Viking chieftains, flaming torches and outlandish costumes liven up a dark January day in Lerwick, Shetland, as the townsfolk celebrate 'Up Helly Aa'.
A group of merchants and vikings navigate dramatic events both within and without in this epic musical based on the Icelandic Vinland sagas. As secrets are exposed, two women (Freydís and Gudrid) have a reckoning.
A viking jarl and his two sons go through a crisis of faith
Sigmund tries to sway his violent fate in an adaptation of the Völsunga saga.
Join us on an adventure to the world of Incognito, the time of Vikings and knights! While the army of King Charlemagne opposes the troops of the Viking King Gotrik on the coast of the Frankish Kingdom, nine shady characters march along a hidden path from the north into the heavily guarded Frankish Kingdom. Instead of a thriving, harmonious court, they encounter intrigue, love affairs and secrets that could potentially sway the course of the war in their favor.
An ambitious young king plots Myrlan’s bloody expansion but, with his eye turned from home, opportunity for a new regime is seized by a band of rebels.
A Monk living in 9th century Ireland must contend with grief, despair, isolation and his own identity, on a far-off desolate rock.
It is a short video produced by Matthias Fritsch in 2000 at the Fuckparade in Berlin.
Recorded doing the Summer Breeze Open Air Festival 2017 on the 17th. of August in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria, Germany. Set-List: 1. The Pursuit of Vikings / 2. As Loke Falls / 3. First Kill / 4. The Way of Vikings / 5. At Dawn's First Light / 6. Cry of the Black Birds / 7. Deceiver of the Gods / 8. Destroyer of the Universe / 9. Death in Fire / 10. Father of the Wolf / 11. Runes to My Memory / 12. War of the Gods / 13. Raise Your Horns / 14. A Dream That Cannot Be (with Doro) / 15. Guardians of Asgaard / 16. Twilight of the Thunder God.
Loki's Daughter is the story about Loki and how he brought dark magic to the humans to challenge gods and create chaos.
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is with out a doubt one of the most significant events in English history. In the aftermath of the battle, King Harold's Saxon England was brutally swept away by the Conqueror to be replaced by Norman Feudalism. With the decisive nature of the battle, it is often forgotten just how narrowly Duke William succeeded. This DVD identifies and examines those turning points in the 1066 Campaign and explains why Harold lost. Not only is Hastings covered in detail but also the first battle of the campaign against Harold Hardrarder's victorious Vikings at Fulford, William's landing at Pevensy, along with Harold's march north to victory over the Vikings at Stamford Bridge. Vignettes provided by leading living historians help paint a vivid picture of the men who fought the three battles, along with their weapons.
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh explores the untold story of the Irish in Iceland. It's a tale of pilgrim fathers, marauding Norsemen, pillaging Vikings and Irish slaves. Maireád steps from that past into the present, and discovers that Ireland's historic connections are alive, well and thriving in Iceland today.
The Viking Invasion of Wessex 878 AD is the second DVD in this sensational new series, The Dark Ages, which delves into a war-torn and obscure period of Britain's past to focus on some of the pivotal events that completely altered the history, culture and politics of the British Isles. In the year 878 AD, Alfred King of Wessex faced the fourth and most serious attempt by the devious Viking chieftain Guthrum to seize the last remaining Saxon kingdom. Thwarted in their conventional attempts in 871, 876 and 878, the Vikings, stole away from their base in Gloucester and descended on Alfred's court while they were celebrating Twelfth Night on the borders of wintery Wessex at Chippenham. Alfred escaped but was driven into hiding in the Somerset Marshes, while the Vikings fanned across Wessex.
The god Wotan gives the young Prince Sigmund of Valhalla and his sister Brunhilde, the leader of the Valkyries, the task of defending the Petrified Forest. This is threatened by the Vikings (led by the aggressive Hunding), who plans an invasion of the forest in search of the secret treasure of the Nibelung, the possession of which gives one unlimited power. After crossing the border and invading Valhalla, Hunding finds an ally in the daughter of one of Sigmund's loyal followers, Erika, who is embittered by unrequited love. She helps the Vikings raid the camp of the Valhalla residents and kill many warriors. Sigmund swears vengeance and pursues them with the remaining men. However, thanks to other traitors in Sigmund's ranks, Hunding succeeds in capturing him and his fiancée Siglinde, Erika's sister. At the end, Sigmund escapes and, with the help of the Valkiries, succeeds in stopping the invaders and defeating Hunding in a duel.
"VIKING WOMEN" gives completely new insights into a fascinating culture, about which it seemed everything was already known. Exclusive interviews with experts from around the globe draw an authentic picture of the Viking world according to the latest scientific findings. High quality recreations with an international top-class cast will lead us to the early medieval world of the Vikings and revive this fascinating, long-lost era. Based on characters of the Nordic sagas, the mini-series displays the life stories of two Viking women: those of Sigrun and Jova.
The tale had been kept alive for generations but the intriguing story of Vinland seemed more legendary than true. But a landmark discovery rewrote the history of human exploration and showed he had indeed visited North America. Five hundred years before Christopher Columbus Leif Ericson and the Vikings sailed from Greenland to a new land sighted further west. For centuries their story was shrouded in mystery. But a remarkable discovery by archeologist Anne Ingstad uncovered the site of the legendary Vinland a Viking settlement in Newfoundland. BIOGRAPHY journeys to the Dark Ages to tell the story of one of the greatest explorers of all time and the extraordinary journey that made him a legend. Tour the site where Ericson set foot on the New World and learn what is known of his life from the world's leading scholars. Set sail for history in this unique program which re-creates one of the most important journeys in human history and introduces the legendary explorer at its heart.
Quark the troll gets in the business of a horde of vikings.