Film · Documentary, History
The Viking Sagas (2011)
★ 5.6 · 6 votes59 minDocumentary, History2011
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
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Release date
- May 10, 2011
Cast
Janina RamirezSelf - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)- Sigurdur AtlasonHimself - Sorcery Expert
- Vilborg DavíðsdóttirHerself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
Benedikt ErlingssonHimself
Hilmar Örn HilmarssonHimself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)- Siggi JokulssonHimself - Farmer and Storyteller
- Einar KárasonHimself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)
- Heather O'DonoghueHerself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University
- Gisli SigurdssonHimself - Historian
