The White Viking
1991, Icelandic. Directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Icelandic
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Cast & crew
- Hrafn GunnlaugssonDirector
- Gottskálk Dagur SigurðarsonAskur
- Maria BonnevieEmbla
- Egill ÓlafssonOlaf Tryggvason
- Tomas NorströmBishop Thangbrandur
- Þorsteinn HannessonGodbrandur
- Helgi SkúlasonThorgeir
- Jón TryggvasonKetill
- Gunnar JónssonGunnar
- Bríet HéðinsdóttirHallbera
- Torgils MoeThordur
- María SigurðardóttirAbbessa Stella
- Alda SigurðardóttirHelga
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1991
- Original title
- Hvíti víkingurinn
- Country
- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Written by
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
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The White Viking runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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The White Viking isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1991. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The White Viking?
The White Viking (1991) was directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson and stars Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson, Maria Bonnevie, Egill Ólafsson.