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  1. A group of exiled Vikings, under the leadership of Asbjörn, are stranded on the coast of Scotland after their ship sinks in a storm. There, they are attacked by soldiers who are escorting the princess Inghean, who is on her way to be married.

    • The Northman Isn't Directly Based on A True Story
    • Was Amleth A Real person? Scandinavian Legend Explained
    • Who Was King Aurvandill? Myth & Thor Link Explained
    • Valkyries & Valhalla: The Viking Afterlife in The Northman
    • How Bjork's Seeress Fits Within Norse Mythology
    • Real-Life Viking Berserkers
    • The Northman's Timeline: When It's Set & How Accurate Is It
    • Vikings in Iceland: How Accurate The Northman's Setting Is

    The Northman isn't directly based on a true story, instead being written by Robert Eggers and his writing partner for this film Sjon, to be based on an Old Norse myth and folktale as opposed to being taken directly from reality. This folktale was Vita Amlethi. Vita Amlethi was a tale passed down through generations by word of mouth, not being offic...

    Vita Amlethi, the Norse folktale, translates into The Life of Amleth. While Amleth isn't necessarily based on a true historical person, the folktale passes down the legend of the character. While the story of The Northman takes the basis of this legend to inspire its story, the main character of Amleth is almost directly taken from the Norse tale. ...

    King Horwendil from Vita Amlethalso is steeped in mythology, much like Amleth. Horwendil is linked heavily to King Aurvandill of the Prose Edda, an Old Norse textbook written in the 13th century. In the Prose Edda, Aurvandill was a man that was abducted by the Jotnar. Upon his abduction, Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, confronts them and liberates ...

    One of the defining elements of The Northman that link the film to reality through Norse myth is the inclusion of the Valkyries and Valhalla. In Norse mythology, the Valkyries were a host of female figures responsible for guiding the spirits of deceased Nordic soldiers to the afterlife. One of the prominent afterlife locations in Norse myth is Valh...

    In The Northman, Robert Eggers convinced Icelandic singer and actress Bjork to return to acting for the first time in nearly 20 years. In doing so, The Northman was able to include another aspect of ancient Norse mythology in the film: a seeress. In the film, Amleth encounters a seeress, played by Bjork, who lays out the Viking prince's path and te...

    Before one of the major action set pieces in The Northman, one of the many battles of the film, a sequence takes place in which Amleth is taking part in some kind of ritual amongst other men in his raiding party. This ritual sees the men wearing various animal skins, including bears and wolves, and mimicking the animal's movements and sounds throug...

    The Northman is revealed to be set in 895AD upon the film's opening. The film then has a time jump on an unspecified amount of time, showing Amleth has grown from a child to a young adult. The time jump can't have been more than 10-15 years, however, meaning - due to what is known about ancient Vikings of that time - the film is fairly accurate wit...

    The bulk of The Northman is set on the island of Iceland, where Fjolnir decided to settle with his family following the loss of his brother's kingdom to Harald of Norway. This is another aspect of the film in which Eggers tried to be as accurate as possible to ancient Icelandic Vikings of that era. Many Vikings in ancient times traveled to Iceland ...

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  2. Apr 22, 2022 · This level of accuracy doesnt stem from the film’s straightforward approach to “realhistory. Instead, The Northman ’s goal is to capture the atmosphere of the pre-modern Viking world,...

  3. Apr 22, 2022 · D irector Robert Eggers’ revenge epic The Northman has been called the “ definitive Viking film,” but, funnily enough, no one in the movie ever says the word “Viking.” For archaeology professor...

  4. Apr 20, 2022 · Shallow, stealthy longboats. Though the narrative may be the stuff of legend, the Viking Age detail in The Northman is rooted in history, and writer-director Robert Eggers took pains to get it as...

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  5. Apr 14, 2022 · “You are in their world, not in ours”: How The Northman makes the Viking Age real. The Northman is a gripping revenge tale that follows Viking prince Amleth’s quest to reclaim his lost kingdom from his perfidious uncle. It’s a blood-spattered epic – but one with great deal of nuanced historical fact behind it.

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  7. Jun 7, 2022 · The Northman is a Viking Version of Hamlet. Image Via Focus Features. The Northman shares much of its basic DNA with Shakespeare's play. For the uninitiated, Hamlet is the story of a son...

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