![]() He was a hero, a giver of rings, and a man of honor. In Saxo’s account, Orvendil (or Aurvendil) was a great Viking of the noble house of Jutland (a part of Denmark today). Like the Eddas and sagas, Saxo’s work was cultivated from much older oral tradition that is now lost to us.įollowing is a synopsis of the story of Amleth as it appears in Saxo Grammaticus and Shakespeare. If you have seen the film, you will agree that much of the story line has been altered from the original plot. ![]() Saxo Grammaticus (Saxo the Learned) was a court historian of Denmark who wrote his masterwork in the 12 th century (a generation or two before the earliest manuscripts of the Eddas and sagas). The Northman is an adaptation of the story of Amleth, a Danish Viking whose biography survives in Books III & IV of Gesta Danorum ( The Deeds of the Danes) by Saxo Grammaticus. The Northman is based on an authentic Viking tale so riveting that it has already been performed before by the most celebrated dramatist in the English language, William Shakespeare (in his play Hamlet). However, audiences do not just go to the movies for history consultants, realism, or even just for actors. Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir ( Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World), and University of Iceland folklorist Terry Gunnell. Neil Price ( Children of Ash and Elm and The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia), Oxford scholar Dr. ![]() In addition, an elite team of consultants worked on the film, including Swedish University Archeology Chair Dr. Eggers co-wrote The Northman with Sjón, the Icelandic novelist and poet, and the project immediately attracted a stellar cast. His previous movies include The Witch and The Lighthouse. The Northman is already being hyped by some as "the definitive Viking movie" and the "most accurate Viking film ever made." Director Robert Eggers is well known for his artistic creativity, attention to fine detail, and respect for his source material.
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