Erik the Viking

Erik, a young Viking, discovers he has no taste for rape and pillage. He feels deep guilt over the death of an innocent woman, Helga. This moral awakening sets the course for his future choices and outlook on violence.

Freya the wise woman warns that Fenrir has swallowed the sun, plunging the world into Ragnarök. She declares that only the Horn Resounding can avert it. The first note must reach Asgard, the second will wake the gods, and the third will carry them home.

Erik resolves to travel to Asgard to plead for an end to Ragnarök. To reach the gods, he must obtain the Horn Resounding from Hy-Brasil. The quest binds the crew to a perilous journey beyond their world.

Erik gathers a diverse crew of all ages and professions from his village, sharing his newfound resolve. Harald, a Christian missionary, joins the voyage despite skepticism about the myths. They prepare for a voyage that will test them all.

Keitel the Blacksmith is secretly swayed by Loki to oppose Erik's plan and agrees to sabotage the voyage. Loki slips away to inform Halfdan the Black, a warlord who fears peace will end his reign. The plot tightens as treachery lurks beneath the surface.

Halfdan the Black's warband sets sail in pursuit, hoping to thwart Erik's quest. The threat of conflict shadows the voyage from the outset. The chase pushes the crew toward Hy-Brasil.

Erik and his crew reach Hy-Brasil, a sunlit island where the inhabitants dress like ancient Greeks and greet visitors warmly. Erik falls in love with Princess Aud, while his disguise is aided by Aud's cloak of invisibility. The island’s hospitality masks the peril that lies ahead.

King Arnulf awards Erik the Horn Resounding, which is far larger than expected. Loki steals the horn’s mouthpiece and persuades Keitel to throw it into the sea. Snorri confronts the theft and Loki kills him in the act.

A single drop of Snorri's blood on Loki's dagger triggers an earthquake that causes Hy-Brasil to sink beneath the waves. Arnulf refuses to acknowledge the danger until it is almost too late, swallowing the fate of the island with the others. The treachery seals the island's doom.

Aud sounds the first note on the Horn, and the ship is propelled over the edge of the flat Earth into space. The crew hurtles toward an alien reach of reality and lands on a plane that seems to be Asgard. They prepare to begin a perilous ascent toward the great halls of the gods.

Erik sounds the second note to awaken the gods, and he and his crew climb a path made of stars toward the great Hall of Valhalla. Inside, they meet old friends and enemies slain in battle, a surreal gathering that tests their destinies. Harald's Christian faith makes him an observer rather than a participant.

Odin persuades Fenrir to spit out the sun but warns that the end of Ragnarök will not bring peace. Odin then informs Erik that they cannot return home, and they cannot stay in Valhalla since they were not slain in battle. Some of Erik's crew who died earlier attempt to intervene, but the fate of mortals remains unresolved.

As some dead crew members strive to save the living, they are drawn toward the Pit of Hel. Harald returns to the ship and blows the Horn’s third note, which launches a desperate rescue and flings the survivors clear of danger. The third note seals their unexpected release and fatefully shifts their course home.

Erik's crew, including the formerly dead, returns to their home village to find Halfdan's men holding the villagers captive. Their ship crashes from the sky, crushing Halfdan's forces with Harald aboard. The villagers celebrate Erik's return and his victory over Halfdan.

The sun rises, marking the end of Ragnarök and the beginning of a fragile peace. The villagers welcome Erik back as a changed leader who has faced the gods and knives of fate. The world begins anew as the crew contemplates a future free from the old cycle of bloodshed.