The film tells the story behind the historic Nordic tale from the Viking Age (c. 895 AD) in which berserker warrior Prince Amleth undertakes a quest to avenge the murder of his father, Aurvandill ...

Early in The Northman, a young Amleth makes a vow to his father: if King Aurvandill War-Raven should fall by an enemy’s sword, his son will avenge him or forever live in disgrace.

Robert Eggers' Viking epic, featuring an all-star cast, deserved better than its lukewarm reception, as evidenced by its ...

Amleth is a classic figure in the rich tradition of medieval Scandinavian legends, one believed to date all the way back to an Old Norse (i.e. Old Icelandic) poem from the 10th century.

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The Northman opens in AD 895, when Amleth, the Northman of the title, is a boy (played at this stage by Oscar Novak). But it is primarily set in 914, ...

Alexander Skarsgård (Amleth) Leading The Northman cast is Alexander Skarsgård, who went through a ‘crazy’ transformation in preparation for his portrayal of Amleth, the Viking warrior prince ...

"I will avenge you, Father; I will save you, Mother; I will kill you, Fjölnir." These are the words that young Viking prince Amleth (Oscar Novak, as a boy, Alexander Skarsgård, as a man) mutters ...

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“The Northman” avoids tedious exposition in its introduction, as Amleth’s growth from hopeful young prince to brutal Viking marauder is stripped down to only its most essential narrative beats. The ...

There is great method but not enough madness in "The Northman," Robert Eggers' third and easily most ambitious film, a big-screen version of the Viking tale that inspired Shakespeare's "Hamlet." ...