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Victims of the Vikings

"While Vikings have been celebrated as heroic explorers and conquerors, they have a dark history as slavers and human traffickers, the extent of which is being uncovered through archaeology."

Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.

Top Cast

  • Cat Williams

    Cat Williams

    Melkorka

  • Rickie O'Neill

    Rickie O'Neill

    Findan

  • Michael J. Cloke

    Michael J. Cloke

    Höskuldr

  • Brian Comerford

    Brian Comerford

    Old Findan

  • Eszter Hollósi

    Eszter Hollósi

    Narrator

  • Joseph Palmer

    Joseph Palmer

    Irish Slave

  • Piotr Markiewicz

    Piotr Markiewicz

    Viking Chief

  • Martin Gilligan

    Martin Gilligan

    Irish Man 2

  • John Heathwood

    John Heathwood

    Slave Trader

Overview

Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.

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