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The Vikings

1958

In the age of Norse raiders, the brutal son of a Viking king and a defiant slave — unaware they are half-brothers — become bitter rivals for a throne and a beautiful English princess. A rousing, colorful adventure epic.

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An influential American epic presenting Norwegian Viking legend and landscape to global audiences.

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