Name: The Last Journey of the Vikings
Released: 2020-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dmitry Vinokurov, Brian Matthews Murphy, Brian Kearns

The Last Journey of the Vikings

TV Show · Documentary · History

This landmark, high-end drama-doc tells the story of why Vikings chose to leave Denmark. With the help of dramatic re-creations and CGI, leading academics examine their actions and explain how cultural integration and the influence of Christianity allowed them to play a huge part in transforming Europe into what it is today.

2020 · 50m

Starring Dmitry Vinokurov, Brian Matthews Murphy, Brian Kearns

Director James Velasquez

EPISODE 1

The Emigrants

Most people regard the Vikings as violent robbers but were much more than that. Get an insight into the changes in their environment and society that forced them to leave Scandinavia.

47m
EPISODE 2

100 Days in Paris

In the French Empire, the Vikings come face to face with new defenses and Charlemagne refuses to hand over Christian land to pagans and pirates. The defense continues but then changes.

47m
EPISODE 3

The Good Land

In the second half of the 900s, the Vikings return to France, but this time they choose unification over robbery. With a political connection, this paves the way for the Duchy of Normandy.

47m
EPISODE 4

The Last Battle of the Vikings

The Vikings have turned from a monastic robbery into a power struggle for the crown. The battle of Hastings 1066 marks the end of the Viking Age, but with the victorious Vilhjálmur a new era begins.

48m