[3] A group of Viking women from Stannjold, led by their leader Desir (Abby Dalton), decide to go out to sea in search of their missing men.

They wash up ashore on the mysterious land of the Grimaults and are taken captive by its ruthless tyrant Stark (Richard Devon).

The Viking women discover their men, led by Vedric (Brad Jackson), had earlier washed ashore and were now imprisoned by Stark to work in his mines.

Vedric manages to spear the sea serpent which sails past them and destroy the Grimault ship before succumbing to his wounds.

Corman says he was approached to make the film by special effects experts Irving Block and Jack Rabin, who had acquired a script by Louis Goldman.

Corman felt the "script was not especially great" but was persuaded to do it by Block and Rabin's promise to work for a small fee in exchange for a cut of the profits.

Rabin and Block had done effects on Rocketship X-M, Kronos and Invisible Boy and filming would start in August, with release through AIP.

[23] Corman said he learned "an important lesson from this movie: don't fall for a sophisticated sales job about elaborate special effects.

"[25] The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent was released in theaters on April 10, 1958 by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Astounding She-Monster.

[26] The film was released on DVD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on April 18, 2006, as part of a two-disc set, with Teenage Caveman as the first disc.

[27] Dan Lester of Electric Sheep magazine wrote in his review: "This is a cheap looking film even by Roger Corman's standards.

There is only one proper set, the Grimalts' dining hall (probably left over from another film), with most of the action taking place in featureless outdoor such as woods and beaches".

[28] Film critic Glenn Erickson wrote that although the cast was "gung-ho and athletic [...] the whole exercise plays like a high school effort," and that "[t]he laughable script is one howlingly bad line reading after another.

[30] The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent was later featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.