The White Viking

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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.

Country:

Denmark,

Finland,

Iceland,

Norway,

Sweden

Genre:

Drama,

Adventure

Duration:

125 minutes

Year:

1991

Director:

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

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Company:

Filmeffekt AS,

DR,

YLE,

RÚV,

NRK,

SVT

Cast:
Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Askur

Maria Bonnevie

Embla

Egill Ólafsson

Olaf Tryggvason

Tomas Norström

Bishop Thangbrandur

Þorsteinn Hannesson

Godbrandur

Crew:
Dag Alveberg

Producer

Þór Vigfússon

Art Direction

Dag Alveberg

Production Design

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Writer

Siw Jærbyn

Makeup Artist