1991
6.3 (11 votes)
2h 5m
Genres
Drama
Adventure
Production Companies
Filmeffekt AS
DR
YLE
RÚV
NRK
SVT
DR
YLE
RÚV
NRK
SVT
The White Viking (Hvíti víkingurinn)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Producer: Dag Alveberg
Writer: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Director of Photography: Tony Forsberg
