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