The Viking Sagas

  • Rated 5.6 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2011
  • 59m
  • Documentary
  • History

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.

Director
Ashley Gething
Starring
Janina Ramirez, Sigurdur Atlason, Vilborg Davíðsdóttir, Benedikt Erlingsson

Cast

  • Janina Ramirez

    Janina Ramirez

    Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)

  • Sigurdur Atlason

    Himself - Sorcery Expert

  • Vilborg Davíðsdóttir

    Herself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)

  • Benedikt Erlingsson

    Benedikt Erlingsson

    Himself

  • Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

    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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