The White Viking
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.
- Year : 1991
- Country : Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Genre : Drama, Adventure
- Studio : Filmeffekt AS, DR, YLE, RÚV, NRK, SVT
- Keyword : vikings (norsemen), 10th century
- Director : Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
- Cast : Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson, Maria Bonnevie, Egill Ólafsson, Tomas Norström, Þorsteinn Hannesson, Helgi Skúlason