The Viking Sagas
- Documentary
- History
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.
Cast
Janina Ramirez
Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
- Sigurdur Atlason
Sigurdur Atlason
Himself - Sorcery Expert
- Vilborg Davíðsdóttir
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir
Herself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
Benedikt Erlingsson
Himself
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Himself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)
- Siggi Jokulsson
Siggi Jokulsson
Himself - Farmer and Storyteller
- Einar Kárason
Einar Kárason
Himself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)
- Heather O'Donoghue
Heather O'Donoghue
Herself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University
- Gisli Sigurdsson
Gisli Sigurdsson
Himself - Historian
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