Hurstwic: Building a Viking-age Turf House

Title

Hurstwic: Building a Viking-age Turf House

Subject

Documentary films

Description

Hurstwic recently traveled to Iceland to shoot our next film, “The Final Battle of Grettir the Strong”. The saga hero Grettir, and his brother Illugi, lived on the remote island of Drangey about 1000 years ago. There, they were attacked and killed by an overwhelming force led by Þorbjörn öngull. Our film, due to be released in spring 2017, brings that battle to life on the screen, shot on the location of the historical battle.

In order to make our film, we needed to construct a replica of the Viking-age turf house that Grettir and Illugi lived in on Drangey. This short video shows how we made the house.

We thank the organizations who provided help and support for this project
Samtök sveitarfélaga Norðurland vestra
Drangey Tours
MS Iceland Dairy

Creator

Hurstwic

Source

http://YouTube.com

Publisher

thorleifr
published via YouTube.com

Date

07/09/2016

Contributor

Administrator

Relation

http://www.hurstwic.org/

Format

Youtube video

Language

English

Type

MovingImage

Identifier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C18z3LCulaM

Coverage

Drangey, Skagafjörður, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingtiden, Iceland

Files

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C18z3LCulaM/default.jpg

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