Erik the Viking (1965) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1965 · 95 mins · Italian

Directed by

Mario Caiano

Starring

Giuliano Gemma, Gordon Mitchell, Roberto Ceccacci, Erno Crisa, Eduardo Fajardo, Lucio De Santis

When Viking chief Thorvald is mortally wounded in battle, he discovers his son Erloff lacks the strength to lead. In his will he splits his estate between Erloff and his sister’s brave son Erik, giving Erik his weapons and the charge to command a seafaring expedition in search of new lands for settlement, a vital task as their Scandinavian village cannot withstand the looming power of the Danish kingdom.