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The Viking Sagas

5.6 / 10 5.6 2011 59mPG
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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.

Directed by Ashley Gething

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Janina Ramirez
Janina RamirezSelf - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
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Sigurdur AtlasonHimself - Sorcery Expert
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Vilborg DavíðsdóttirHerself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
Benedikt Erlingsson
Benedikt ErlingssonHimself
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn HilmarssonHimself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)
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Siggi JokulssonHimself - Farmer and Storyteller
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Einar KárasonHimself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)
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Heather O'DonoghueHerself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University
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