The Viking Sagas

    The Viking Sagas
    2011

    Synopsis

    Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stories - the Laxdaela Saga. This hour-long film explores how the unique literary achievements of the Saga writers were possible at a time of such immense cultural, political and religious upheaval.

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    Cast

    • Janina RamirezSelf - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
    • Sigurdur AtlasonHimself - Sorcery Expert
    • Vilborg DavíðsdóttirHerself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
    • Benedikt ErlingssonHimself
    • Hilmar Örn HilmarssonHimself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)
    • Siggi JokulssonHimself - Farmer and Storyteller
    • Einar KárasonHimself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)
    • Heather O'DonoghueHerself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University
    • Gisli SigurdssonHimself - Historian

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