The Viking Sagas
Ashley Gething2011-05-10
5.3
59 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Janina Ramirez | Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez) | Unowned |
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Sigurdur Atlason | Himself - Sorcery Expert | Unowned |
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Vilborg Davíðsdóttir | Herself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir) | Unowned |
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Benedikt Erlingsson | Himself | Unowned |
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Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson | Himself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson) | Unowned |
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Siggi Jokulsson | Himself - Farmer and Storyteller | Unowned |
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Einar Kárason | Himself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason) | Unowned |
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Heather O'Donoghue | Herself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University | Unowned |
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Gisli Sigurdsson | Himself - Historian | Unowned |