Victims of the Vikings (2020)

  • NR
  • 12/22/2020 (AT)
  • Documentary, History, TV Movie
  • 52m

While Vikings have been celebrated as heroic explorers and conquerors, they have a dark history as slavers and human traffickers, the extent of which is being uncovered through archaeology.

Overview

Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.

Stefan Ludwig

Director, Writer

Gernot Lercher

Writer

Cast

Cat Williams's headshot

Cat Williams

Melkorka
Rickie O'Neill's headshot

Rickie O'Neill

Findan
Michael J. Cloke's headshot

Michael J. Cloke

Höskuldr
Brian Comerford's headshot

Brian Comerford

Old Findan
Eszter Hollósi's headshot

Eszter Hollósi

Narrator
Joseph Palmer's headshot

Joseph Palmer

Irish Slave
Piotr Markiewicz's headshot

Piotr Markiewicz

Viking Chief
Martin Gilligan's headshot

Martin Gilligan

Irish Man 2

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