The Viking Sagas
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2011-05-10
Runtime: 59 mins
Director: Ashley Gething
Spoken language: Deutsch, English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: The Viking Sagas
Production Companies: Century Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Janina Ramirez
Sigurdur Atlason
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir
Benedikt Erlingsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Siggi Jokulsson
Einar Kárason
Heather O'Donoghue
Gisli Sigurdsson
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