Medieval Scandinavia

Based on 6th century, legend of Amleth, Prince of Denmark from the Danish Gesta Danorum

Shakespeare with Richard Burton

Shakespeare with Christopher Plummer

Shakespeare with Alfred Ryder

Shakespeare with Nicol Williamson

Shakespeare with Mel Gibson

Shakespeare with Kenneth Branagh

Shakespeare with David Tennant

Shakespeare

Based on original sources, a young prince, after discovering that his father has been murdered, vows to avenge his death and regain the crown

The scourge of Ireland and England/Scotland as well as elsewhere

8th-9th century Vikings attack Britain

Fictional story of Hereward the Wake of England trying to stop the Saxons from getting a copy of the Christian Bible; the real Hereward the Wake fought the Norman invasion of England

Irishman sees vengeance against Norway Vikings in Iceland in the Viking Age, c. 900

10th century Arab shocked by Viking behavior in Russia

Year 1000 A.D., discovery of the new world

In 1007 Vikings mistakenly leave two men behind and the men have to struggle with nature, Irish monks, Abenaki natives and their own natures to try to get back to the Viking settlement

11th century Viking prince sailed all the way to North America in search of his lost father

Battles for the chieftainship in Viking Iceland

Viking story

Continuation of the Icelandic Sagas around 1,000 AD and the reign of King Olaf, who holds the wife of Askur hostage

Vikings against the Moors in search of a huge, all-gold bell

Norwegian Vikings try to overthrow the tyrant Sveno

Danish movie from boy Harald's perspective about a mad king out to confiscate all the ships of his village

An Icelandic film about and accurately depicting the peoples involved in a Viking blood feud (based on the Icelanders' Sagas called the Gísla saga)

Icelandic Viking saga