Research

My thinking, based on the research, I'm not alone in this, is that Vikings who had ships burnt, you know, were followers of Odin. You know, the smoke goes straight up to Valhalla, or Valhall in Old Norse, as we're calling it in this movie. But if you were a follower of Freyr, you would be buried. So he has a boar.

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When we return to the farm, certain privileges will be granted you. Your work will be less burdensome. You will command others' burden. And... Gustav Lind as Thor is pretty excellent in this scene, I gotta say. He was just the nicest guy and great to work with. Really threw himself into the research, and I also just love his face.

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Anchor up! Sail down! And there's a tattoo on a Rus Viking that is seeable in the film. I also like the leather. It's kind of proto-oil skins on his sailors. I think there could have been a little bit more of that on the other merchant ship in the land of the Rus, maybe, even though Linda very carefully researched the color and design of those other guys' tunics. And to the...

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Edward Berger

We researched the regiment where you see on the shoulder flaps is the number 78. This is the regiment that is from Osnabrück, from the area where Mark grew up. So we researched the area where this regiment fought. And everyone has a different uniform. Like Kat has a uniform that is from the beginning of the war because he's older. He's been there for four years. And the kids, the other kids have a different uniform.

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