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The Best Movies About Vikings

Updated January 10, 2021 3.8k votes 1.4k voters 125.7k views40 items

List RulesFilms about Vikings and all things Norse. Vote up the best Viking movies.

With the recent release of Thor: The Dark World, there is a growing number of fans in search of some other great Viking movies. In Norse mythology, Thor was the mighty son of a Viking who had the power to wield a large hammer and invoke lightning, thunder, storms, and even bring healing powers! What are the best movies about Vikings? Vote up the best Viking films below and see where your favorites rank!

The movies on this list all feature Vikings in one way or another, whether it's a story about completely fictional Norsemen or more of a realistic, historical film about Vikings and the roles they play throughout history.

This list features the best movies about Vikings including, Thor, Troy, The Island at the Top of the World, Hammer of the Gods, and The Long Ships. Vote up the best Viking movies below or add one you love that isn't already on the list!

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The 13th Warrior
Omar Sharif, Antonio Banderas
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Valhalla Rising
Mads Mikkelsen, Jamie Sives
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The Vikings
Kirk Douglas, Janet Leigh
The Vikings is a 1958 adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and filmed in Technicolor.... more
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Pathfinder
Moon Bloodgood, Karl Urban
Pathfinder is a 2007 American epic action film directed by Marcus Nispel, distributed by 20th... more
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Outlander
John Hurt, Jim Caviezel
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Beowulf
Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins
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How to Train Your Dragon
Gerard Butler, Kristen Wiig
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Hammer of the Gods
Zachery Ty Bryan, Mac Brandt
Hammer of the Gods is a 2009 made-for-TV film, directed by Todor "Toshko" Chapkanov and... more
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The Viking Sagas
Sven-Ole Thorsen, Ralf Möller
The Viking Sagas is an American film from 1995, directed by Michael Chapman, starring Ralf... more
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler
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Grendel
Marina Sirtis, Ben Cross
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The War Lord
Charlton Heston, Maurice Evans
The War Lord is a 1965 American film about Medieval warfare in 11th century Normandy, starring... more
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Alfred the Great
Ian McKellen, Michael York
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The Long Ships
Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark
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The Norseman
Deacon Jones, Lee Majors
The Norseman is a 1978 film about Vikings who arrive in North America.... more
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Prince Valiant
Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner
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Beowulf & Grendel
Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård
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Viking
Danila Kozlovsky, Svetlana Khodchenkova
Viking is a 2016 Russian historical film directed by Andrei Kravchuk. After the death of his... more
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The Secret of Kells
Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally
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Kristin Lavransdatter
Erland Josephson, Lena Endre
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Die Nibelungen, Teil 2 - Kriemhild's Rache
Herbert Lom, Karin Dor
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Pathfinder
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Helgi Skulason
Pathfinder is a 1987 Norwegian action-adventure film written and directed by Nils Gaup. The... more
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Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
Eva Padberg, Waldemar Kobus
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Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America
Gaby Hoffmann, Tony Stone
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America is a 2007 independent adventure drama film that... more
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Vikingdom
Dominic Purcell, Natassia Malthe
Vikingdom is a Malaysian English Language film produced by KRU Studios. The film is directed... more