7 Films & TV Shows Set In Denmark During The Middle Ages
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Ophelia
🇩🇰 Denmark The Middle AgesHamlet through her eyes. — Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.
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Beowulf
🇩🇰 Denmark The 6th CenturyEvil breeds pain. — A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
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Grendel
🇩🇰 Denmark The 6th CenturyKing Higlack of the Gauths entrusts prince Finn and a fire ball weapon to his champion, slayer Beowulf. They lead twelve men on a mission to help king Hrothgar of the Danes, whose once glorious realm is terrorized by the undefeated monster Grendel. The task is made more difficult as Hrothgar kept gruesome secrets.
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Beowulf & Grendel
🇩🇰 Denmark The 6th CenturyThe Hero. The Monster. The Myth. — The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.
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Eye of the Eagle
🇩🇰 Denmark The 13th CenturyIn 1218 Danish king Valdemar sends his homonymous young son and heir in safety, as war is at the borders, to Erskil, the bishop of Ravensburg, who is instructed to see to the prince's education. Alas the bishop is the brain of a conspiracy to seize the crown for himself, as most of the nobles are dissatisfied with the endless wars that bring them no profit. The prince and kitchen-boy Aske accidentally fall out of the castle and overhear the conspirators, but are seen and pursued by the men of the One-eyed Man, a feared mercenary who is in the conspiracy to take mortal revenge on the king for leaving him behind on a battlefield where he lost an eye which was eaten by an eagle, which he tamed and now shares his sight with. Written by KGF Vissers
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Royal Deceit
🇩🇰 Denmark The 7th CenturyHis quest for vengeance... may cost him everything. — A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
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Grendel Grendel Grendel
🇩🇰 Denmark The 6th CenturyGrendel'll get you! — This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. Aimed more at adults than children, this version holds some interesting twists on the traditional tale, and is based on a novel by American critic and academic John Gardner.
