The White Viking (alternative title Embla, Icelandic: Hvíti víkingurinn, Norwegian: Den hvite viking) is a 1991 film set in Norway and Iceland during the reign of Olaf I of Norway.

King Olav is a fanatical Christian who seeks to root out paganism in Norway.

He hears the voice of Jesus, or White Christ, when praying which causes jealousy in his religious adviser, bishop Thangbrandur.

One of Olav's soldiers, Kolbeinn, crushes Godbrandur's wooden statue of Odin, but is axed to death by Embla.

Embla convinces Olav to allow Askur to go back to Iceland and complete his task.

Thorgeir leads the fight into a pagan temple, where Askur is drenched in sacrificial blood, tricking everyone into thinking that he has been killed.

Embla reunites with her father and they plan to escape to Iceland to continue their pagan ways.

Realising there is no escape and having received the necklace as a token of Askur's "death", Embla enters the church and sets it on fire in a suicide attempt.

Godbrandur is killed by burning debris, but Olav manages to save Embla and carries her away.

Embla emerges in the ruins of the church and prepares to commit suicide, but is stopped when she sees what appears to be an apparition of her father, calling out to Odin.

Moments later Embla sees a ship carrying Askur appearing in the fjord.

The director's cut changes the order in which the scenes appear and focuses on the character of Embla.

The television series also features additional plotlines about Askur's previous life as a Viking and his descent from Egill Skallagrímsson.