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When the Raven Flies
When the Raven Flies (original ()) is a 1984 Icelandic-Swedish adventure film written and directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The story is set in Viking Age Iceland. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 2016, online newspaper Kjarninn voted it as the best Icelandic film of all time.
Although mainly a tale of personal revenge, "When the Raven Flies" bears a
clear resemblance to the classic Akira Kurosawa film "Yojimbo", sharing common plot events, characters and action sequences. Gunnlaugsson also drew inspiration from the Sagas of Icelanders and aimed to deconstruct the Viking stereotypes, replacing them with more authentic portrayals of the Viking era.
"When the Raven Flies" is the first film of the "Raven Trilogy" (also known as the "Viking Trilogy") that consists of three Viking films: "When the Raven Flies" (1984, usually known as simply "The Raven