Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking is a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film written and directed by Terry Jones. The film was inspired by Jones's children's book The Saga of Erik the Viking (1983), but the plot is completely different. Jones also appears in the film as King Arnulf.
Plot
Erik, a young Viking, discovers that he has no taste for rape and pillage, and suffers guilt over the death of an innocent woman, Helga.
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| author | Terry Jones |
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| director | Terry Jones |
| editor | George Akers |
| genre | adventure comedy fantasy saga |
| keywords | asgard brazil christian missionary crush end fenrir fenrisulfr flat earth freya gjallarhorn halfdan the black hel horn resounding hy-brasil innocent woman loki odin old friends ragnarök return home valhalla viking |
| musicBy | Neil Innes |
| producer | John C. Goldstone |
| productionCompany | SF Studios |
| publisher | United International Pictures |
| recordedAt | Malta |
| theme | independent |