The Viking Sagas (2011)
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.
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Cast
- Janina Ramirez — Self - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)
- Sigurdur Atlason — Himself - Sorcery Expert
- Vilborg Davíðsdóttir — Herself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
- Benedikt Erlingsson — Himself
- Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson — Himself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)
- Siggi Jokulsson — Himself - Farmer and Storyteller
- Einar Kárason — Himself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)
- Heather O'Donoghue — Herself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford University
- Gisli Sigurdsson — Himself - Historian
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