The Far Traveller

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When she died around 1050 AD, a littleknown Viking explorer had become the most traveled woman of the Middle Ages. She had sailed across the Atlantic Ocean eight times and her travels extended from Iceland to Greenland, North America, Scandinavia, the British Isles, through Europe, and all the way to the Vatican in Rome. She was rescued by Leif Erikson from the shipwreck that earned him the nickname Leif the Lucky. Her name was Gudrídur Thorbjarnardóttir, aka the Far Traveller.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

2020

Director:

Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir

Cast:
Imelda Staunton

Narrator

Crew:
Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir

Director

Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir

Screenplay

Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir

Producer

Jóhann Sigfússon

Director of Photography

Eivör Pálsdóttir

Music