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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Viking is a Hollywood movie from 1928. It is among the earliest feature-length movies filmed entirely in Technicolor, and the last to be a silent movie. Though silent, it has a soundtrack. It is an adaptation of the 1902 historical novel The Thrall of Leif the Lucky by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz.Lord Alwin, the smooth-shaven Earl of Northumbria, is captured by Vikings and whisked away to Norway, land of the bearded Northmen. Sold as a slave, he ends up in the possession of Leif Ericsson, a famous navigator with a bold plan of discovering America.As Leif sails the ocean blue to meet his father Eric the Red, chief of Greenland, the white Anglo-Saxon protests in vain against his treatment at the hands of Egil the Black, Leif's Danish sailing master. The only silver lining is the rosy Helga Nilsson, the one female member of Leif's crew, who is increasingly enthralled by the dashing new thrall. And Egil the Black turns green with envy.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The Viking is in the public domain and can be found on YouTube and other video sites. | |
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Famed in Story: Before Leif Ericsson even appears in the movie, he is already mentioned as "the famous Leif Ericsson" in a title card, and when he finally appears on screen, a title card introduces him as "famed throughout the North for his strength, courage and justice." Shortly after, King Olaf honors him by proposing a toast to him, and later comments on Leif's plan of exploring the sea west of Greenland that such a voyage "would be an adventure worthy of you, Leif Ericsson!". No solid explanation for why Leif is so famous is given, as all this takes place before Leif makes his famous discovery. | |
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Artistic License: Vikings (and in fact, Scandinavians in general up to at least the 16th century) used patronymics rather than family names. Hence the name "Helga Nilsson" makes no sense from a historical perspective, because "Nilsson" means (very obviously) "son of Nils" and can never be a woman's patronymic. Less obvious, "Nils" is also an abridged form of Nicholas, which is Greek in origin and was introduced to Scandinavia through the cult of St. Nicholas. Nobody in pre-Christian Scandinavia was called Nils. | |
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