The Viking Sagas
59 min
2011GB
Documentary,
History
User Score
Overview
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.
Movie cast
Janina Ramirez
Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
Sigurdur Atlason
Himself - Sorcery Expert
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir
Herself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
Benedikt Erlingsson
Himself
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Himself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)
Siggi Jokulsson
Himself - Farmer and Storyteller
Einar Kárason
Himself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)
Heather O'Donoghue
Herself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University
Gisli Sigurdsson
Himself - Historian
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