This is the story of a Viking Warrior who thought there must be more to like that rape and pillage.

Erik’s doubts about his own lifestyle begin when he inadvertently falls in love with a rather pretty girl he has just killed. Not that he meant to kill her you understand but this being the legendary Age of Ragnarok killing people is rather in fashion and mishaps are bound to occur.

In fact, any Viking warrior who hasn’t killed at least one innocent person by the lunch break is generally reckoned to be a bit of a rotten apple.

So Erik sets off for Asgaard – the fabled City of the Gods – along with his rather unruly band of followers: Thorfinn the Skull, Sven the Berserk, Ulf the Maddeningly Calm (Sven the Berserk’s father), Harald the Missionary (17 years without a single convert), Lief the Lucky (who is unfortunately drowned on his first day at sea), Lvar the Boneless, Odd the Coal-Biter (there really was a Viking named that) and the rest of them.

Directed by
Terry Jones

Writing credits
Terry Jones

Cast (in credits order)complete, awaiting verification
Tim Robbins .... Erik
Mickey Rooney .... Erik's Grandfather
Eartha Kitt .... Freya
Terry Jones .... King Arnulf
Imogen Stubbs .... Princess Aud
John Cleese .... Halfdan the Black
Tsutomu Sekine .... Slavemaster
Antony Sher .... Loki
Gary Cady .... Keitel Blacksmith
Charles McKeown .... Sven's Dad
Tim McInnerny .... Sven the Berserk
John Gordon Sinclair .... Ivar the Boneless
Richard Ridings .... Thorfinn Skullsplitter
Freddie Jones .... Harald the Missionary
Samantha Bond .... Helga
Danny Schiller .... Snorri the Miserable
Jim Broadbent .... Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)
Jim Carter .... Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)
Matyelok Gibbs .... Erik's Mum
Tilly Vosburgh .... Unn-the-Thrown-At
Jay Simpson .... Leif the Lucky
John Scott Martin .... Ingemund the Old
Sian Thomas .... Thorhild the Sarcastic
Sarah Crowden .... Grimhild Housewife
Bernard Padden .... Mordfiddle the Cook
Bernard Latham .... Ulf the Unmemorable
Julia McCarthy .... Thorfinn's Mum
Allan Surtees .... Thorfinn's Dad
Sandra Voe .... Ivar's Mum
Angela Connolly .... Thorkatla the Indiscreet
Sally Jones .... Leif's Pregnant Girlfriend
Andrew MacLachlan .... Ornulf/Chamberlain/Dog Soldier
Tim Killick .... Bjarni/Halfdan's Guard/Musician
Graham McTavish .... Thangbrand/Citizen/Dog Soldier
Cyril Shaps .... Gisli the Chiseller
Peter Geeves .... Eilif the Mongol Horde/Musician
Paddy Joyce .... Prisoner
Colin Harper .... Prisoner
Harry Jones .... Prisoner
Barry McCarthy .... Prisoner
Neil Innes .... Hy-Brasilian
Gary Roost .... Prisoner
Matthew Baker .... Thor
Dave Duffy .... Horribly Slain Warrior
Frank Bednash .... Even More Horribly Slain Warrior
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Simon .... Svens Grandfather (uncredited)
Max Votolato .... Child God (uncredited)


Also Known As:
Erik viking (Sweden)
Runtime: 106 min
Country: UK / Sweden
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Iceland:14 (original rating) / Iceland:16 (video rating) / Argentina:13 / Australia:PG / Finland:K-12/9 / Norway:15 / Sweden:15 / USA:PG-13 / West Germany:12 / UK:15 (video rating) / UK:12 (original rating) / Finland:S (cut version) (video release)