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6.4Norway 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.
Released: 1991-11-01125 minDir: Hrafn GunnlaugssonDrama, AdventurePart of: The Raven Collection
Cast
- Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson as Askur
- Maria Bonnevie as Embla
- Egill Ólafsson as Olaf Tryggvason
- Tomas Norström as Bishop Thangbrandur
- Þorsteinn Hannesson as Godbrandur
- Helgi Skúlason as Thorgeir
Themes
- vikings (norsemen)
- 10th century
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Norway
- Original language
- Icelandic
- Director
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
- Screenwriter
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
- Narrative location
- Norway
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 716953
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- publication date
- 1991-01-01
- title
- Hvíti víkingurinn
- characters
- Olaf the Peacock
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