STORY
Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless christian, wants to eredicate all traces of non-christian beliefs and captures the two of them during the ceremony. In order to free Embla, Askur must go to Iceland and convert the people there to catholicism.
CAST & CREW
- Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson
- Maria Bonnevie
- Egill Ólafsson
- Tomas Norström
- Þorsteinn Hannesson
Cast
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Director
INFORMATION
- Filmeffekt AS
- DR
- YLE
- RÚV
- NRK
- SVT
Production Companies
- Denmark
- Finland
- Iceland
- Norway
- Sweden
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Icelandic
