The White Viking

Overview

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

Status

Released

Release date

November 1, 1991

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

ICELANDIC

Countries

Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Production

DR,SVT,YLE,NRK,RÚV,Filmeffekt AS,Filmeffekt AS, DR, YLE, RÚV, NRK, SVT

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0102081