The First King: the first ever Virtual Reality movie based on the Norse sagas

What does Flateyjarbok, Heimskringla, Fagerskinna, Ágrip, Historia Norvægie and Morkinskinna have in common? They are all in some way includede in the new Virtual Reality movie, The First King, written by Baard Titlestad and produced by the Irish VR company, Emagine. In fact, The First King, marks the first time the Norse Sagas make their way into the VR format.

Harald Fairhair and the Unification of Norway
The movie tells the story of Harald Fairhair and the Unification of Norway. “You even get to meet the Jotun king Dovre, most famously commemorated by Edvard Grieg in the iconic musical piece In The Hall of the Mountain King (which we hear in the movie as well!), as Flateyjarbok presents us with the myth that young Harald was raised and taught the skills of kingship by the Jotun in his mountain kingdom”.