The Viking Sagas

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The Viking Sagas
DVD cover
Directed by	Michael Chapman
Written by	Michael Chapman
Produced by
Starring	Ralf Möller Sven-Ole Thorsen
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by	George S. Clinton
Release date	1995 (1995)
Running time	83 minutes (uncut)
Countries	United States Iceland
Language	English

The Viking Sagas is a 1995 American film directed by Michael Chapman and starring Ralf Möller and Sven-Ole Thorsen. It is heavily inspired by the Njáls saga, through it features an original plot. It was largely shot on Iceland with a mostly Icelandic cast.

Plot[]

The story takes place in Iceland around the height of the Viking Age, where a young man, Kjartan (Ralf Möller), must defeat a horde of evil Vikings, intent on taking over his father's land and stealing his girlfriend Gudrun () from him too. To help him in this task, Kjartan seeks help from the older Viking Warrior Gunnar (Sven-Ole Thorsen), who trains him to become a fierce fighter, and later aids him in his quest against his archenemy Ketil ().

Cast[]

• Ralf Möller as Kjartan
• as Gudrun
• Sven-Ole Thorsen as Gunnar
• as Bolli
• as Ketil (as Hinrik Ólafson)
• as Thord the Strong
• Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Eirik the White
• as Magnus the lawgiver
• Bjørn Floberg as Sighvat
• Raimund Harmstorf as Valgard
• Egill Ólafsson as Hrut the bowman
• Magnús Ólafsson as Bjorn

See also[]

• List of historical drama films
• Njal's Saga

External links[]

• The Viking Sagas at IMDb
• The Viking Sagas at Rotten Tomatoes

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