Summary 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 remove 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 Christianity. View more details
Directed : Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Written : Hrafn Gunnlaugsson Jonathan Rumbold
Stars : Gotti Sigurdarson Maria Bonnevie Egill Ólafsson Tomas Norström
Genres : Adventure Drama
Release date : Oct 31, 1991
Countries of origin : Norway Denmark Sweden Iceland
Language : Icelandic
Filming locations : Hellesylt, Norway
Production companies : Film Filmeffekt AS
Summary 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 remove 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 Christianity. View more details
Genres : Adventure Drama
Release date : Oct 31, 1991
Countries of origin : Norway Denmark Sweden Iceland
Language : Icelandic
Filming locations : Hellesylt, Norway
Production companies : Film Filmeffekt AS