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The White Viking, the Glossary

The White Viking (alternative title Embla, Hvíti víkingurinn, Den hvite viking) is a 1991 film set in Norway and Iceland during the reign of Olaf I of Norway.^[1]

31 relations: Althing, Ask and Embla, Þangbrandr, Christianity, Church arson, DVD, Earl, Egill Ólafsson, Egill Skallagrímsson, Freyja, Freyr, Helgi Skúlason, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Iceland, Icelandic language, In the Shadow of the Raven, Johannes Brost, Lawspeaker, Laxdæla saga, Maria Bonnevie, Norse mythology, Norway, Odin, Olaf the Peacock, Olaf Tryggvason, Stave church, Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi, Tomas Norström, Valhalla, VHS, When the Raven Flies.
Danish historical drama films
Films based on European myths and legends
Films directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Films set in Iceland
Films set in the 10th century
Films set in the Viking Age
Norwegian historical drama films

Althing

The i (general meeting), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland.

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Ask and Embla

In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla (Askr ok Embla)—man and woman respectively—were the first two humans, created by the gods.

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Þangbrandr

Þangbrandr was a missionary sent to Iceland by king of Norway Óláfr Tryggvason to convert the inhabitants to Christianity.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Church arson

Church arson is the burning of, or attempting to burn, religious property.

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.

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Earl

Earl is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom.

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Egill Ólafsson

Egill Ólafsson (born 9 February 1953) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Egill Skallagrímsson

Egil Skallagrímsson (Egill Skallagrímsson; Modern Icelandic:; 904 995) was a Viking Age war poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer.

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Freyja

In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future).

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Freyr

Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest.

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Helgi Skúlason

Helgi Skúlason (4 September 1933 – 25 September 1996) was an Icelandic actor and stage director.

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Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948) is an Icelandic film director.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Icelandic language

Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.

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In the Shadow of the Raven (Icelandic: Í skugga hrafnsins) is the title of a 1988 film by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, set in Viking Age Iceland. The White Viking and in the Shadow of the Raven are films directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, films set in Iceland, films set in the Viking Age and Icelandic drama films.

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Johannes Brost

Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor.

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Lawspeaker

A lawspeaker or lawman (Swedish: lagman, Old Swedish: laghmaþer or laghman, Danish: lovsigemand, Norwegian: lagmann, Icelandic: lög(sögu)maður, Faroese: løgmaður, Finnish: laamanni, inatsitinuk) is a unique Scandinavian legal office.

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Laxdæla saga

Laxdæla saga, also Laxdœla saga (Old Norse pronunciation) or The Saga of the People of Laxárdalur, is one of the sagas of Icelanders.

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Maria Bonnevie

Anna Maria Cecilia Bonnevie (born 26 September 1973) is a Swedish-Norwegian actress.

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Norse mythology

Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Odin

Odin (from Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism.

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Olaf the Peacock

Olaf the Peacock or Olaf Hoskuldsson (Old Norse: Óláfr "pái" Hǫskuldsson; Modern Icelandic: Ólafur "pái" Höskuldsson; c. 938–1006) was a merchant and chieftain of the early Icelandic Commonwealth, who was nicknamed "the Peacock" because of his proud bearing and magnificent wardrobe.

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Olaf Tryggvason

Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000.

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Stave church

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe.

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Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi

Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi Thorkelsson (Modern Icelandic: Þorgeir...; born c. 940) was a lawspeaker in Iceland's Althing from 985 to 1001.

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Tomas Norström

Stig Tomas Norström (23 May 1956 – 3 October 2021) was a Swedish actor and film director.

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Valhalla

In Norse mythology Valhalla is the anglicised name for Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").

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VHS

The VHS (Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC).

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When the Raven Flies

When the Raven Flies (original Hrafninn flýgur) is a 1984 Icelandic-Swedish adventure film written and directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The White Viking and When the Raven Flies are films based on European myths and legends, films directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, films set in Iceland and films set in the Viking Age.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Viking

Also known as White Viking.

The White Viking, the Glossary

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See also

Danish historical drama films

Films based on European myths and legends

Films directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Films set in Iceland

Films set in the 10th century

Films set in the Viking Age

Norwegian historical drama films

References