Two children in the Viking age find their way into the magical world of Norse mythology.
Writing
Loke being an absolute menace for no reason
Score
Synth-folk that shouldn't work but absolutely does
Director
Peter Madsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Denmark's most expensive animated film ever in 1986, and it shows—then immediately doesn't show when the budget ran out mid-Giant battle.
Peter Madsen adapted his own comic series here, and the film's weird tonal whiplash between cosmic horror and kids' adventure directly mirrors the original 1970s Danish comics that shocked parents by refusing to sanitize mythology.
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