
- Release date
- 2011-05-10
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- German, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Century Films