TELEVISION - NORSEMEN
Norsemen is a Norwegian comedy television series about a group of Vikings living in the village of Norheim in Norway, around the year 790.
It follows the lives of Chieftain Olav and his tribe as they juggle home life with raiding and plundering the West.
Cast
Henrik Mestad - Chieftain Olav
Marian Saastad Ottesen - Hildur, Olav's wife
Nils Jørgen Kaalstad - Arvid, the chieftain's second-in-command
Kåre Conradi - Orm, the brother of Olav
Silje Torp - Frøya, Orm's wife
Trond Fausa Aurvåg - Rufus, the slave
Øystein Martinsen - Kark, a freed institutionalized slave
Jon Øigarden - Jarl Varg, a rival chieftain
Kristine Riis - Liv, a farmer's wife and a social climber
Bjørn Myrene - Torstein Hund, Varg's right-hand man
Thorbjørn Harr - Jarl Varg's best friend Jarl Bjørn
2016
Series 1 - All 6 episodes (9, 2 Discs, Netflix, PAL)
Episode 1 - "The Homecoming" - Olav and the raiders return to the village with new slaves
Episode 2 - "The Escape" - Rufus the slave tries to escape but jumps from the frying pan into the fire
Episode 3 - "The Funeral" - Olav makes plans for his succession but Orm has other ideas
Episode 4 - "The Raid" - Rufus needs supplies so Orm agrees to go on a raid to the West
Episode 5 - "The Siege" - Jarl Varg comes to the village looking for the map to the West
Episode 6 - "The Duel" - Arvid has to save the village from Jarl Varg
2017
Series 2 - All 6 episodes (9, 2 Discs, Netflix, PAL)
Episode 1 - "East vs West" - Orm, Rufus and Liv attempt to walk to Rome / Arvid flaunts his wealth in front of Jarl Varg
Episode 2 - "Slavebound" - Orm and Rufus return to Norheim as slaves / Arvid introduces the idea of protection money
Episode 3 - "Hand Job" - Jarl Varg demands his blacksmiths create advanced prosthetics / Orm and Rufus plot to end their time as slaves
Episode 4 - "Vengeance" - Orm and Rufus are promoted after the death of the Lawspeaker
Episode 5 - "The Thing" - All the clans meet at the Althing / Jarl Varg's revenge against Arvid comes to a head
Episode 6 - "The Last Domino" - With Orm's help, Jarl Varg plans to get the raiding map and revenge against Frøya for taking his hands
2020
Series 3 - All 6 episodes (9, 2 Discs, Netflix, PAL) - Series 3 is a prequel to Series 1
Episode 1 - "Thin Up Top" - Jarl Varg seeks revenge for an insult / Chieftain Olave seeks a wife for his wayward brother Orm
Episode 2 - "Bachelor Party" - Kark realises he may be someone important / Orm holds his Bachelor party
Episode 3 - "Wedding and Sacrifice" - Orm and Frøya's wedding day reveals a startling revelation for Jarl Varg
Episode 4 - "War Table" - A re-energised Jarl Varg plans for battle / Liv makes a decision on her future
Episode 5 - "Do You Believe in Dragons?" - At the battle, Jarl Varg waits for his secret weapon : The Dragon
Episode 6 - "Scrotum Whipping" - Orm upsets Jarl Varg but makes a discovery that has big ramifications for Norheim