Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stories - the Laxdaela Saga. This hour-long film explores how the unique literary achievements of the Saga writers were possible at a time of such immense cultural, political and religious upheaval.
Janina RamirezSelf - Presenter (as Dr Janina Ramirez)Sigurdur AtlasonHimself - Sorcery ExpertVilborg DavíðsdóttirHerself - Writer & Historian (as Vilborg Davidsdottir)
Benedikt ErlingssonHimself
Hilmar Örn HilmarssonHimself - Pagan Priest (as Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson)Siggi JokulssonHimself - Farmer and StorytellerEinar KárasonHimself - Best-selling Author (as Einar Karason)Heather O'DonoghueHerself - Professor of Old Norse, Oxford UniversityGisli SigurdssonHimself - Historian
