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It is AD 866. The life of Saxon boy Uhtred is turned upside down by his father's defeat in the Danish invasion of York. Taken by Viking warlord Ragnar and raised as a Dane, his quest begins to regain the Saxon lands of his inheritance.
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The Danes are coming
Duration: 01:10
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Uhtred | Alexander Dreymon |
| Ragner the Younger | Tobias Santelmann |
| Brida | Emily Cox |
| Guthrum | Thomas W Gabrielsson |
| Aelfric | Joseph Millson |
| Ubba | Rune Temte |
| Lord Uhtred | Matthew Macfadyen |
| Beocca | Ian Hart |
| Ravn | Rutger Hauer |
| Earl Ragner | Peter Gantzler |
| Young Uhtred | Tom Taylor |
| Kjartan | Alexandre Willaume |
| Uhtred's Brother | Balazs Medveczky |
| Glenna | Elizabeth Conboy |
| Scallion | Levente Torkoly |
| Storri the Scorcerer | Henning Valin |
| King Aella | Mike Kelly |
| King Osbert | Matt Devere |
| Young Birda | Jocelyn MacNab |
| Sigrid | Andrea Vagn Jensen |
| Young Thyra | Madeleine Power |
| Young Sven | Andrew Lukacs |
| Thyra | Julia Bache-Wiig |
| Sven | Ole Christoffer Ertvaag |
| Producer | Chrissy Skinns |
| Director | Nick Murphy |
| Writer | Stephen Butchard |
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
| Production Company | Carnival Film & Television Ltd |
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