The Rise of the Viking

Original title: Redbad

2018
15
2h 40m

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5.5/10

3.2K

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The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Featured review

5/10

Red-Bad script

Had high expectations but the script ruined it. Acting wasn't too bad but because of the script it seemed funny some times. However the scenery and costumes were great.Overall a missed opportunity to make it a classic.

wilcovonk
Jan 2, 2019
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Trivia
The Friesian king Redbad/Radboud portrayed in this film is not to be confused with the catholic Saint Radbod/Radboud, bishop of Utrecht as well as namesake of many catholic institutions (such as the hospital and university of the Dutch city of Nijmegen). Saint Radbod was probably named after his ancestor, king Redbad, but he was born more than a hundred years later.

Goofs
Dorestad is in the center of the Netherlands, but the movie makes it looks like it is near the sea. The battle for Dorestad is won by diverting the Frankisch cavalry to the sea and having them drown in the upcoming tide. This would have been a two day journey. One historian however has controversially placed Dorestad at the current location of Audruicq, near the French coast.

Alternate versions
In January 2019 the movie aired on TV in the Netherlands as a four part mini-series, with about 40 minutes of extra footage, the mini-series version having a total running time of 3 hours 18 minutes compared to 2 hours 38 minutes for the theatrical version.