The Northman (2022)
In AD 895, King Aurvandill returns to the fictional island of Hrafnsey after his overseas conquests, reuniting with his wife, Queen Gudrún, and his heir, Prince Amleth. To prepare Amleth for his eventual ascension, father and son participate in a ceremony overseen by Aurvandill’s jester, Heimir. Heimir tells Amleth that his destiny is fixed and cannot be escaped from and Amleth vows to avenge his father if Aurvandill is ever slain, rather than live his life in shame. The next morning, Amleth’s bastard uncle Fjölnir stages a palace coup, personally beheads Aurvandill, sacks the hillfort, and carries away Gudrún. Amleth narrowly escapes Fjölnir’s assassins and flees by boat, swearing vengeance. Years later, an adult Amleth is a berserker with a band of Vikings. After attacking a village in Gardariki, Amleth encounters a Seeress in the temple of Svetovit; the Seeress says that it is Odin’s will for Amleth to take his revenge on Fjölnir, advises Amleth to, “follow the vixen’s tail”, and that his fate is intertwined with that of a Maiden-King.
Soon after, Amleth learns that “Fjölnir the Brotherless” has lost his throne to King Harald Fairhair of Norway and now lives as a sheep farmer in Iceland. Posing as a slave, Amleth sneaks aboard a ship. He encounters an enslaved Slavic woman named Olga, who claims to be a sorceress. They are taken to Fjölnir’s farm, where Amleth learns his mother has married Fjölnir and bore him a son named Gunnar. One night, Amleth follows a vixen and encounters a he-witch, who facilitates a spiritual dialogue between Amleth and the skull of Heimir, whom Fjölnir has also murdered. The he-witch also tells Amleth about Draugr, a magical sword at the Gates of Hel. Amleth enters a mound and obtains the blade after fighting the undead Mound Dweller. He hides the sword upon his return to the farm. The next day, Amleth is selected to compete in a game of knattleikr against another farm. The game turns violent and Gunnar is almost killed, but Amleth saves him.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Alexander SkarsgårdAmleth  Oscar NovakYoung Amleth  Nicole KidmanQueen Gudrún  Claes BangFjölnir the Brotherless  Anya Taylor-JoyOlga of the Birch Forest  Ethan HawkeKing Aurvandil War-Raven  Gustav LindhThórir the Proud  Elliott RoseGunnar  Willem DafoeHeimir the Fool  BjörkSeeress  Olwen FouéréÁshildur Hofgythja |
In AD 895, King Aurvandill returns to the fictional island of Hrafnsey after his overseas conquests, reuniting with his wife, Queen Gudrún, and his heir, Prince Amleth. To prepare Amleth for his eventual ascension, father and son participate in a ceremony overseen by Aurvandill’s jester, Heimir. Heimir tells Amleth that his destiny is fixed and cannot be escaped from and Amleth vows to avenge his father if Aurvandill is ever slain, rather than live his life in shame. The next morning, Amleth’s bastard uncle Fjölnir stages a palace coup, personally beheads Aurvandill, sacks the hillfort, and carries away Gudrún. Amleth narrowly escapes Fjölnir’s assassins and flees by boat, swearing vengeance. Years later, an adult Amleth is a berserker with a band of Vikings. After attacking a village in Gardariki, Amleth encounters a Seeress in the temple of Svetovit; the Seeress says that it is Odin’s will for Amleth to take his revenge on Fjölnir, advises Amleth to, “follow the vixen’s tail”, and that his fate is intertwined with that of a Maiden-King.
Soon after, Amleth learns that “Fjölnir the Brotherless” has lost his throne to King Harald Fairhair of Norway and now lives as a sheep farmer in Iceland. Posing as a slave, Amleth sneaks aboard a ship. He encounters an enslaved Slavic woman named Olga, who claims to be a sorceress. They are taken to Fjölnir’s farm, where Amleth learns his mother has married Fjölnir and bore him a son named Gunnar. One night, Amleth follows a vixen and encounters a he-witch, who facilitates a spiritual dialogue between Amleth and the skull of Heimir, whom Fjölnir has also murdered. The he-witch also tells Amleth about Draugr, a magical sword at the Gates of Hel. Amleth enters a mound and obtains the blade after fighting the undead Mound Dweller. He hides the sword upon his return to the farm. The next day, Amleth is selected to compete in a game of knattleikr against another farm. The game turns violent and Gunnar is almost killed, but Amleth saves him.
