The Northman
The movie we will feature today is about a prince’s revenge after killing his father the King to seize the throne. This film is the American historical action film released in 2022 titled “THE NORTHMAN” directed by Robert Eggers with a duration of 2 hours and 17 minutes starring Alexander Skarsgard (Amleth), Nicole Kidman (Queen Gudrun), and Claes Bang (Fjolnir).
In AD 895 in North Atlantic King Aurvandil called the war-raven returned to his kingdom from the war he was met by his wife Queen Gudrun and his heir son Prince Amleth. During their celebration the Ling presented Amleth with a necklace from the one he got from the defeated prince.
king Aurvandil’s brother Fjolnir came there to celebrate their victory and see his son Thorir again. After the celebration the King was seriously wounded from the battle. He promised himself that before he died he wanted to transfer his throne to his son. The father and son participate in a ceremony to swear allegiance to the King. Amleth swore to avenge his father if he was killed in battle.
The next day when the father and son were on their way home someone suddenly attacked the King. They made Amleth escape to save himself who hid nearby and watched what was happening. It turns out that Amleth’s uncle Fjolnir staged a coup against the King to usurp the throne.
As he was now the appointed King he sent the Prince’s men to kill him, Amleth was able to hide but would have been captured had he not resisted and escaped. When Amleth returned to the kingdom it was currently being attacked by his uncle’s men.
They killed all the men and even his mother Queen Gudrun was caught so he chose to run away. Fjolnir’s men reported that he had killed the prince who had been swept out to sea. Amleth also managed to escape with the boat swearing revenge.
A few years later Amleth is now among the Vikings who shelter him and attack a Gardariki village. After a successful raid the Viking had some fun but Amleth left wanting to be alone.
He encounters a witch in the temple and is reminded of his destiny to remember his oath to avenge his father the King. One day their captured slaves will be sent to Iceland for Fjolnir. Amleth found out that his Uncle fled his kingdom after it was taken by the King of Norway and now lives only as a farmer.
This is now Amleth’s chance to fulfill what he swore to his father. He pretended to be a slave then chased the boat to Iceland with the slaves to be sent. During the journey he meet a slave named Olga who knows the truth that he is not a real slave. The two became close after they worked together to survive the powerful storms they were passing through.
Not long after they reached the shores of Iceland and traveled a long way. Olga wondered to Amleth why he took the difficult path as a slave. He said that fate brought him to take back what was once taken from him. Meanwhile on the farm where Fjolnir lives with his family.
He had a youngest son Gunnar the sent slave also arrived there but Fjolnir did not like any of them and sold them. Amleth gone wild to attract attention so Fjolnir left him there because he found his physically strong.
He also saw Olga in the line of the slaves and left her as his future servant. That night Amleth went out to look around the farm. He saw a wolf nearby but it ran away and he also saw his mother there promising to save it.
He first worked in the field as a slave while still looking for time, he carefully studied every standing hut there and discovered that his mother had married Fjolnir. The next night Amleth saw the wolf again and followed him to a cave where he saw a witch who knew his identity.
He was shown the head that the father had performed the ceremony with them before. The sorceress used it to speak told her about the Draugr a mysterious sword that he could use for revenge but could only be drawn at the full moon under the volcano.
later when the appointed time came Amleth went to the said place to get the sword but the corpse that was holding it woke up and he faced it in a fight that almost killed him but by the light of the moon he was able to defeat it and get the sword.
Returning to the farm, Fjolnir almost caught him with his pet dog. Fortunately he was able to stun him and hid the sword in a safe place. The next day Amleth and Olga meet for their plan of attack. Fjolnir’s entire clan will attend a feast and Amleth is chosen by Thorir to play against the other farm.
Amleth became a participant in the game that the leader of the enemy was becoming too brutal in his actions because they were exhausted. When Amleth was the only one left and the opponent’s ancestor would fight, the battle became fierce so Ganner joined but the opponent did not allow it.
He saved his brother and in his anger he killed the competitor because of the bravery he showed Thorir made him administrator of the work of the slaves when they returned to the farm. He was also allowed to choose a woman a a reward for their victory which Olga and the two talked about starting their plan in an unnatural way.
Returning to the farm Amleth was able to act easily as he was now an administration, by night fall he killed prominent member of Fjolnir’s family and arranged in horse form in a terrifying display. Thorir is very angry and intends to find the perpetrator. His father calmed him down and promised to give justice to their deaths but their guide reveled that killing them was the work of evil spirit that could only be prevented through sacrifice.
Olga was also ready to do it but Amleth postponed it when they were about to offer a sacrifice when suddenly everyone heard howling wolves and Fjolnir was attacked by his pet dog. It turns out that Amleth did the howling that caused the animals to disappear. After this he saved the sacrifice and replace the old woman which surprised the family.
The next day Fjolnir prepared all the slaves to protect the farm against the evil spirit. Ut was there that Olga did her part of putting black mushrooms in the cooked food and it was fed to everyone as their dinner. After a while the effect of the goodness wears off and everyone who eats experiences hallucinations causing them to kill themselves thinking that they are possessed by an evil spirit.
While everyone is currently in chaos, Amleth enters Fjolnir’s house with Olga’s help and finds inside the king father’s ring. When his mother arrived he hid himself to have an opportunity there to reveal his true identity that he was there to avenge his father and save him but the truth Gudrun was a slave of his father and Amleth was born as a result of abuse.
Gudrun also admitted that she was the mastermind behind Fjolnir’r coup because she wanted to kill him and the King. The mother tried to trick her but Amleth did not being silly and Thorir was killed on the way out. The next day a great blow came to Fjolir when he saw his son die which was still thought to be the work of an evil spirit because his heart was missing.
His wife convinced him that there was no spirit interfering with them but that his cursed son Amleth did the killing because of the Fjolnir summoned all the slaves of find the accomplice in killing his son. Olga has already confessed to her contribution but before Fjolnir can kill her Amleth arrives and agrees to return his son’s heart in exchange for her release.
His uncle immediately rushed too capture Amleth. Olga also had a chance to escape but Fjolnir’s men caught Amleth in the end. It turns out that his son’s heart is not real. They tortured Amleth to confess what Thorir’s heart had brought but he refused to speak.
Fjolnir left first to take care of his son’s death when suddenly some ravens came and Amleth was released. Meanwhile the family mourned the death of Thorir cursed Fjolnir to take revenge for the death of his son but when his men returned to the hut he was no longer there.
It turned out that Olga returned to save Amleth. She took him to a safe place to recover his strength from the wounds he received. At this point Amleth decided to give up his revenge and go away with Olga. They traveled to the coast where his acquaintance picked him up by boat and transferred to a larger sea vessel.
When they were about to leave. Ameth found out in his vision that Olga was currently carrying their twins in her womb. Olga would not have said it until they were truly safe but he already knew it but Amleth was afraid that she was sure not will they ever be safe if Fjonir is still alive. He decides to go back to finish it even though Olga doesn’t want to agree. After Amleth returned to the farm Fjolnir hid his wife in a safe place with their child.
Amleth freed the slaves and went to Fjolnir’s house while looking for his uncle his mother attacked him there with the intention of killing him. He could not stop himself because he killed hi,m. His brother also attacked him and he didn’t mean to take his life back.
When Fjolnir arrived and saw the dead wife and child. He postponed their reckoning and ordered them to face the entrance of hell the mount of the volcano to end everything there after the free slaves had already burned Fjolnir’s entire farm.
Later Amleth went to the foot of volcano where he saw the remains of his mother and his youngest brother left outside. After this, Amleth also entered the mouth of the volcano called the door of hell. There he faced Fjolnir in a battle between life and death but Amleth was everyday wounded by his uncle’s strength but he continued to fight until he killed Fjolnir but he also stabbed him.
At his death Amleth saw Olga safely reach the destination with their twin sons who were destined to be the next king and there he lost his life.
This is where our story ends. I hope you like it. Thank you very much.
Main Cast of The Northman
| Alexander Skarsgard Amleth |
| Nicole Kidman Queen Gudrun |
| Claes Bang Fjolnir |
| Anya Taylor-Joy Olga |
| Ethan Hawke King Aurvandil |
| Gustav Lindh Thorir |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- When was The Northman released?
- April 2022
- How long is The Northman?
- 2 hours and 17 minutes
- Who stars in The Northman?
- Alexander Skarsgard (Amleth)
- Nicole Kidman (Queen Gudrun)
- Claes Bang (Fjolnir)
- Who directed The Northman?
- Robert Eggers
- Who was the producer of The Northman?
- Robert Eggers
- Alexander Skarsgard
- Arnon Milchan
- Leifur B. Dagfinnsson
- Mark Huffam
- Lars Knudsen
- Who wrote The Northman?
- Robert Eggers
- Sjon
- Who was the composer for The Northman?
- Sebastian Gainsborough
- Robin Carolan
- Who was the cinematographer for The Northman?
- Jarin Blaschke
- Who was the editor of The Northman?
- Louise Ford
- What genre is The Northman?
- action
- adventure
- drama
- fanstasy
- historical drama
- thriller
