The Viking Sagas Explained

The Viking Sagas
Director:Michael Chapman
Producer:Paul R. Gurian
Tim Van Rellim
Snorri Þórisson
Starring:Ralf Möller
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir
Hinrik Ólafsson
Þórir Waagfjörð
Hans Martin Stier
Music:George S. Clinton
Cinematography:Dean Lent
Editing:Lawrence Jordan
Runtime:83 minutes (uncut)
Country:United States
Iceland
Language:English

The Viking Sagas is a 1995 American action drama 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 (Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir) 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 (Hinrik Ólafsson).

Cast

See also