A historical consultant who worked on 'The Northman' describes recreating the Viking Age, including wardrobe and weapons
a young prince named Amleth seeks revenge on his uncle Fjölnir for killing his father and then marrying his mother, Queen Gudrún . That plot might sound familiar to anyone who’s read Shakespeare.was actually inspired by the story of Amleth, which was a small section of a larger saga written in the early 13th century by a Danish historian named Saxo. “The assumption is that [the story of Amleth is] based on something very old, certainly in the Viking Age,” Price said.
Eggers decided to set Amleth’s story in the Viking Age. He also decided to add a few twists to the original saga to make it his own. “It’s a film where you recalibrate what is going on as you’re seeing it,” Price said. “Then you realize what you saw before is not quite what you thought it was—or at least, not what Amleth thought it was.”The first time the audience meets adult Amleth , he’s gone from little prince to berserker, a brutal warrior who is more beast than man.
In stories from the Viking Age, the berserkers are described as running into battle without armor, convinced iron could not hurt them. “There are some descriptions of Vikings in combat, written by the people who they were fighting, who talk about them making noises like animals and moving like animals,” Price said. Eggers wanted to bring those descriptions of men howling like predators to life in“Robert lets you see how Amleth’s rage just absolutely consumes him,” Price said.
As a Viking specialist, Price felt it was important that Eggers didn’t try to shy away from the brutality of what these men would reportedly do. “There’s this kind of cliché of the Viking warrior and the ships and all the rest of it, but the raids with the slaving, killing, and setting fire to buildings full of people, were very real,” he said. “The film shows that the berserkers are not people you want to be. They’re not admirable, and they’re not heroic. They’re terrible.
. The Avenger’s signature weapon can only be picked up by those it deems worthy enough to wield it. Night Blade, however, is far less judgmental and can be used by anyone. That is, if they know the sword’s secret. “As its name implies,” Price said. “The Night Blade can only be used once it’s dark out.”Much of what historians know about Viking clothing comes from burials. “Robert kept joking that if you could show a Viking Age time-traveler the movie, their first question might be,” Price said.
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