The White Viking

Name: The White Viking
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1991-11-01
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 6.10
Cast: Tomas Norström, Egill Ólafsson, Gotti Sigurdarson, Maria Bonnevie

– Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of th..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.10 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 11 Minutes

Release Year:

1991

Original Name:

Hvíti víkingurinn

The White Viking (1991) - Also known as Hvíti víkingurinn

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.

Producing Country:

Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark

Genre:

Adventure, Drama

Release Date:

01 Nov 1991

Language:

Icelandic

Directed by:

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Story Written By:

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Jonathan Rumbold

Main Actors:

Tomas Norström, Egill Ólafsson, Gotti Sigurdarson, Maria Bonnevie

Plot:

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 remove 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 Christianity.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.1/10

#Sword And Shield

#Religious Persecution

#Pagan

#Religious Intolerance