Documentary ·History ·TV Movie · Austria · 2020 · 52m

Victims of the Vikings

In den Fängen der Wikinger

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Director
Stefan Ludwig
Cast
Cat Williams as Melkorka Rickie O'Neill as Findan Michael J. Cloke as Höskuldr Brian Comerford as Old Findan Eszter Hollósi as Narrator Joseph Palmer as Irish Slave
Crew
Stefan Ludwig — Writer Gernot Lercher — Writer
Tagline

While Vikings have been celebrated as heroic explorers and conquerors, they have a dark history as slavers and human traffickers, the extent of which is being uncovered through archaeology.

Synopsis

Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.

Mood & Themes
vikings (norsemen)slave trademedieval history
Key Collaborators
Stefan Ludwig Director Stefan Ludwig Writer Gernot Lercher Writer
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