Viking Archaeologist Reviews The Northman Trailer

The Northman is a new film by Robert Eggers and Sjón which is, I mean, basically it's just a Viking Hamlet. Let's not pretend, guys.

But the trailer is packed with interesting Viking and Norse details, aspects of early medieval Nordic archaeology and history that never, and I mean never get air time in big budget movies, and Eggers's trademark attention to detail like chainmail, weapons, clothing and historical costume that look amazing!

But there's also the usual berserker, vegvisir, shirtless, dual wielding and lamellar crap that we've come to expect from literally anything that involved early medieval Scandinavia or Iceland. Ho hum.

Pour some mead, get comfy, and watch me try to not just rant about it and let's enjoy a little look at The Northman! (of course it's bloody called "The Northman". How else would we know it's about Norse people? JFK, Hollywood, spoon-feed us more!)

Happy New Year, y'all!

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