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In ‘The Northman,’ it takes a pillage : Pop Culture Happy Hour
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In The Northman, Alexander Skarsgård performs a Viking prince who flees his island kingdom when his uncle kills his father and marries his mom. It is primarily based on a really outdated however acquainted story that predates Shakespeare’s Hamlet by a number of centuries. Directed by Robert Eggers, The Northman is a story of bloody revenge with painstakingly researched historic accuracy surrounding the gods and monsters of Viking tradition.
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