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Victims of the Vikings
“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.”
6.4 / 10• 2020• 52m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
CW
Cat Williams
Melkorka
LeadRO
Rickie O'Neill
Findan
MJ
Michael J. Cloke
Höskuldr
BC
Brian Comerford
Old Findan
EH
Eszter Hollósi
Narrator
Joseph Palmer
Irish Slave
PM
Piotr Markiewicz
Viking Chief
MG
Martin Gilligan
Irish Man 2
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stefan Ludwig's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Victims of the Vikings is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
