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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.

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Duration52 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateDec 22, 2020

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.

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History
  • TV Movie

Casts

Cat Williams

Melkorka

Rickie O'Neill

Findan

Michael J. Cloke

Höskuldr

Brian Comerford

Old Findan

Eszter Hollósi

Narrator

Joseph Palmer

Joseph Palmer

Irish Slave

Piotr Markiewicz

Viking Chief

Martin Gilligan

Irish Man 2

John Heathwood

Slave Trader