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Uncut version of The White Viking from the director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Four episodes of 70 minutes.
"The White Viking" is the director's third film set in the Viking era. In this film as well as the previous ones (The Raven Flies, Shadow of the Raven), the director seeks to revise the stereotype Viking image made in Hollywood.
The title (The White Viking) recalls a certain pagan misconception at the time of Christ being a white-clad Viking conqueror, wielding the cross as a sword to impel worship. Around 1000 A.D., King Olaf of Norway had nearly succeeded in converting the entire country to Christianity with his sword in one hand and the cross in the other.
The King of Norway had visions of a Christian empire, embracing all the lands where the Vikings had settled, including Iceland, a refuge for many pagan oponents of the royal policy in Norway. Askur, the film's main character, is sent to Iceland, while his bride Embla, is held hostage by King Olaf. For the love of a woman, Askur sets out on an impossible mission - the conversion of a nation to Christianity. |
