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The White Viking(Movie, 1991)

Original title: "Hvíti víkingurinn" (Icelandic/IS)
2h 5min | Genres: Drama, Adventure
The White VikingRating: 3.2/5 (with 44 votes)
The White Viking (alternative title Embla, Icelandic: Hvíti víkingurinn, Norwegian: Den hvite viking) is a 1991 film set in Norway and Iceland during the reign of Olaf I of Norway. The film loosely follows actual events. Embla is the director's cut of The White Viking and was released on DVD in 2007. It premiered at the Reykjavik International Film Festival on October 6, 2007. Embla is the third film of the Raven Trilogy (also known as the Viking Trilogy) consisting of three 'Viking' films: When the Raven Flies (1984) - (original Icelandic title: Hrafninn flýgur) - usually known as simply The Raven or Revenge of the Barbarians.In The Shadow of the Raven (1987) - (original Icelandic title: Í skugga hrafnsins).Embla (2007) - (original Icelandic title: Hvíti víkingurinn) - the directors cut of The White Viking.Embla was Maria Bonnevie's first screen role when she was sixteen years of age. The choice of names for the young married couple comes from Nordic mythology, in which the first two humans are named Ask and Embla. ()
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About 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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Plays in: Norway
Made by: Filmeffekt AS
Original language: Icelandic (IS)
Spoken languages: Icelandic (IS)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Icelandic (IS), Norwegian (NO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/01/1991
Appearing Characters: Olaf I of Norway, Þangbrandr, Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, Olaf the Peacock
Cast: Maria Bonnevie, Tomas Norström, Egill Ólafsson, Flosi Ólafsson, Helgi Skúlason, Torgils Moe, Róbert Arnfinnsson, Jón Sigurbjörnsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, María Sigurðardóttir, Gotti Sigurðarson, Þorsteinn Hannesson, Johannes Brost, Tommy Karlsen Sandum, Gunnar Jónsson, Sigurður Hallmarsson, Gottskálk Dagur Sigurdarson, Árni Tryggvason, Stefán Sturla Sigurjónsson, Lars Reynert Olsen, Yngve Emil Marcussen, Valgardur Egilsson
Screenwriter: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Director of Photography: Tony Forsberg
Production Designer: Thór Vigfússon
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Embla: The White Viking"
Keywords: viking, 10th century

3 movies in the The Raven Collection

1984 When the Raven Flies ("Hrafninn flýgur")
1988 In the Shadow of the Raven ("Í skugga hrafnsins")
1991 The White Viking

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:31798, Added: 03/03/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024