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Wild Ways of the Vikings

Travelling from Norway to Newfoundland just as seafarers did in A.D. 1,000 to get a sense of how the Vikings lived in the Americas; narrator Ewan MacGregor.

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Nigel Pope, Jackie Savery

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It's a chance encounter with a herd,
but one no Viking can resist - Wild Ways of the Vikings

It's a chance encounter with a herd, but one no Viking ...

Just a single opportunistic shot,
but the alarm wave surges - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Just a single opportunistic shot, but the alarm wave surges

But achieving a clean kill
in a swirling melee like this - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But achieving a clean kill in a swirling melee like this

Hunting reindeer
is a communal activity, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Hunting reindeer is a communal activity,

There will be another chance
tomorrow, with more hunters. - Wild Ways of the Vikings

There will be another chance tomorrow, with more hunters.

The herd is heading west now,
west to the calving grounds - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The herd is heading west now, west to the calving grounds

In the year 800 AD, the Viking
peoples are also pushing West - Wild Ways of the Vikings

In the year 800 AD, the Viking peoples are also pushing West

With a wooden hull latched together
with flexible whalebone strips, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

With a wooden hull latched together with flexible whalebone ...

Driven by the desire
for conquest and trade, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Driven by the desire for conquest and trade,

By the year 810, the Vikings
had reached the Shetland Islands - Wild Ways of the Vikings

By the year 810, the Vikings had reached the Shetland Island...

The Iron Age tower of Mousa
Broch had stood for 1000 years - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The Iron Age tower of Mousa Broch had stood for 1000 years

For settlers arriving in
this strange and windblown world, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

For settlers arriving in this strange and windblown world,

Viking sagas tell of it being used
as a hideout for lovers, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Viking sagas tell of it being used as a hideout for lovers,

But most Viking Age people seemed
to have given it a wide berth - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But most Viking Age people seemed to have given it a wide be...

Perhaps because these ancient walls
echo with unearthly sounds - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Perhaps because these ancient walls echo with unearthly soun...

But these are no trolls or demons - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But these are no trolls or demons

They're storm petrels - Wild Ways of the Vikings

They're storm petrels

For early mariners,
storm petrels are an ill omen - Wild Ways of the Vikings

For early mariners, storm petrels are an ill omen

But darkness and ill weather
are things that storm petrels - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But darkness and ill weather are things that storm petrels

Using a remarkable sense of smell,
they can navigate back to their nest - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Using a remarkable sense of smell, they can navigate back to...

Each pair nurtures a single egg - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Each pair nurtures a single egg

Incubation duty can last for many
days, and changeovers can only - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Incubation duty can last for many days, and changeovers can ...

By any stretch of imagination,
it's a life of hardship for such - Wild Ways of the Vikings

By any stretch of imagination, it's a life of hardship ...

Shetland soon became a vital
staging post in the Vikings - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Shetland soon became a vital staging post in the Vikings

The archipelago of over 100 islands
offered many sheltered anchorages - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The archipelago of over 100 islands offered many sheltered a...

Seas which are also perfect
for a mammal that seems - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Seas which are also perfect for a mammal that seems

Because the islands are well
beyond the swimming range of animals - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Because the islands are well beyond the swimming range of an...

With its endlessly cryptic
coastline, Shetland is a wonderful - Wild Ways of the Vikings

With its endlessly cryptic coastline, Shetland is a wonderfu...

Feeding them up on a rich diet
of shallow water fish, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Feeding them up on a rich diet of shallow water fish,

The seaweed-covered inlets and bays
also offer plenty of spots to rest - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The seaweed-covered inlets and bays also offer plenty of spo...

In Norse mythology,
Otter was the son - Wild Ways of the Vikings

In Norse mythology, Otter was the son

Like otters, the Vikings
are adept fishermen - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Like otters, the Vikings are adept fishermen

Archaeological records have revealed
that fish often made up - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Archaeological records have revealed that fish often made up

In Shetland, much fishing
is done in the shallows - Wild Ways of the Vikings

In Shetland, much fishing is done in the shallows

The sheltered bays of Shetland also
offer sanctuary for harbour seals - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The sheltered bays of Shetland also offer sanctuary for harb...

In the summer months,
females give birth here - Wild Ways of the Vikings

In the summer months, females give birth here

Seals are special to the Vikings - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Seals are special to the Vikings

But the Vikings aren't the only ones
on the hunt for seals - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But the Vikings aren't the only ones on the hunt for se...

Perhaps taking the same route
as the Viking colonists themselves - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Perhaps taking the same route as the Viking colonists themse...

But after a two-day journey, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But after a two-day journey,

Seal-hunting orca know exactly
how to exploit time and tide - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Seal-hunting orca know exactly how to exploit time and tide

The exposed skerries may
offer sanctuary for now, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The exposed skerries may offer sanctuary for now,

Beneath the surface,
all oral communication ceases - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Beneath the surface, all oral communication ceases

But like Viking raiders,
the orca are ruthless, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But like Viking raiders, the orca are ruthless,

Two members of the pod use tail
slaps to flush out hiding seals - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Two members of the pod use tail slaps to flush out hiding se...

They sight a target, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

They sight a target,

Straight towards
the rest of the pod - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Straight towards the rest of the pod

Killed by the orca bull's
Thor hammer tail slap, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Killed by the orca bull's Thor hammer tail slap,

After sharing the kill,
the pod retreats to deeper water - Wild Ways of the Vikings

After sharing the kill, the pod retreats to deeper water

Cast from towering volcanic
basalt and petrified ash, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Cast from towering volcanic basalt and petrified ash,

By the year 825, the Viking settlers
had established a small colony here - Wild Ways of the Vikings

By the year 825, the Viking settlers had established a small...

Living by subsistence farming,
supplemented by one of the richest - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Living by subsistence farming, supplemented by one of the ri...

In the breeding season,
seabirds are a more important - Wild Ways of the Vikings

In the breeding season, seabirds are a more important

Puffins are eaten most often, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Puffins are eaten most often,

With bare feet,
and a well-practised grip, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

With bare feet, and a well-practised grip,

The young gannets are
the tenderest and most prized - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The young gannets are the tenderest and most prized

They're protected by
dagger-like bills - Wild Ways of the Vikings

They're protected by dagger-like bills

But sooner or later,
the adults will have to leave - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But sooner or later, the adults will have to leave

Perhaps no other bird masters
air and water like a gannet - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Perhaps no other bird masters air and water like a gannet

But it's beneath the surface
of the water that they really - Wild Ways of the Vikings

But it's beneath the surface of the water that they rea...

With the Atlantic offering up such
bounty, the constant fishing trips - Wild Ways of the Vikings

With the Atlantic offering up such bounty, the constant fish...

The Vikings too
only take what they need, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The Vikings too only take what they need,

In the 9th century, gannet
numbers across the northern world - Wild Ways of the Vikings

In the 9th century, gannet numbers across the northern world

A few eggs are harvested too - Wild Ways of the Vikings

A few eggs are harvested too

By the year 874, the Viking
colonists had reached - Wild Ways of the Vikings

By the year 874, the Viking colonists had reached

One of the very last places on
Earth to be colonised by humanity - Wild Ways of the Vikings

One of the very last places on Earth to be colonised by huma...

10% glacier, and 50%
mountainous lava desert - Wild Ways of the Vikings

10% glacier, and 50% mountainous lava desert

Only one other land mammal
had colonised this savage landscape - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Only one other land mammal had colonised this savage landsca...

Crossing on an ice bridge at the end
of the Pleistocene period, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Crossing on an ice bridge at the end of the Pleistocene peri...

In summer, Arctic foxes feed
almost exclusively on seabirds - Wild Ways of the Vikings

In summer, Arctic foxes feed almost exclusively on seabirds

The first tiny pups,
as black as coal, start to emerge - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The first tiny pups, as black as coal, start to emerge

Litters of 14 are common, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Litters of 14 are common,

Even the runt in this litter
is given special attention - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Even the runt in this litter is given special attention

It's an exhausting schedule
for the female - Wild Ways of the Vikings

It's an exhausting schedule for the female

Arctic foxes can quite happily exist
in temperatures of minus 70 degrees - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Arctic foxes can quite happily exist in temperatures of minu...

The practically-minded Vikings
soon put this fur to good use, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The practically-minded Vikings soon put this fur to good use...

It would also have been a valuable
trading commodity for these - Wild Ways of the Vikings

It would also have been a valuable trading commodity for the...

Farming in Iceland is challenging - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Farming in Iceland is challenging

Eider always nest
near the shoreline, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Eider always nest near the shoreline,

Eider duck farming is big business
in Viking Age Iceland - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Eider duck farming is big business in Viking Age Iceland

Carefully cleaned of grass
and straw, the pure down - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Carefully cleaned of grass and straw, the pure down

Eider down offers superb insulation,
because the densely barbed feathers - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Eider down offers superb insulation, because the densely bar...

By the year 950, the island
of Iceland was booming - Wild Ways of the Vikings

By the year 950, the island of Iceland was booming

Natural products were fashioned
into valuable commodities here - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Natural products were fashioned into valuable commodities he...

A hugely valuable resource - Wild Ways of the Vikings

A hugely valuable resource

Tiny animal immigrants
were also arriving, - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Tiny animal immigrants were also arriving,

Analysis of Icelandic house mouse
DNA has revealed - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Analysis of Icelandic house mouse DNA has revealed

It seems that these enterprising
little creatures carry the genetic - Wild Ways of the Vikings

It seems that these enterprising little creatures carry the ...

Norse mythology was
celebrated here - Wild Ways of the Vikings

Norse mythology was celebrated here

The oral traditions of saga and
history became so intertwined - Wild Ways of the Vikings

The oral traditions of saga and history became so intertwine...

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Travelling from Norway to Newfoundland just as seafarers did in A.D. 1,000 to get a sense of how the Vikings lived in the Americas; narrator Ewan MacGregor.

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Director: Nigel Pope, Jackie Savery

Writer: George Page

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Genre: documentary, family

Year: 2019

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Released: 13 Feb 2019

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