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Alexander Skarsgard as Amleth in the movie The Northman, wearing a wolf pelt headdress and shouting fiercely in a dimly lit scene.

The Northman

film by Eggers [2022]

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Alexander Skarsgard as Amleth in the movie The Northman, wearing a wolf pelt headdress and shouting fiercely in a dimly lit scene. — Alexander Skarsgard in The Northman (2022) The Northman, like Eggers's other films, was praised by critics.

The Northman is a 2022 film directed by Robert Eggers. The movie is loosely based on the legend of Amleth, a Viking prince who inspired William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. The term "Northman" is an older term for a Norseman. Eggers is known for his stylistic approach to period horror and drama, often drawing from folklore in his films, such as The Witch and The Lighthouse.123

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Björk
Solo albums and acting career
…Robert Eggers’s fantasy epic film The Northman (2022) and later collaborated on several songs with Spanish singer Rosalía, notably the dramatic “Berghain” from Rosalía’s album Lux (2025).
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…Robert Eggers’s fantasy epic film The Northman (2022) and later collaborated on several songs with Spanish singer Rosalía, notably the dramatic “Berghain” from Rosalía’s album Lux (2025).
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Willem Dafoe
The Lighthouse, Poor Things, and Nosferatu
…Dafoe played a jester in The Northman, based on a Viking legend that reportedly was the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The actor was especially busy the following year, appearing in seven films. These included Asteroid City, which reunited him with Anderson, and Yorgos Lanthimos’s award-winning Poor Things. Dafoe was
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…Dafoe played a jester in The Northman, based on a Viking legend that reportedly was the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The actor was especially busy the following year, appearing in seven films. These included Asteroid City, which reunited him with Anderson, and Yorgos Lanthimos’s award-winning Poor Things. Dafoe was
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Robert Eggers
The Northman and Nosferatu
…Lighthouse, Eggers cowrote and directed The Northman (2022), in which a Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgård) attempts to avenge his father’s death. The film is loosely based on the story of Amleth, a likely fictional Viking who served as the inspiration for William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Eggers cowrote the film with Sjón,…
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…Lighthouse, Eggers cowrote and directed The Northman (2022), in which a Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgård) attempts to avenge his father’s death. The film is loosely based on the story of Amleth, a likely fictional Viking who served as the inspiration for William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Eggers cowrote the film with Sjón,…
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Nicole Kidman
Later work
In Robert Eggers’s action-drama The Northman (2022), she played a Viking queen whose son seeks revenge for his father’s murder.
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In Robert Eggers’s action-drama The Northman (2022), she played a Viking queen whose son seeks revenge for his father’s murder.
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Anya Taylor-Joy
Other roles from the 2020s
…Witch director Robert Eggers in The Northman (2022), a drama about a Viking avenging his father’s murder; and joined the star-studded cast of Amsterdam, a quirky comedy directed by Russell. For her role in the dark comedy The Menu (2022), Taylor-Joy was again nominated for a Golden Globe for best…
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…Witch director Robert Eggers in The Northman (2022), a drama about a Viking avenging his father’s murder; and joined the star-studded cast of Amsterdam, a quirky comedy directed by Russell. For her role in the dark comedy The Menu (2022), Taylor-Joy was again nominated for a Golden Globe for best…
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