The Viking Sagas

Original title: The Viking Sagas

59 minutes • 2011 • 5.3 Score

Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stories - the Laxdaela Saga. This hour-long film explores how the unique literary achievements of the Saga writers were possible at a time of such immense cultural, political and religious upheaval.

Ashley Gething

Director