Hammer of the Gods

Action epic sees a passionate young man transform into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother Hakan The Ferrocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom.

Cast

Charlie Bewley

as Steinar

Clive Standen

as Hagen

James Cosmo

as King Bagsecg

Elliot Cowan

as Hakan

Ivan Kaye

as Ivar

Michael Jibson

as Grim

Guy Flanagan

as Jokul

Theo Barklem-Biggs

as Vali

Glynis Barber

as Astrid

Alexandra Dowling

as Agnes

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This reminded me a bit of the "13th Warrior" (1999) as a group of Vikings have to undertake a perilous task to track down 'Hakan the Ferocious" (Elliot Cowan). He's the brother of Prince "Steinar" (Charlie Bewley) and both are sons of the dying king "Bagsecg" (James Cosmo) who is looking to decide w...

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