''The Viking Sagas'' is a 1995 American film directed by Michael Chapman and starring Ralf Möller and

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. It is heavily inspired by the ''

Njáls saga ''Njáls saga'' ( ), also ''Njála'' ( ), ''Brennu-Njáls saga'' ( ) or ''"The Story of Burnt Njáll"'', is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga that describes events between 960 and 1020. The saga deals with a process of blood feuds in the I ...

'', through it features an original plot. It was largely shot on Iceland with a mostly Icelandic cast.

Plot

The story takes place in

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around the height of the

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, 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 (

), who trains him to become a fierce fighter, and later aids him in his quest against his

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Ketil ( Hinrik Ólafsson).

Cast

* Ralf Möller as Kjartan * Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir as Gudrun *

as Gunnar * Þórir Waagfjörð as Bolli * Hinrik Ólafsson as Ketil (as Hinrik Ólafson) * Jón Baldvinsson as Thord the Strong *

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as Eirik the White * Rúrik Haraldsson as Magnus the lawgiver * Bjørn Floberg as Sighvat *

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as Valgard *

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as Hrut the bowman * Magnús Ólafsson as Bjorn

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* * 1990s action films 1995 films American historical action films Icelandic action drama films English-language Icelandic films Films based on European myths and legends Films directed by Michael Chapman Films scored by George S. Clinton Films set in the Middle Ages Films set in the Viking Age Films set in Iceland 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-action-film-stub

Plot

Cast

See also

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