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Victims of the Vikings
Victims of the Vikings

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.

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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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

22 December 2020

Country

Austria

Cast

Cat Williams

Cat Williams

Melkorka

Rickie O'Neill

Rickie O'Neill

Findan

Michael J. Cloke

Michael J. Cloke

Höskuldr

Brian Comerford

Brian Comerford

Old Findan

Eszter Hollósi

Eszter Hollósi

Narrator

Joseph Palmer

Joseph Palmer

Irish Slave

Piotr Markiewicz

Piotr Markiewicz

Viking Chief

Martin Gilligan

Martin Gilligan

Irish Man 2

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