Hello

I would like to ask you to recommend me some quality movies or maybe even cartoons which are good and are related to northic mythology. Gods, valkyries, heroes, this kind of stuff

I know here are many film experts at tl, i hope you could help me out.

Baksteen

Netherlands436 Posts

June 30 2010 13:54 GMT

On June 30 2010 22:43 Geo.Rion wrote:
Hello

I would like to ask you to recommend me some quality movies or maybe even cartoons which are good and are related to northic mythology. Gods, valkyries, heroes, this kind of stuff

I know here are many film experts at tl, i hope you could help me out.

How about the 13th Warrior it is nordic and has a bit to do with the gods etc iirc. Been quite a long time since i saw that tho

Geo.Rion

6146 Posts

June 30 2010 13:56 GMT

On June 30 2010 22:54 Baksteen wrote:

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How about the 13th Warrior it is nordic and has a bit to do with the gods etc iirc. Been quite a long time since i saw that tho

yeah, i saw that one a while ago

nasze_zrodlo

Cape Verde111 Posts

June 30 2010 14:42 GMT

"valhalla rising"

deth

Australia1754 Posts

June 30 2010 14:54 GMT

Does Beowulf count? It wasn't amazing, but it was fairly good.

St3MoR

Spain2651 Posts

June 30 2010 15:25 GMT

valhalla rising

super fast paced film

FirstBorn

Romania3955 Posts

June 30 2010 15:39 GMT

I've recently watched Ring of the Nibelungs (also goes by the name Curse of the Ring) and enjoyed it quite a bit. Having read the story when I was a child the movie seemed above average.

Geo.Rion

6146 Posts

June 30 2010 16:07 GMT

yeah, i've seen these, valhalla rising doesnt have much to do with mytholgy though, beowulf is kinda lame, and it's an ancient english myth afaik doesnt have much to do with Odin and co.

Ring of the nibelungs, yeah i saw that one and i liked it, i'm thinking something along that line

Andre

Slovenia2065 Posts

June 30 2010 16:13 GMT

Korgoth of Barbaria!!
Ok, it might not be all that nordic but it has a mofo barbarian slashing shit, only one episode though :[.

REDBLUEGREEN

Germany1857 Posts

June 30 2010 16:37 GMT

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On July 01 2010 00:39 FirstBorn wrote:
I've recently watched Ring of the Nibelungs (also goes by the name Curse of the Ring) and enjoyed it quite a bit. Having read the story when I was a child the movie seemed above average.

Got to check this out, I loved the Niebelungen as a kid. It is german though and not norse.

Groslouser

France337 Posts

June 30 2010 17:54 GMT

#11

Erik the viking is what you need!

It's not exactly an accurate description of nordic lore, but who cares?

Iplaythings

Denmark7752 Posts

June 30 2010 18:35 GMT

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QUARK!
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Ok thats a danish, childish, film. Nevertheless its norse mythology.

Arkqn

France589 Posts

June 30 2010 18:36 GMT

#13

Valhalla rinsing! as said above. Kind of a weird movie, but quite good.

Geo.Rion

6146 Posts

June 30 2010 19:31 GMT

#14

On July 01 2010 03:36 Arkqn wrote:
Valhalla rinsing! as said above. Kind of a weird movie, but quite good.

i dont know, i watched it and i was like wtf is this shit?
i mean no disrespect to unorthodox films, i watched Tarkovsky and Fellini and many other non-hollywood productions, but this film was like this : + Show Spoiler +

silence, guys getting beaten up, silence, guys getting thorn apart, silence, somehow they arrive in NorthAmerica, silence, guys getting massacred, silence, main savage hero demigod getting squashed by some indians, blond kid stairs at nothing. Not quite the definition of a good movie

Ghardo

Germany1681 Posts

June 30 2010 19:39 GMT

#15

if you were into manga (which i don't know) i would recommend you Vinland Saga - epic story in nordic (viking) context.

as far as movies go.. tough call! there are actually too few movies of high quality that really catch norse atmosphere / mythology.

here is a wiki link you might not have found yet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_set_in_the_Viking_Age

Arkqn

France589 Posts

June 30 2010 19:41 GMT

#16

On July 01 2010 04:31 Geo.Rion wrote:

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I mean it was good in the way that Nicolas Winding put up a very special atmosphere, very disturbing and frustrating, it's the all point of the movie I think. But still too much weird for me yeah :D