Gunnar (looking up to Amleth, not knowing he is his half-brother), is almost killed in trying to draw away the opposing player but Amleth saves him, furiously beating his opponent to death. The game turns violent when the leader of the opposing team brutalizes the competition until only he and Amleth are left. The next day, Amleth is selected to compete in a game of knattleikr against another farm. He hides the sword upon his return to the farm. Amleth enters a barrow and obtains the blade from its owner, the undead Mound Dweller. Heimir tells Amleth about Draugr, a magical sword that can only be drawn at night or at the Gates of Hel. One night, Amleth follows a vixen and encounters a he-witch, who facilitates a seance between Amleth and the skull of Heimir, whom Fjölnir has also murdered. They are taken to Fjölnir's farm, where Amleth learns his mother married Fjölnir and bore him a son named Gunnar. He encounters an enslaved Slavic woman named Olga, who claims to be a sorceress. Branding himself as a slave, Amleth sneaks aboard a ship taking slaves to Iceland. Soon after, he learns that "Fjölnir the Brotherless" has lost his throne to Harald of Norway and now lives as a sheep farmer in Iceland. After attacking a village in Garðaríki, he encounters a Seeress in the temple of Svetovit the Seeress orders Amleth to remember his oath of vengeance and tells him that his fate is intertwined with that of a Maiden-King. Several years later, an adult Amleth is a berserker within a band of Vikings. Amleth narrowly escapes Fjölnir's assassins and flees by boat, swearing vengeance. The next morning, Amleth's bastard uncle Fjölnir stages a palace coup, personally beheads Aurvandill, sacks the hillfort and carries away Gudrún. Heimir tells Amleth that his destiny is fixed and cannot be escaped, and Amleth vows to avenge his father if Aurvandill is ever slain, rather than live his life in shame. To prepare Amleth for his eventual ascension, the father and son participate in a ceremony overseen by Aurvandill's jester, Heimir. In AD 895, King Aurvandill returns to the island of Hrafnsey, reuniting with his wife, Queen Gudrún, and his heir, Prince Amleth. Although the film had underperformed at the worldwide box office, it later found financial success at the VOD and other post-theatrical markets. It began theatrical release in some countries on April 13, 2022, and was released theatrically in the United States on April 22 to critical acclaim, with praise for its direction, screenplay, cinematography, visual effects, musical score and the performances. The Northman had its world premiere in Stockholm at Rigoletto Cinema on March 28, 2022. Much of the cast joined in October 2019, and filming took place in locations throughout Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Iceland from August to December 2020. Skarsgård had wanted to make a Viking film for several years, and Eggers decided to make the film his third project after the pair met to discuss possible collaborations. The film is heavily influenced by Norse mythology. The plot centers on Amleth, a Viking prince who sets out on a quest to avenge the murder of his father. Based on the legend of Amleth, the film stars Alexander Skarsgård (who also produced), Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk and Willem Dafoe. The Northman is a 2022 American epic historical action thriller film directed by Robert Eggers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sjón.
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