The Viking Sagas

This article is about the 1995 film. For sagas of the Vikings, see Viking sagas. For other uses, see Viking Saga.

The Viking Sagas is a 1995 American action drama film, directed by Michael Chapman and starring Ralf Möller and Sven-Ole Thorsen. It is heavily inspired by the Njáls saga, through it features an original plot. It was largely shot on Iceland with a mostly Icelandic cast.

The Viking Sagas
DVD cover
Directed by	Michael Chapman
Written by	Dale Herd Michael Chapman Paul R. Gurian
Produced by	Paul R. Gurian Tim Van Rellim Snorri Þórisson
Starring	Ralf Möller Sven-Ole Thorsen Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir Hinrik Ólafsson Þórir Waagfjörð Hans Martin Stier
Cinematography	Dean Lent
Edited by	Lawrence Jordan
Music by	George S. Clinton
Release date	1995 (1995)
Running time	83 minutes (uncut)
Countries	United States Iceland
Language	English

Plot

The story takes place in Iceland around the height of the Viking Age, where a young man, Kjartan (Ralf Möller), must defeat a horde of evil Vikings, intent on taking over his father's land and stealing his girlfriend Gudrun (Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir) from him too. To help him in this task, Kjartan seeks help from the older Viking Warrior Gunnar (Sven-Ole Thorsen), who trains him to become a fierce fighter, and later aids him in his quest against his archenemy Ketil (Hinrik Ólafsson).

Cast

• Ralf Möller as Kjartan
• Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir as Gudrun
• Sven-Ole Thorsen as Gunnar
• Þórir Waagfjörð as Bolli
• Hinrik Ólafsson as Ketil (as Hinrik Ólafson)
• Jón Baldvinsson as Thord the Strong
• Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Eirik the White
• Rúrik Haraldsson as Magnus the lawgiver
• Bjørn Floberg as Sighvat
• Raimund Harmstorf as Valgard
• Egill Ólafsson as Hrut the bowman
• Magnús Ólafsson as Bjorn

See also

• List of historical drama films
• Njal's Saga

External links

• The Viking Sagas at IMDb
• The Viking Sagas at Rotten Tomatoes