Movies from the Black Lagoon: The Norseman  Tom Doty Times
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Print  A boatload of Vikings take on a tribe of Native Americans
in this yawn festival that failed to jump-start the Viking
genre.  The movie begins with a brief history lesson, during
which we learn the Vikings visited North America before other
Europeans. That is about all they get right, as our horn-
helmeted heroes take over the saga. We discover that this
expedition is the second one to our shores and is more of a
rescue mission.  Thurvold is in charge and he means to find the
first group that was led by his father. To help, he has enlisted
the aid of a black-robed shaman, a tough cookie named Olaf, and
the elder Ragnar. These guys are loaded for bear and rock horn
helmets, axes, crossbows and plastic armor. Thurvold even sports
a black leather visor that makes him look like a Nordic Batman.
They cruise onto a beach and disembark. The landing party only
makes it a few hundred yards