Blood of the Norse: Chapter 8: Film and Television Work
The first of the Magnus Viking Association's television roles was in Channel 4's "The Worst Jobs In History", hosted by Tony Robinson. This involved illustrating how much stamina was needed to row a Viking long-ship and the less than pleasant details of how they transported ships over land, known as "portage". All aspects were demonstrated by Tony Robinson who was assisted by MVA members.
Watch Tony Robinson with the MVA members in the 2 videos below:
Watch Part 4 from 5 minutes in until the end.
Watch the first 3 minutes of Part 5 (video below).
The MVA has subsequently gone on to work with:
- The BBC's "Earth Works" series hosted by Daryl Grimmason, taking one of the Viking ships up the River Balckwater in County Armagh.
- The BBC's "Pocket Book History of Ulster", hosted by John Daley.
- Channel 4's "Viking Boat Race" - Here is a news article from 2006 about the race http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2006072101.
- RTE's Brian Boru Documentary
Next week we look at Chapter 9: The International Connection.
