Lady of the Mountain

The summer of 2004 two engineer from Seyðisfjörður found a three-blade broach and an oval broach high up in the mountains of East Fjords in Iceland. Archaeologists arrived on the scene under the direction of Sigurd Bergsteinsson. They discover remains of a Viking woman, some jewelry and over 500 pearls. Who was this woman? What was she doing in the mountains, all by herself? The finding was unique, never before have so many artifacts from a Viking woman been found in an open country. The film is produced in collaboration with the National Museum of Iceland and The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland.

• Guðbergur DavíðssonDirector of Photography · Screenplay · Director · Producer
• Sigurður BergsteinssonScreenplay
• Örn Marino ArnarsonEditor

Release date

January 1, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

Icelandic

Runtime

28m

Genres

Documentary