Viking films!
by MidoriFiore | created - 26 Aug 2017 | updated - 19 Jan 2023 | PublicA small and diverse genre, in quality and content. Hopefully you will find something to that you will enjoy.
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1. The Vikings (1958)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Adventure, History
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh
Votes: 15,701 | Gross: $7.00M
The definition of a Hollywood viking epic. Based on a novel, itself loosely based on Scandinavian legends. Through historicity is more or less thrown out of the window, there is certainly attempts at authenticity such as use of Swedish folktunes in the score, filming on location in Norway and replicating ships used by the vikings. Most of all it's a very fun film. The lead actors are clearly the time of their lives and there are some great setpieces.
2. When the Raven Flies (1984)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An Irish man seeks vengeance against the vikings who killed his parents.
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Jakob Þór Einarsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Helgi Skúlason, Gotti Sigurdarson
Votes: 2,571
Something completely different. A classic of Icelandic and Swedish cinema. Yojimbo is reimagened as a viking saga, where the yakuza is replaced with Norweigan vikings in exile in Iceland. The film is rough and uneven, but the storytelling is great and there are some great performances. Especially Helgi Skulason stands out as the cheif viking Thord. There are images that you will never forget like bloody idols of the gods, piercing blue eyes leering through a helmet and vikings riding over a black beach in the fog. One of the more historicly accurate entries on the list. The final scene is one of the bleakest moments in cinema.
3. Shadow of the Raven (1988)
124 min | Adventure, Drama
Trausti returns to Iceland just in time to be entangled in a family feud over a stranded whale-cadaver. His mother (the family head) is mortally wounded and Grim kills Erikur; the other ... See full summary »
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Reine Brynolfsson, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Egill Ólafsson, Sune Mangs
Votes: 874
Probably the best viking film ever made. Tristian and Isolde is retold in Iceland at the end of the viking age. The imagery and music is beyond words. The epic landscapes of Iceland provides a nearly mythic backdrop for a blood feud between three clans. Like "When the raven flies" there are images that will never leave your memory, like the final showdown among the geysers.
4. The 13th Warrior (1999)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, History
A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
Directors: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich
Votes: 132,159 | Gross: $32.70M
Althrough ridiculous at times and dubious with history, this retelling of Beowulf certainly has it's charm and an amazing score. Certainly a film that takes refuge in audacity. Suspicously few Scandinavian actors appear in the film, through Swedish acting legend Sven Wolter plays the king of the Norsemen. That certainly won over a few Scandinavians.
5. Valhalla Rising (2009)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Land.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Alexander Morton, Stewart Porter
Votes: 63,669 | Gross: $0.02M
More symbolic than historical, "Valhalla Rising" is polarizing to say the least. Some hate it, others love it and some are just saying "meh". But if you are in for a Norse take on "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" and trippy Scottish scenery you are in for a treat. Suggestive from beginning to the end, the film is actually quite influential in the viking genre. The director imagened the vikings as Mad Max-esque vikings, a look which has been nabbed from a great deal of viking films since like "Hammer of the Gods", "The Berserkers", "Norsemen - A Viking Saga" and even history channels "Vikings". These films even picked up the rugged and heavily contrasted look of "Valhalla Rising".
6. Hammer of the Gods (2013)
R | 99 min | Action, Horror
A young man transforms into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother, Hakan the Ferocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom.
Director: Farren Blackburn | Stars: Charlie Bewley, Alexandra Dowling, Clive Standen, James Cosmo
Votes: 8,258 | Gross: $0.00M
If "Valhalla Rising" was less subtle action film, it would probably be "Hammer of the Gods". It's really weird at times, with strange black knights(?) Danish warlord Ivar the Boneless being portrayed as overweight pedophile and people start fighting their allies for no good reason. Can't really recommend. Someone casting "Vikings" must have seen this because both actors Clive Standen and Ivan Kaye later got cast in the show. Amusingly, Kaye was casted as king Ælla, famous for being killed by Ivar the Boneless.
7. Vikings (2013–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.
Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alexander Ludwig, Georgia Hirst
Votes: 583,395
As far as history goes, this show zig-zags between really good and aweful. But it's strength lies in the drama, great acting great cinematography. A more or less loose retelling of several Norse legends, sometimes the show misses oppurtunities for some great storytelling and more drama. But the story is engaging and some spooky apperances of the Norse gods. Features some amazing music with a heavy mix of modern instruments and instruments used in the viking age. Recommended.
8. The Last Kingdom (2015–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, History
As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.
Stars: Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, Arnas Fedaravicius, Mark Rowley
Votes: 165,866
The poor man's version of "Vikings", slightly more historicly accurate, through a farcry from the extreamly well researched books it's based on. At best "The Last Kingdom" is a solid drama with some fun action, at worst frustratingly bad because you know it can be really good at times. A bonus point goes for casting actual Scandinavians as 95% of the viking characters.
9. Valhalla (1986)
89 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Through Loki's treachery, two children in the Viking age find themselves spirited away into the world of Norse Mythology.
Directors: Peter Madsen, Jeffrey J. Varab | Stars: Dick Kaysø, Preben Kristensen, Laura Bro, Marie Ingerslev
Votes: 2,539
A great Danish film about the adventures of two children as they enter the service of the thunder god Thor. With nice, traditional animation and an amazing score, "Valhalla" is based on the equally amazing comic books. It's probably the most faithful adaptation of Norse mythology ever put on film. Recommended.
10. Outlander (2008)
R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry.
Director: Howard McCain | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman, Jack Huston
Votes: 78,719 | Gross: $0.16M
Not an amazing film, but pretty entertaining. Suprisingly accurate considering the kind of film it is. Not a bad film to watch to relax after work. Loosely based on Beowulf
11. Beowulf (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Robin Wright
Votes: 174,193 | Gross: $82.16M
A really ugly and loud film. Althrough it follows the poem to a certain degree, it fails being engading is way too over the top. It's subversions of the Beowulf story falls really flat. Not recommened, but some of the music is great.
12. Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In Denmark, during the 6th century, Danish king Hrothgar and his warriors kill a troll whose son, Grendel, vows revenge.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Hringur Ingvarsson, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar Sigurdsson
Votes: 18,601 | Gross: $0.07M
Another Beowulf, this time with Iceland standing in for Denmark and Götaland (wait what?). Jokes aside, certainly a unique in it's take on Beowulf. As far as costumes go, it's actually very accurate to the Vendel age (the time before the viking age) and is a pretty interesting story. Gerad Butler is certainly in his right element as a viking. The problem is that (like 2007 Beowulf), all the famous film adaptations of Beowulf are subversions or reimagenings of the story. Most people are not that familiar with the epic poem (I can recommend Julian Glover's amazing recording for those who want to explore it). Therefore, any subversion falls a bit flat as the trope is unbuilt.
13. Hellsaga (2017)
13 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
A young warrior seeks the wisdom of the gods.
Director: Viking Almquist | Stars: Viking Almquist, Alva Markelius, Paula Ternström, Ola Höök
Yet to be released short film. Appearently it's closely based on Norse mythology and shot on the island of Fårö, where Ingmar Bergman shot most of his films.
14. Tumult (2012)
13 min | Short, Action, Comedy
A tribe of Norse warriors traipse across a barren land after battle. Bloodied and wounded, their chief is near death. He is about to hand over power to his son when an army of a completely different kind descends upon them.
Director: Johnny Barrington | Stars: Jean-Marc Chautems, Eileen Dunwoodie, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Howard Lee
Votes: 145
Can't recommend this enough. Just watch it.
15. Viking (2016)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Drama, History
Kievan Rus, late 10th century. After the death of his father, the young Viking prince Vladimir of Novgorod is forced into exile across the frozen sea.
Director: Andrey Kravchuk | Stars: Danila Kozlovskiy, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Maksim Sukhanov, Igor Petrenko
Votes: 5,067
I have yet to see this film, but the trailer has some great imagery. Looks slightly more historicly accurate than the average viking film. One of the only films to deal with the Norsemen in what was to be Russia.
16. Här kommer bärsärkarna (1965)
99 min | Adventure, Comedy
The viking chief Hjorvard has two wild sons, Glum and Garm, both notorious berserkers.
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Dirch Passer, Åke Söderblom, Nils Hallberg
Votes: 79
Althrough the vikings deserved this treatment for all they did, we as an audience do not. DO NOT WATCH!
17. Viking: The Berserkers (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure
In Dark Ages Britain, a group of young Saxons are captured by a clan of fearsome Viking warriors and used as prey in a ritualistic manhunt.
Director: Antony Smith | Stars: Sol Heras, Douglas Russell, Amber Jean Rowan, Simon Armstrong
Votes: 290
Very lousy film, with the exception of a pretty good scene involving a black metal-esque völva (shaman). Not recommended.
18. Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama, History
A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
Director: Claudio Fäh | Stars: Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 10,731
I have not seen this film.
19. Asterix and the Vikings (2006)
Not Rated | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While tutoring Vitalstatistix's rebellious nephew Justforkix, Asterix and Obelix must rescue him from Vikings who wish to learn the meaning of fear to become invincible.
Directors: Stefan Fjeldmark, Jesper Møller, Joanna Wizmur, Jack Fletcher | Stars: Roger Carel, Lorànt Deutsch, Sara Forestier, Jacques Frantz
Votes: 12,739
Based on a pretty funny entry in "Asterix the gaul", but I have not seen this.
20. The Long Ships (1964)
Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama
A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find "The Mother of All Voices", a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Rosanna Schiaffino
Votes: 3,126
Loosely based on a classic Swedish novel. I have not seen this.
21. Wickie und die starken Männer (2009)
85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The story of a young Viking boy who accompanies his father, the chief of their village, and his men on their adventures--and often is the person who uses his wit and instincts to help the men in their times of need.
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Jonas Hämmerle, Waldemar Kobus, Günther Kaufmann, Michael Herbig
Votes: 3,495
German adaptation of another Swedish classic, as the Swedes do not seem to be able to adapt their own books.
22. Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods (2011)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Viking village Flake's chief Halvar orders clever, tiny son Wickie to rob a knights convoy. The warriors must take over but fail to see Wickie being abducted with a cargo of Eskimo slaves ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Ditter | Stars: Jonas Hämmerle, Valeria Eisenbart, Waldemar Kobus, Nic Romm
Votes: 1,482
Another german adaptation.
23. Erik the Viking (1989)
PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt
Votes: 14,483 | Gross: $1.93M
I have not seen this film
24. Knives of the Avenger (1966)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure
A mysterious, knife-throwing Viking warrior protects a young peasant woman and her son from the clutches of a evil regent bent on claiming the title of King and the woman for himself.
Directors: Mario Bava, Leopoldo Savona | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Fausto Tozzi, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Luciano Pollentin
Votes: 938
Spagetthi-vikings! I have not seen this film
25. A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008)
82 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Helgi witnesses the destruction of his village and narrowly escapes to his uncle Rurik who raises him like his son. Many years later he meets the people responsible for his parents' deaths--and someone he never expected to see again.
Director: Michael Mouyal | Stars: Ken Vedsegaard, Peter Gantzler, Erik Holmey, Hans Henrik Clemensen
Votes: 512
I have not seen this film.
26. The Viking Queen (1967)
Approved | 91 min | Adventure
Saline inherits the kingdom of England on the eve of the signing of the treaty sharing power with the Roman Empire. However, revolt was brewing, threatening the fragile peace.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Don Murray, Carita, Donald Houston, Andrew Keir
Votes: 974
I have not seen this film. There where no vikings that we knew of in Roman times and the word "viking" did not even exist back then. If they where, they where probably hanging around the Baltic.
27. Alfred the Great (I) (1969)
M/PG | 122 min | Drama, History, War
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows, to... See full summary »
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome, Colin Blakely
Votes: 1,119
A standard Hollywood epic, loose with history. Alfred and his enemy Guttrum drops some rather funny one-liners at times.
28. Erik, the Viking (1965)
95 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Viking chief Thorvald dies from a mortal combat wound. He realizes his son Erloff is not a worthy successor, but his will divides his property equally between him and Erik, the valiant son ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Gordon Mitchell, Giuliano Gemma, Eleonora Bianchi, Elisa Montés
Votes: 150
Italian vikings. I have not seen this film.
29. Viking Quest (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young peasant boy is taken from his home by Viking raiders and raised as one of them. But when a legendary dragon attacks his clan, he discovers that he is the Viking hero destined to stop the dragons from destroying the world.
Director: Todor Chapkanov | Stars: Harry Lister Smith, Jenny Boyd, Oliver Walker, Anya Taylor-Joy
Votes: 672
So bad that it's good. Mostly the costumes and weapons are pretty accurate, but at other things... Eh, not so much. There are some near references to Norse legends, but the reason to watch this film is the same as watching Troll 2 or The Room. A pre-fame role for Anya Taylor-Joy, who is a great actress, which she will probably be teased about in a talk-show 10 years from now.
30. Den sidste viking (1997)
88 min | Action, Drama
The son of Viking Harald is left behind in his village with women and children, when his father joins a group of rebels. They are revolving against the king, but the king takes revenge by ... See full summary »
Director: Jesper W. Nielsen | Stars: Holger Thaarup, René Hansen, Moa Lagercrantz, Marika Lagercrantz
Votes: 248
I have not seen this film.
31. Pathfinder (2007)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Karl Urban, Clancy Brown, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means
Votes: 46,276 | Gross: $10.23M
A really bad remake of a wonderful Sami film from the 80's, which featured Helgi Skulason. The Sami and Chuds of the original has been replaced with a non-descript tribe of native Americans and some vikings that really looks like NHL-players. Do not watch.
32. The Viking Sagas (1995)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure
A mythical warrior wanders the snow-capped landscapes of the North territories on an arduous quest for vengeance. Amid nobles and schemers, saints and brutes, and lovers and fools, this ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Chapman | Stars: Ralf Moeller, Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Þórir Waagfjörð
Votes: 639
I have not seen this film.
33. Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981)
100 min | Biography, Drama
From an authentic Viking saga, Outlaw tells the story of a family blood feud, set in 10th century Iceland.
Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson | Stars: Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Arnar Jónsson, Kristján Jóhann Jónsson, Þráinn Karlsson
Votes: 351
Icelandic adaptation of one of their old sagas. I have only seen the beginning of this film, but it looks very accurate to history.
34. Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer (2011)
PG | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An over confident teen with a magical weapon and a handful of imperfect gods join forces against an evil queen and her army of giants
Directors: Óskar Jónasson, Toby Genkel, Gunnar Karlsson | Stars: Justin Gregg, Paul Tylak, Nicola Coughlan, Liz Lloyd
Votes: 1,145
I have not seen this film.
35. Thor: Hammer of the Gods (2009 TV Movie)
92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thor along with his friends travel to a mysterious island seeking glory and fame. Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers. Meanwhile ... See full summary »
Director: Todor Chapkanov | Stars: Zachery Ty Bryan, Alexis Kendra, Mac Brandt, Daz Crawford
Votes: 1,533
Really lousy film with vikings and appearently werewolves.
36. Vikingdom (2013)
Unrated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A forgotten king, Eirick, is tasked with the impossible odds to defeat Thor, the God of Thunder.
Director: Yusry Abd Halim | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Natassia Malthe, Craig Fairbrass, Jon Foo
Votes: 3,614
A film that manages both to be really bad and insulting to Scandinavians at the same time. Do not watch.
37. Arnljot (1927)
89 min | Drama
After five years abroad, the viking Arnljot Sunvisson returns to Jämtland.
Director: Theodor Berthels | Stars: Hugo Björne, Thora Östberg, Greta Berthels, Theodor Berthels
A (probably) lost film based on a opera. Shot on location where the historical events it's based on took place.
38. Erik the Conqueror (1961)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Alice Kessler, Ellen Kessler, George Ardisson
Votes: 960
I have seen bits of this film and it feels very much in the same vein as "The Vikings", only more Italian.
39. The White Viking (1991)
131 min | Adventure, Drama
Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless ... See full summary »
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Gotti Sigurdarson, Maria Bonnevie, Egill Ólafsson, Tomas Norström
Votes: 460
A very mixed bag. Based on real events about the conversion of Iceland and Norway to christianity. Loaded with references to to the sagas, some great images and some great performances, the film falls flat due to being butchered in the editing. The version to watch is the mini-series which really tells the story as it's meant to. The action scenes in all versions are terrible and some of the other performances are bad in many different ways. Worth seeing, but not a must see.
40. The Silent God (2018)
11 min | Short, Drama, History
A man is stalked by a killer in 11th century Sweden.
Director: Viking Almquist | Stars: Ralf Beck, Viking Almquist, Xander Turian, Sarah Giercksky
Votes: 10
Not released it seems, so I have not seen it
41. Hem till Midgård (2003–2004)
30 min | Action, Comedy, History
A Swedish show concerning the fates of some dorky Swedish Vikings. The show is mainly about a viking called Lill-Snorre and his friends, including Tyke Mörbult who has a below average IQ, to put it mildly. How will they survive? A small group of friends, in a small village called Midgård.
Stars: Fredde Granberg, Sara Sommerfeld, Marko Lehtosalo, Johan Petersson
Votes: 1,454
A viking sitcom. Has it's funny moments. Very childish.
42. Prince Valiant (1954)
Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget
Votes: 2,950
Mixes king Arthur with vikings. I have not seen this film.
43. Prince Valiant (1997)
PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
The evil sorceress Morgan le Fey teams up with the Viking Sligon to should steal Arthur's sword Excalibur. The young boy Valiant, who masquerades as Sir Gawain to be near the princess Ilene, has to save the kingdom.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Thomas Kretschmann, Edward Fox
Votes: 2,403
More king Arthur and vikings. I have not seen this film. There probably where no vikings in Arthurian times.
44. Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was God (2003)
103 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In the 9th century, a tyrant oppresses pre-Christian Slavic tribes living on the Polish lands. They must unite for the common future.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Michal Zebrowski, Marina Aleksandrova, Malgorzata Foremniak, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 1,389
The vikings can't help themself but to torment the Poles. I have not seen this film.
45. Tears of Valhalla (2016)
7 min | Short, Action, Adventure
In a hostile world, where wars can last a lifetime, the power of an ancient amulet comes as a blessing to some, and a curse to others.
Director: David Allen | Stars: Naomi Allen, James Bennett, Hamish Boyle, Breeze
Votes: 6
I have not seen this film.
46. Blood of Beasts (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Freya is the clan princess, pursued by Sven who wants only to become king after King Thorsson dies. Freya prefers Agnar, who was lost with a boatload of clansmen on a raid. The old king ... See full summary »
Director: David Lister | Stars: Jane March, Justin Whalin, William Gregory Lee, David Dukas
Votes: 715
Beauty and the Beast with vikings. I have not seen this film.
47. Attack of the Normans (1962)
Not Rated | 79 min | Adventure
An evil duke kidnaps the good king and tries to make the virtuous queen his bride and the peasants take arms.
Director: Giuseppe Vari | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Geneviève Grad, Ettore Manni, Philippe Hersent
Votes: 90
More Italian vikings. I have not seen this film.
48. The Viking (1928)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, History
Vikings compete for power and the love of a woman.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Donald Crisp, Pauline Starke, LeRoy Mason, Anders Randolf
Votes: 490
I have not seen this film.
49.
NET Playhouse (1964–1972)
Episode:
The Ceremony of Innocence
(1970)
88 min | Biography, Drama, History
Events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard's invasion of England in AD 1013.
Directors: Ken Rockefeller, Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Richard Kiley, James Broderick, Larry Gates, Robert Gerringer
Votes: 29
Tv-movie. Not seen.
50. The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)
Not Rated | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of lonely Viking women build a ship and set off across the sea to locate their missing menfolk, only to fall into the clutches of the barbarians that also hold their men captive. There is a cameo appearance by the sea serpent.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Abby Dalton, Susan Cabot, Bradford Jackson, June Kenney
Votes: 1,594
Corman meets the vikings! I have not seen this film.
51. The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
G | 93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In 1907, four explorers discover a lost colony of Vikings in the Arctic.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: David Hartman, Donald Sinden, Jacques Marin, Mako
Votes: 3,162
Props to Disney for featuring primarly Scandinavians as all the Norse characters. I have not seen this film.
52. Trællene (1978)
84 min | Animation, History
Director: Jannik Hastrup | Stars: Otto Brandenburg, Birgit Brüel, Ingrid Oustrup Jensen, Jesper Klein
Votes: 34
Animated Danish film about thralls, the slave class of the viking age.
53. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson
Votes: 801,066 | Gross: $217.58M
Instead of raiding people, these vikings fight dragons and have a Scottish accent for some reason. I have not seen this film.
54. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Director: Dean DeBlois | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson
Votes: 364,237 | Gross: $177.00M
I have not seen this film.
55. The Tartars (1961)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tartan and Viking forces clash in what is modern-day Russia.
Directors: Richard Thorpe, Ferdinando Baldi | Stars: Victor Mature, Orson Welles, Liana Orfei, Arnoldo Foà
Votes: 511
Vikings in ancient Russia tries to live in peace with their Slavic neighbours but those pesky tartars tries to coherce them to go viking on the Slavs. Violence ensues. I have not seen this film.
56. The Red Mantle (1967)
R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
The young beloveds fight for their love in medieval Scandinavia.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Oleg Vidov, Gitte Hænning, Eva Dahlbeck, Birgitte Federspiel
Votes: 166
I have not seen this film. It's Danish drama based on a Danish legend from the middle ages.
57. Grendel (2007 TV Movie)
82 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
King Higlack of the Gauths entrusts prince Finn and a fire ball weapon to his champion, slayer Beowulf. They lead twelve men on a mission to help king Hrothgar of the Danes, whose once ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Lyon | Stars: Chris Bruno, Marina Sirtis, Michael J. Minor, Charles Hittinger
Votes: 1,037
Looks really weird. Have not seen it yet.
58. Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)
88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated in a Monty Pythonesque way by Grendel (Sir Peter Ustinov), the "monster" in the legend.
Director: Alex Stitt | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Keith Michell, Arthur Dignam, Ed Rosser
Votes: 210
A little gem based on the novel "Grendel". The story of Beowulf from Grendel's point of view.
59. Ironclad (2011)
R | 121 min | Action, Drama, History
In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.
Director: Jonathan English | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox, James Purefoy
Votes: 43,663
Fun, but completely braindead film loosely based on a real siege. King John employs Danish vikings (but for some reason their leader has a latin name) to root out rebels in return from keeping christianity out of Denmark. This takes place in the 13th century and Denmark was converted (officially atleast) in th 10th century. So there would most certainly not being any people being openly pagan at that time.
60. Ring of the Nibelungs (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 184 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The legend of Siegfried and Brunhild, loosely based on characters from the Norse sagas and the pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs outlined in the Nibelungensaga.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt, Julian Sands
Votes: 10,009
Really boring adaptation of the Völsung saga and the Nibelunlied that takes out all the interesting parts of the source materials and mixes in some weird elements from the Ring-cycle by Wagner. Not recommended.
61. The Norseman (1978)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure
An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Lee Majors, Cornel Wilde, Mel Ferrer, Jack Elam
Votes: 914
I have not seen this film.
62. Prima Veras saga om Olav den hellige (1983)
98 min | Comedy, History
The unholy story about the life of Saint Olav the Holy from birth to the day he dies as the Norwegian King at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030.
Directors: Herodes Falsk, Harald Gunnar Paalgard | Stars: Jahn Teigen, Herodes Falsk, Tom Mathisen, Øivind Blunck
Votes: 90
I have not seen this film.
63. Royal Deceit (1994)
R | 107 min | Adventure, Drama
An old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Christian Bale, Brian Cox
Votes: 2,465
An attempt to do Hamlet, the original Danish Hamlet. I have not seen this film.
64. The Saga of Biorn (2011)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Action
An old Viking is determined to reach Valhalla, the warrior's afterlife full of excessive drinking and debauchery. To gain entry he has to die honorably in battle, but he discovers that the right death isn't so easy.
Stars: Phillip Sacramento, Alberte Thorning Agerskov, Jack E. Sovtar
Votes: 638
I have not seen this film.
65. Sword of Vengeance (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vengeance is the driving force behind a shadow walker's return to Norman conquered Saxon lands after the Battle of Hastings and a brutal repression of it's people by a cruel lord.
Director: Jim Weedon | Stars: Stanley Weber, Annabelle Wallis, Karel Roden, Ed Skrein
Votes: 2,541
I have not seen this film.
66. A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne to the safety of the Iona monastery, while being pursued by a Viking death squad hell-bent on its capture.
Director: Chris Crow | Stars: Gareth John Bale, Ian Dicks, Richard Elfyn, Lindsey Fickling
Votes: 1,420
I have not seen this film.
67. Berserker (2004)
R | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A warlord's son is cursed to be reborn lifetime after lifetime and fated to love and lose until the curse is lifted.
Director: Paul Matthews | Stars: Paul Johansson, Craig Sheffer, Kari Wuhrer, Patrick Bergin
Votes: 651
I have not seen this film.
68. The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen (1908)
Short, Adventure, Drama
A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: Florence Lawrence
Votes: 19
I have not seen this film.
69. Tarkan: Viking Kani (1971)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Vikings wish to kidnap a beautiful girl to sacrifice her to their demigod, but the heroic Tarkan, aided by his dog, Kurt, is there to save the day.
Director: Mehmet Aslan | Stars: Kartal Tibet, Eva Bender, Seher Seniz, Bilal Inci
Votes: 2,382
I have not seen this film.
70. Sigurd the Dragonkiller (1989)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jarle son Sigurd growing up in Viking Norway, a time when conflicts are resolved with weapons. He is named after a great legend and local hero, Sigurd Fåvnesbane that in his time had killed... See full summary »
Directors: Knut W. Jorfald, Lars Rasmussen, Paul Trevor Vale | Stars: Kristian Tonby, Per Jansen, Terje Strømdahl, Rulle Smit
Votes: 258
I have not seen this film.
71. The Last of the Vikings (1961)
Unrated | 103 min | Action, Adventure, War
Harald and his brother Guntar return to Norway to find their father murdered and his throne usurped. They try to take revenge on Sveno, but a traitor amongst them puts both brother's lives at risk.
Director: Giacomo Gentilomo | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Edmund Purdom, Isabelle Corey, Hélène Rémy
Votes: 233
I have not seen this film.
72. Killian's Chronicle: The Magic Stone (1995)
95 min | Adventure
One thousand years ago, the vikings were lost to a mysterious coast in the Northe Antlantic.Kilian, the Irish slave,stole the navigating stone,fortunately original people of Americath rescued him and helped him how to living on there.
Director: Pamela Berger | Stars: Amelia G. Bingham, Robert Mason Ham, Christopher Johnson, Eva Kim
Votes: 26
I have not seen this film.
73. Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007)
Not Rated | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, History
On the coast of North America in AD 1007, two Norsemen are stranded when their expedition is attacked and they are left for dead. As they struggle to survive in the vast forests of the New ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Stone | Stars: Fiore Tedesco, Tony Stone, David Perry, Noelle Bailey
Votes: 560 | Gross: $0.02M
I have not seen this film yet.
74. Amsgård: En vikingasaga (2007)
126 min | Adventure, Drama
The year is 986. The golden age of the Vikings is coming to an end. Belief in the old gods is slowly being replaced by belief in the only god. In eastern Tveta lies the village of Amsgård, ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Slowinski | Stars: Daniel Allansson, Joakim Ahlstrand, Leif Fransson, Hanna Nilsson
Swedish indie. I have not seen this film yet.
75. Beowulf: Prince of the Geats (2007)
Adventure
An adventurer travels to Denmark to fight an unstoppable creature before becoming king of a viking nation.
Director: Scott Wegener | Stars: Joe Thomas, Burt McCollom, Eric Feliciano, Lisa Baldwin
Votes: 41
I have not seen this film.
76. Sweaty Beards (2010)
84 min | Comedy
Scandinavia the year 968. Osvald, a cowardly Viking, and his brave, but not so clever brother Sigtryg, decides to avenge his father's killer.
Director: Joakim Jardeby | Stars: Tobias Lundqvist, Isabella Alveborg, Johan Westergren, Marika Lagercrantz
Votes: 237
Hem till Midgård styled comedy. I have not seen this film.
77. 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth (2009)
150 min | Action, History, War
Despite earlier promises to pass his crown to one of his Flemish, Viking, or Norman relatives, English King Edward the Confessor dies in 1066, leaving his crown to Anglo-Saxon Harold Godwinson, causing a bloody succession war.
Stars: Ian Holm, Mike Bailey, Francis Magee, Tim Plester
Votes: 873
I have not seen this series.
78. Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch (2009)
93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Valdemar and Sille meets Benedict, a man who claims to have been cursed to eternal life by a Norse shaman in the viking age.
Director: Mogens Hagedorn | Stars: Jonas Wandschneider, Clara Maria Bahamondes, Jakob Cedergren, Stine Stengade
Votes: 345
I have not seen this film.
79. Northmen (2010)
20 min | Short, Drama, History
In the year 1005 England is in the grip of a terrible famine and suffering under an invasion by the Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard. When Winter sets in the Danes flee to their ships, leaving five of their warriors stranded behind enemy lines.
Director: Philip Stevens | Stars: David Clayton, Lewis Gemmill, Brendan McCoy, Dave McKee
Votes: 29
I have not seen this film.
80. Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)
44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Heroic legend Beowulf gallops through the epic and mythical Shieldlands, to his childhood home of Herot, hoping to set right past wrongs.
Stars: Kieran Bew, Joanne Whalley, Ed Speleers, Laura Donnelly
Votes: 3,596
I've seen parts of this. Not bad, but not that good eighter. Only got one season.
81. Vikingane (2016–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, History
Viking life at the close of the 8th century.
Stars: Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Jon Øigarden, Bjørn Myrene
Votes: 21,540
Norweigan comedy series. Not that funny. One joke was flat out stolen from Game of Thrones.
82. Viking Legacy (2016)
83 min | Action, Adventure
In ancient times, there were seven sacred scrolls believed to grant power and prosperity to those who possessed them. Prophecy told that a child born in pure Royal blood would one day ... See full summary »
Directors: Tom Barker, Victor Mawer | Stars: Hollie Burrows, James William Cooke, Liam Dascombe, Daren Elliott Holmes
Votes: 632
I have not seen this film.
83. The Sacrifice (1946)
12 min | Short, Drama
Depicts the suggestive empathy the Old Norse blood sacrifice.
Director: Gösta Werner | Stars: Gunnar Björnstrand, Henrik Schildt, Yngve Nordwall, Olof Widgren
Votes: 90
84. Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985)
146 min | Adventure, Drama
Vikings attack Kuksja's village, and end up bringing him along on their ship because they believe he is good luck. After proving himself in a battle against the dreaded Danes, chief Torir ... See full summary »
Directors: Stanislav Rostotskiy, Knut Andersen, Ola Solum | Stars: Aleksandr Timoshkin, Petronella Barker, Tor Stokke, Torgeir Fonnlid
Votes: 348
85. Vikings (2012)
59 min | Documentary, History
Vikings is a documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the empire of Canute.
Star: Neil Oliver
Votes: 283
86. Vikingar (2013)
14 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Iceland, in the year 1000. Magnus, a fearless Viking warrior, confronts Bjarni the Berserker who abducted his wife and child. Their rivalry is only beginning.
Director: Magali Magistry | Stars: Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Damon Younger, Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Votes: 32
87. Vikingasystrar (2022)
95 min | Drama, History
A shaman is sent on a manhunt for her outlaw sister.
Director: Viking Almquist | Stars: Karin Engman, Eliza Sica, Sofia Ekholm, Oliver Burenfjäll
88. The Viking War (2019)
103 min | History
Ingrid and her siblings are on the run from the Beserkers who have begun invading the villages, taking over, savagely using the residents on a game where they vs a Beserker, and if they win... See full summary »
Directors: Suzy Spade, Louisa Warren | Stars: Darcie Rose, Peter Cosgrove, Victor Toth, Georgia Wood
Votes: 856
89. Viking Blood (2019)
89 min | Action
When a stranger finds himself in the middle of a battle between the old gods and the new, he decides that neither side deserves to win.
Director: Uri L. Schwarz | Stars: Robert Follin, Uri L. Schwarz, Martin Hestbæk, Mia Lerdam
Votes: 268
90. Redbad (2018)
160 min | Action, Drama, History
The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Gijs Naber, Lisa Smit, Huub Stapel, Derek de Lint
Votes: 3,055
91. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek the Hidden World, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Director: Dean DeBlois | Stars: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 150,682 | Gross: $160.80M
92. Draug (2018)
87 min | Adventure, Fantasy, History
In the late viking age a missionary, travelling with a group of soldiers, vanishes somewhere in a vast border forest in the northern parts of Sweden. A rescue party is sent out to find them... See full summary »
Directors: Karin Engman, Klas Persson | Stars: Elna Karlsson, Thomas Hedengran, Ralf Beck, Nina Filimoshkina
Votes: 655
93. Halvdan Viking (2018)
97 min | Adventure, Family
Halvdan is not a proper Viking. He has a limp, and is regarded by the other kids as a strange loner with no friends; except for the village blacksmith Björn who's taken care of him since ... See full summary »
Director: Gustaf Åkerblom | Stars: Vilgot Hedtjärn, Ellinea Siambalis, Peter Haber, Claes Månsson
Votes: 325
94. Dead Man's Mound
Action, Drama, Fantasy | Announced
A ruthless Viking seeks vengeance against his old enemy by kidnapping his daughters, but the plan is hindered by an unknown macabre presence from the legends.
Stars: Yohanna Idha, Thomas Raft, Fredrik Wagner, Cedomir Djordjevic
95. Berserk (2013)
13 min | Short, Drama
Director: Pjotr Sapegin | Stars: Orion Acaba, Robert Bergren, Jon Gustav Flø, Tron Furu
Votes: 12
96. Halfdanr (2021)
Short, History
The bastard son of a Viking farmer and his slave, must outshine his legitimate brothers to win his father's love, and buy his mother's freedom.
Director: Lance B. Witmer | Stars: Eric Pierce, Joseph Griffin, Joe Coffey, Matthew Ben Miller
97. Valhalla (II) (2019)
Short
Definition of Valhalla 1 : the great hall in Norse mythology where heroes slain in battle are received 2 : a place of honor, glory. To die in battle may not be the sword and shield affair ... See full summary »
Director: Hannah Smith | Stars: Rosalind Whelan, David Macey, Maria Douglas, Mark Ward
Votes: 76
98. Pagan Warrior (2019)
82 min | Horror
After a savage gang of Vikings invade a Saxon Castle, murdering all in sight, one surviving man calls upon Krampus, the Yule devil to come to exact revenge for his family.
Directors: Nick Minaj, Louisa Warren | Stars: Peter Cosgrove, Shaila Alvarez, Darrell Griggs, Tara MacGowran
Votes: 145
99. Scarecrow's Revenge (2019)
93 min | Horror
A Viking Warrioress must step up when a heathen, banished from her village gives up his mortal soul in exchange for the near indestructible form of a demonic Scarecrow. As warriors fall to the vengeful Scarecrow, it's down to Greta to save her village from annihilation.
Director: Louisa Warren | Stars: Louisa Warren, Richard D. Myers, Peter Cosgrove, Mike Kelson
Votes: 224
100. Metal Kills
Documentary | Post-production
Director: Ash Thayer | Stars: Sandra Bohr, Josephine Neilsen, Fathma Nachiar, Christoffer Cold-Ravnkilde
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