The Northman

Summary

The Northman is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,011 views/month, #781 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Northman's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Northman's director is recorded as Robert Eggers^[4].
• The Northman's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Eggers^[5].
• The Northman's screenwriter is recorded as Sjón^[6].
• The Northman's composer is recorded as Vessel^[7].
• The Northman's genre is recorded as historical film^[8].
• The Northman's genre is recorded as epic film^[9].
• The Northman's genre is recorded as thriller film^[10].
• The Northman's genre is recorded as medieval film^[11].
• The Northman's logo image is recorded as The Northman logo.png^[12].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Alexander Skarsgård^[13].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Nicole Kidman^[14].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Willem Dafoe^[15].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Anya Taylor-Joy^[16].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Ethan Hawke^[17].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Claes Bang^[18].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Björk^[19].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Kate Dickie^[20].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Ralph Ineson^[21].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson^[22].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Murray McArthur^[23].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson^[24].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Ian Whyte^[25].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Gustav Lindh^[26].
• The Northman's cast member is recorded as Olwen Fouéré^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mark Huffam^[28], Lars Knudsen^[29], and Arnon Milchan^[30]. The Northman's director is recorded as Robert Eggers^[4]. Screenwriters include Robert Eggers^[5] and Sjón^[6]. Cast members include Alexander Skarsgård^[13], Nicole Kidman^[14], Willem Dafoe^[15], Anya Taylor-Joy^[16], Ethan Hawke^[17], and Claes Bang^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +2022-04-22T00:00:00Z^[31], +2022-05-19T00:00:00Z^[32], +2022-04-15T00:00:00Z^[33], and +2022-05-11T00:00:00Z^[34]. Original languages include English^[35], Old Norse^[36], and Old Ukrainian^[37]. Genres include historical film^[8], epic film^[9], thriller film^[10], and medieval film^[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include revenge^[38], patriarchy^[39], masculinity^[40], destiny^[41], heroism^[42], and family honor^[43].

Reception

Reviews include 89%^[44] and 82/100^[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Gesta Danorum^[46], a written work^[47], written by Saxo Grammaticus^[48]; Conan the Barbarian^[49], a film^[50], directed by John Milius^[51]; Hamlet^[52], a legend^[53]; and Andrei Rublev^[54], a film^[55], directed by Andrei Tarkovsky^[56].

Why It Matters

The Northman ranks in the top 0.83% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,011 views/month, #781 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]