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The Icelandic Sagas are the 40 true stories of the first settlers of Iceland - well, at least Icelanders say they’re true. Everyone else says: 'get out of here'! But everyone agrees they are fantastic tales of worthy men and feisty women from a thousand years ago. Stories of viking raids abroad and blood-feuds at home. Passed down the generations and preserved on calf-skin manuscripts they are the crown jewels of Icelandic culture, amazing stories of ordinary vikings, facing ordinary viking problems - like how to get your wife to stop killing your neighbor’s slaves, what to do when someone calls you a horse-ass-eater and how to sue your brother in-law for not living up to your sister’s... expectations.

Step into the world Hallgerda Long-Pants, Gunnlaug Serpent Tongue, Killer-Glum, Harald with the great hair-do, Mjoll the-biggest-of-all-women-who-were-not-giants and Leif the Lucky who found America… and lost it again.

Never heard of them? Come and get to know them all in Icelandic Sagas - The Greatest Hits. Be thrilled, entertained and intrigued - and find out what it really means to toss a pair of blue pants into an Icelanders face - really.

This show is running for a limited time only in Reykjavik's spectacularly designed concert hall located near the Old Harbour.

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Included

Theater show
Entry/Admission - Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre

Not included

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please bring photo ID with you to the performance with your Viator voucher to collect your tickets from the theater box office

Features

Nightlife

80%

Tourism

60%

Aquatic

60%

Cultural

35%

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Anita F

4 | 2016-08-24

It was a fun evening and funny take on Iceland's past actors were engaging, lively and included humorous takes in their skits of American icons.

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Heidi1120

4 | 2016-08-03

This is entertaining show to learn about the Sagas and it's at the beautiful HARPA. There are only 2 actors and they acted out the Sagas in a modern way even mixing some US pop-culture reference into the skit. The only disappointment is sitting at the edge of the row there were many times I couldn't hear what the actors where saying. Whenever they faced away from me I couldn't hear or whenever they were at the other end of the stage. They weren't wearing microphones but I really hope for future they would consider improving the sound to ensure the best experience at such a lovely venue.

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retired_and_busy

5 | 2016-07-26

Extremely entertaining! Well done!! and a superb theatre as well

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Jennifer S H

5 | 2016-07-25

We had not a clue what stories or sagas we would hear about Iceland hence why we decided to attend this show. Not only was it comical, the actors themselves were great and presented well. We were able to use the knowledge gained from the sagas for the rest of our trip-it made more sense as we travel to vary spots of the island. My husband couldn't wait to share with his family and we have recommended this for friends who will be visiting in the next few months.

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ehhsalumni

5 | 2016-06-13

This was hilarious. A delightful adventure into Icelandic mythology with two very talented performers. Lots of audience participation added to the fun.

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