The Vikings on film : essays on depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages / edited by Kevin J. Harty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harty, Kevin J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vikings in motion pictures.

Historical films--History and criticism.

Historical films.

Physical Description:

viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"Essays discuss American, British and European productions. Analyzed in detail are such films as The Vikings (1958), The Long Ships (1964), Alfred the Great (1969), Erik the Viking (1989) and Outlander (2008), and a pair of comic-strip adaptations, the live-action Prince Valiant (1997) and the animated Astérix and the Vikings (2006). Comprehensive filmography included"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: "Save Us, O Lord, from the Fury of the Northmen"; or, "Do You Know What's in Your Wallet?" / Kevin J. Harty

The Trope of the Scopic in The Vikings (1958) / Kathleen Coyne Kelly

Guess Who's Coming to Plunder? Or, Disorientation and Desire in The Long Ships (1964) / Donald L. Hoffman

"To be, or not to be"-King: Clive Donner's Alfred the Great (1969) / Christopher A. Snyder

Valiant and Villainous Vikings / Alan Lupack

Silly Vikings: Eichinger, Hickox, and Lorenz's Anglo-German-Irish Production of Hal Foster's Prince Valiant (1997) / Joseph M. Sullivan

When Civilization Was Less Civilized: Erik the Viking (1989) / Susan Aronstein

"The Love of All Mankind but Also the Love of One Woman Alone": Hrafn Gunnlaugsson's Shadow of the Raven (1988) / Joan Tasker Grimbert and Claudia Bornholdt

Different Pathfinders, Different Destinations / Roberta Davidson

Who's Savage Now?!-The Vikings in North America / Kevin J. Harty

Call of the Wild: Culture Shock and Viking Masculinities in The 13th Warrior (1999) / Elizabeth S. Sklar

Harrying an Infinite Horizon: The Ethics of Expansionism in Outlander (2008) / David W. Marshall

Between Exploitation and Liberation: Viking Women and the Sexual Revolution / Laurie A. Finke and Martin B. Shichtman

Time Out of Joint: Why a Gaul Fought the Normans in Asterix and the Vikings (2005) / Andrew B. R. Elliott

Northern Lite: A Brief History of Animated Vikings / Michael N. Salda The Vikings on Film: A Filmography / Kevin J. Harty.

Notes:

Includes filmography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786460441

078646044X

OCLC:

692291471