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Viking Women

Sep 13, 2014

1h 28m

★ 0.0

Overview

"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.

Genres

TV Movie

Documentary

Production Companies

ARTE

Viking Women Trailers

Cast

Sigrun

Esther Schweins

Jova

Leonie Benesch

Thorulf

Valter Skarsgård

Alte Thorulf

Andras Sunyi

Stenar / Ansgar

Torsten Münchow

Tyra

Annette Lober

Ulf

Luca Maric

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5.3

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7.3

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