Film
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.
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.
Cast
- Gottskálk Dagur SigurðarsonAskur
- Maria BonnevieEmbla
- Egill ÓlafssonOlaf Tryggvason
- Tomas NorströmBishop Thangbrandur
- Þorsteinn HannessonGodbrandur
- Helgi SkúlasonThorgeir
- Jón TryggvasonKetill
- Gunnar JónssonGunnar
