DVD Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit
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A thousand years
ago Vikings set out from the fjords of Norway striking fear across Europe. Yet
today this ruggedly beautiful country is the home of the Nobel Peace Center, of
explorers and adventure travelers and one of the most eco-friendly countries on
earth. Bangs' quest is to discover how such a progressive nation grew from such
a violent past-if modern Norway is a result of its Viking heritage or a reaction
to it. This time Richard's adventures take him the length of Norway on a Quest
for the Viking Spirit.
Richard's Quest for the Viking Spirit begins in
Oslo and travels to the extreme northern tip of Norway with
stops in Alta, Kirkenes and
Lofotr. Like early Vikings he sails from Troms
down the western cost and experiences the beauty and majesty of the mountains
and fjords with stops in Trondheim, Bergen,
Flam and Sognefjord before returning to
Oslo.
In 793 AD long ships with dragon-headed bows and square sails
crossed the North Sea and landed on England's shore. According to the
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, "The ravages of heathen men miserably destroyed God's
church on Lindesfarne." Since that time the name "Viking" has been synonymous
with pirates, violence and terror.
But today modern Norwegians are active
in peace and conflict resolution on a global scale. Norwegian women have one of
the highest political participation rates and are active in gender equality
issues worldwide. Norway is proud of its successful ecology efforts at home and
actively supports ecology solutions in developing countries.
So why is
there such a discrepancy between the ancient stereotype of marauding pirates and
modern, civilized Norway? The Viking age ended over a thousand years ago. So why
does it still resonate today? Could it be a romantic revision of a grisly past
or cynical pandering to a growing tourist trade? In this documentary special
Bangs explores the Viking Spirit and how it survives today in modern Norway.
Ultimately Bangs concludes that in many ways the Vikings are an
abstraction bloodied. But whatever their violent deeds they were acutely in
touch with nature. As few others they understood and respected the sea, and its
currents, its moods, its elegance and they used that intimate knowledge to
explore where none had gone before.
DVD
Extras:
- Bonus adventure travel tales
from Richard
Bangs
- Exclusive never-before-seen
footage
- Extended clips of sites
- Behind-the-scenes glimpses
- High-resolution photo gallery
DVD
Specifications:
- More than two hours of features
and
extras
- Shot and mastered in HDCam
1080i broadcast
format
- Anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1
ratio)
- English sound track with
English
subtitles
- Plays in all countries and
regions
- Dolby digital
stereo
audio
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