The Ending of The Northman Explained
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- Acclaimed director Robert Eggers' third feature film takes viewers to 10th-century Europe for a brutally violent and intense revenge drama. With "The Northman," Eggers has received a massive budget boost compared to his first two features, the eerie colonial New England-set "The Witch" and the intimate, surrealist fantasy "The Lighthouse." The Northman might be his most ambitious project yet with an ending that's equal parts "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" and "Troy." Wondering what it all means for our favorite lupine viking and his quest for revenge once the credits begin to roll? This is the ending of "The Northman" explained.
#Northman #Ending #Viking
Amleth takes his revenge | 0:00
A fallen king | 1:52
Vengeance at all costs | 3:25
What's next for Robert Eggers? | 5:01
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What did you think of the ending to "The Northman"?
Im wondering why it looks like she is wearing braces.......😈😎😇
@@davidmorningway6025 The whole movie is stupid, pity cause it starts well and had some very good scenery. However all that magic and wizardry ruins it. Ever since the Gladiator when it ended with the heaven of pagans scene we have seen lots of movies with magic when it does not make sense. I remember The Missing a good Western ruined by magic, The Revenant likewise and now we have this stupidity of a movie. What a waisted opprtunity and waisted 2hours of watching this drag.
@@davidmorningway6025 I’ll be honest I thought the same thing at first, but apparently some Vikings filed their teeth and then filled it with resin of some kind and that’s what we’re looking at in the movie.
@@sebastianvella8992 There is no magic there mate. You saw it when he raided the longship burial site, its all in his head, thats how he rationalizes things. He had heard about his uncle being in Iceland, and he saw that slavic altar and his inner conversation is reflected through that scene. He made a choice of vengiance and now he rationalizes his decision every way he can,
What did you think of the ending to “The Northman”?
You should have mentioned that after finding out about his mother's betrayal, Amleth escapes the farm with Olga. At that point Amleth intends to forsake his revenge on Fjolnir, but when he realises Olga is pregnant with their twins, he knew that none of them would be safe from Fjolnir as long as he lives. So he leaves Olga and their unborn children to complete his revenge so that they will be safe and won't have to go through the same cycle of revenge as he did.
This is on point my friend. I loved the ending, even others dont like too see their hero getting killed, it was an epic ending that was worth a death. Amleth knew he wouldnt return
that's literally explained in the film
That, plus he pretty much knew he’d be going to heaven he went back for revenge.
@@dreamsneezer8668 heaven? Jokeman.
@@adamedenkrans4130 paradise/nirvana/the promised land/Zion/happy hunting ground/the Elysian Fields/heaven/Valhalla
This movie was insane. The single shot raid on the village was BEAUTIFUL.
I love it when people point stuff like this out. You must have a trained eye!!
Beautiful? Those Vikings you and your kind so adore and admire, burning little children alive... Was that also "beautiful"?
the movie is trash
@@alexanderkozlov9463 Slav mad
Could have also pointed out that by the time Amleth and Fjolnir finally clash, both of them have been stripped down to nothing but their hatred for each other. Fjolnir set Amleth on a quest for revenge by taking everything from him at the beginning of the film; over the course of the second and third acts, Amleth does the same to Fjolnir. When they meet at the volcano, their beef with each other is as personal as it can get. They are both literally men with nothing left to lose. This is represented through the fact that both of them are naked in the final fight. They have taken everything from each other. They can’t fathom or comprehend anything else except that one of them must kill the other.
Also, the way the fight starts is perfect. They don’t stare each other down for a few minutes or go into some cliched verbal sparring before the fight; they just start hacking away the moment they meet, roaring in primal, animalistic fury.
Actually Amleth is fighting for his unborn children while Fjolnir has nothing. They basically switch roles.
@@louisdemm1758 See, I don’t entirely buy that. Nor do I buy Amleth’s belief that Fjolnir would have chased him to the ends of the Earth to kill him and his family. At that point in the movie, Fjolnir had no idea where Amleth was or where he was going. He also knew that Amleth was not someone to be screwing around with; makes sense because Amleth slaughtered a bunch of his subjects through both brute strength and cunning. I think messing with Amleth was the last thing on Fjolnir’s mind at that point. However, the reverse was true for Amleth; he wanted to keep whittling away at Fjolnir until he had nothing, much like Fjolnir had taken everything away from Amleth.
I see it more as Amleth is so obsessed with obtaining revenge that he throws away everything good that has happened to him, using the flimsy notion that Olga might be carrying his children as justification to go through with it. It makes The Northman a stronger, more tragic movie if you interpret it that way.
Nice.
@@MrPjw5 I thought the reason why he went back was because he didn't know how else to live but for revenge but I definitely thought that he was just using the children as an excuse what I'm confused about was the mom when he killed her and she said thank you?! Was she saying thank you for killing her before her son so she didn't have to watch him die or to keep Amleths attention on her so the son could attack??? Honestly though I'm not surprised with how the movie turns out with Odin as the main god.
Amleth said on the boat, that his destiny is to choose between his revenge and his family. He says he chooses both. That means to me that his woman and unborn child is his only family now (not his mother and halfsiblings, thats why he then chooses to kill both, instead of sparing them as he did before he knew about his unborn children. So he basicly gives the prophecy a new meaning/interpretation) and by having his revenge, he also protects them from Fjolnir.
And I think Fjolnir definitly had to go after him, because of his dead first born.
So in the end he got both, he fulfilled his oath AND chose his family, just not his first family.
But you could also say that Amleth got it wrong and he indeed had the choice to choose life and his family without having revenge, because his death in the climax was destined. That would mean that the prophecy indeed meant his unborn children and not his mother etc.
I think this is done on purpose to leave it to the audience how they want to interpret the ending.
I never really cared much for about the history of Vikings but this movie was just amazing. Robert Eggers keeps proving why he’s one of the best young directors working in Hollywood today. I’m surprised there are many people who don’t like this movie.
Because it is not that good besides the aesthetic
I’m glad you enjoyed it, truly. But for me it felt like a 5 hour movie that had about 10 minutes worth of action and thrill that I felt was interesting.
I really enjoyed it, honestly it blew my mind. people probably felt betrayed by the marketing and went in thinking no holds barred Viking action blockbuster and got a Viking art house movie instead. It did make me wish that Refn had a bigger budget when he made Valhalla Rising though.
@@marcospereira6752 Bad take.
@@marcospereira6752 oof it’s great
So fucking good. Violent, trippy, triumphant, realistic mixed with mystic, every shot was awesome. This is what happens when smart business folk put big money behind smart artists. Even if they don’t recoup, everyone involved should be proud.
I’m gonna pray eggers gives us the epic of Gilgamesh on the big screen in the future!
Frr
That’d be fire af
oh fuck dude that would be incredible
Gilgamesh?
Did you see the avatar to this video?
How about.... ELRIC OF MELNIBONE?
The "larger man" in the hurling sport was none other than Hafthor Julius Bjornsson! Glad to see the strongman got a cameo, it thrilled me when I saw him!
He shares screen with Ian Whyte, an stunt-man who portrayed Hafthor's character in season 2... Also they aren't the only GoT cast members who shared the screen in Northman
I knew I recognized him!
I thought he looked very familiar. No wonder. He also played Gregor Clegane (The Mountain) in "Game Of Thrones".
Wow I knew of Hafthor but didn't recognize him in the film!
Actually, the plot twist still justifies Amleth's quest for vengeance. His mother was a demonically evil, power hungry traitor to his father, and his father was indeed guilty of taking his mother originally as a slave and forcing himself upon her, but he tried to right his wrong by taking care of her, marrying her and making her a queen. Fjolnir's vanity, envy, covetousness, self-righteousness, unbridled lust, greed and spite made both him and gundur rotten and unnatural people who richly deserved death at the hand of Amleth, who in the process of avenging the foul murder of his father also secured a good future for his woman (Anna the slave) and his two unborn children.
Amleth walked a path of doom and pain, but saw it thru.
I dont think aurvandil took amleth mother by force.
@@mrrios2881 I had understood that he had raped her when she was a slave. At least that's what Gundur claimed when she met the grown Amleth. Then she waxed on about how superior a man Fjolnir was in bed. Quite a monstrous woman.
@@mrrios2881 yes, she shows her scar and says she was once a slave.
@@mrrios2881 She says he did in the movie.
She did what she did so her king and husband could die fighting, thus, fulfill HIS WISH and go to heaven. What she did, she did out of love (and a little lust maybe...but SO WHAT!?)
I didn’t realize it at first but in Amleth’s father’s hall Willem Dafoe’s character was trying to warn the king about the traitorish nature of Fjornir. I didn’t even realize that was Dafoe until later. Who’s the fool?😂
i knew it was Willem Dafoe from the voice but never knew it was Ethan Hawke who played Amleth's father
Heimer!
Read that the story of Amleth was well known in history as a real or near real tale, and that Shakespeare used the story to create his play on Hamlet.
I assumed such. It is literally the same story
The silver lining was that although through out the movie was questioned if hed live a live of hate for his enemies or love for his kin he chose hate then when he met the girl and got her pregnant he chose both, but in the end as he is dying he realizes he risked his life for the love and safety of his kin
The ending doesn’t need an explanation, it was pretty self explanatory that he died and saw himself being ridden to the gates of Valhalla
Yeah but…. I don’t get it?
@@TheInfoBlast same… like it was right there but I don’t get it?
So shiny, so chrome
Valhalla accepts slain warriors that have died in battle the more you believe the more you accept your fate on the battlefield. He was accepted to Valhalla because he had a destiny that was greater than his physical form
I like how everyone thought the Valkyrie had braces. 😂 ( I know they are notches, filled with resin)
😂😂😂
I definitely thought they were braces lol. Took me out of the moment for the second
Amazing victory for you here in the comments section.
Always that one guy
It just shows how great this movie is. The attention to detail and the respect and accuracy for Norse is amazing
Robert eggers is a true artist that needs a blank canvas and a blank check with little oversight and plenty of faith. He already has my trust with his last 2 films and i can't wait to see what he does in the future.
The Northman is probably my favorite film of 2022 so far. The plot went exactly where I thought it would but that just made it even more satisfying in my opinion. Didn’t want amleth to die but I knew he would. Especially after finding out Olga was pregnant.
As a fan God of war, Vikings, The Last Kingdom this was also a blast to watch: Amazing cinematography, lore, mythical elements, action, pacing, suspense 10/10 masterpiece
Pretty badass to see an accurate depiction of Odin as well as an old man with a hooded cloak and accompanied by ravens.
Yes, the grey wanderer 😎
The ending mirrors the last battle in the Elder Edda, where Loki and Heimdall fall on each other's swords. It's impressive that Eggers stayed close to the mythology, from the draugr to the seers and the gods. Excellent!
dude... this movie was intense af. i think more than any other movie i've ever watched, this made me viscerally feel how brutal, savage, alien and fatalistic the dark ages norse world was. i thought it was a really good choice to constantly weave in trippy semi-supernatural elements because the audience can't help but get immersed in the sort of superstitious mindset people of that time had. i mean, if you really think about it, you could explain away pretty much everything (except maybe Olga's wind-calling spell on the ship) as a combination of mind-altering substances and the mind seeing what it wants/expects to see. but you're not sure it wasn't really supernatural, just like the people of the time tended to explain everything through supernatural terms.
Robert Egger's films really can tell mythology and folklore in its truest form than any museum, scholar, or book, and he doesn't relent to romanticizing it to appease those who can't stomach it's harshness. I hope he never diverts from his love of these subjects and settles for mainstream trends.
That short Valkyrie scene is so powerful.
There will probably be a pretty good directors cut since he seems to admit he had to change the movie somewhat significantly.
Do you think the Valkyrie took both warriors to Valhalla or just Amleth? I think the film would have been perfect if both warriors would have been taken. They can keep on bickering in the halls of Valhalla, as they were both worthy to ascend.
Is the Valkyrie wearing braces in that scene?
@@rain8184 yes I think so.
This is basically the revenant on acid it’s literally the best movie I’ve ever saw.
For real both final battle scenes were fantastic
Yes, he achieved his ultimate goal to kill his uncle who killed his father. This was above all else due to witnessing the decapitation of his own loving, caring, proud father and that alone justifies the means to the end (to enter into Valhalla). SKOL!
It's Skål*
Ultimately, he sought out the final confrontation with his uncle to (also) protect his unborn children. Many commenters and the reviewer seemed to have missed this major plot point.
Well, Fjölnir would only persecute Amleth's family because Amleth has murdered his innocent sons as well.
Lets not try to bring Christian nonsense into this film. The strength of this film that it ignores Christian ethics and attempts to portray Vikings with the ethics they had.
When I watch every scenes of this movie, Vinland saga always pop up on my mind
Same here yo. Vinland Saga was the driving force behind me watching this movie, and I'm glad I did because this movie was great.
But Thorfin realizes his mistake and tries to in peace unlink Amoleth who kills himself.
I still cant get over the mothers betrayal, she was deffo screaming when fiolnir took her, so i find it hard to believe what she was saying
I still want another ending where prince Amleth could return to reunite with his Olga and twins after successfully killing his uncle to avenge his father. He deserves a happy life after all his past unhappiness rather than just sacrificing himself to fulfill his mission of revenge
i just watched the movie today, it was cool
Didn't know this even needed an explanation.
I think that the future daughter of Amleth is a reference to Olga of Kiev
Thanks!! this was the comment I was looking for ☺️
Exactly! His daughter is the Grand-dutchess Olga. Wife of Igor, mother of Svyatoslav, grandmother of Vladimir.
ELRIC of MELNIBONE. Now I got a hint of what he'd look like on the big screen..and I am stunned.
I’m so glad I bought this movie. I want to watch it again tomorrow.
this is a visual master piece but The Witch is a better film.
Northman is definitely a spectacle I watched multiple times, but I'll agree The VVitch is better in terms of having well written period dialogue. But out of Eggers work, The Lighthouse just living rent free in my head with it's surreal
experience.
I envy anyone who has not seen it
Saw it, loved it!
!!!SPOILERS!!!
The ending shot of the Valkyrie carrying Amleth to Valhalla has got to be one of the most gorgeous, beautiful ending shots I've ever witnessed. The music is phenomenal, knowing that he completed his goal, and his next adventure awaits in Valhalla, who knows what will happen next.
The next adventure is that his family will live in peace and Amleth will be in Valhalla
I don’t think you need to put a spoiler warning on a comment for a video explaining the ending
We can only wish Robert Eggers every possible success in his future film-making activities. I would recommend him to further cooperate with Sjón, if he decides to make another movie about Viking Age or pre-Christian Scandinavia. Icelanders still speak the Viking-era language and they are still kinda Viking-minded - the spirit of the pre-Christian Scandinavian and generally Germanic world is preserved in Iceland almost entirely intact. Filmmakers should capitalize on this, if they want to create historically accurate and authentic masterpieces like The Northman.
I enjoyed the movie for what it was (a violent, semi-historical mythologically infused revenge story). I think in particular the middle part of the movie was very strong - cool battle scenes, spooky mystical shenanigans, fighting a whole undead monster to obtain an ancient blade. I loved all of that. The actors did great jobs at bringing their characters to life and they were all well cast for their roles. I feel like the beginning and ending acts lose that momentum, but I'm not mad at it. I do feel kind of confused why they set up Amleth's daughter as being the one to succeed him and then never expanding on that...but I guess it's meant to just give him some closure before he dies? Not sure. Would have been cool to see her story :) A father who is a viking king and a sorceress mother...she would be so powerful. I also want to give a shout out to the director of the film for not depicting graphic sexual violence. It is refreshing to not have that paraded around in a movie set in this sort of background. Everything was implied and still made an impact, without having to actually see anything. Good direction! If I had one overall criticism, I would say that the accents were in no way consistent (except maybe Anya's?) and it was sort of weird LOL. But it wasn't that bad
Robert Eggers is really good, I enjoyed the witch even more than the northman. I don't really pay attention to directors all that much but I like him.
Me too. I really like Robert.
a spartan like film being his next step would be dope
Epic
I keep hearing "Omelette" as in an egg omelette everytime the narrator says Amleth. Lol. Must be hungry.
That film was like hearing Zep play Immigrant Song for 90 minutes
such a great film 4.6 out of 5 stars
This film was cinematic art. The people hating on this movie should just stick to swallowing Disney-Marvel garbage.
I really hope Egger's does not go down the path of franchises because it's more inviting
I was expecting an explanation of who his daughter was going to grow to be. Instead I got a short synopses of the movie's story.
Where can I watch it, I’m tryin to find it but I can’t
Great video and really good movie, however I am just wondering why the Valkyrie is wearing braces? I just noticed that, I was not aware of it during the movie. I am just curious and dont really know of anyway of researching that.
They would cut ridges in their teeth and fill them with resin
Eivor really done well in this movie FOR RAVENSTHORPE!!
I was so disappointed but the cinematography was beautiful.
I also loved Nicole Kidman character lol
His mother was possessed by a spirit , hence thanking her son as she died
Yea that's a no.. she was just a manipulative former slave who sought power
@Mai Tandy that has nothing to do with being possessed
why is there music behind the narration?
Did you ever talk about the ending?
I was gonna say, this is more like a summary of the film and they don’t even do a deep dive into the ending lol.
I just come from cinema and this movie was epic and beatiful i freaking love it. The lighthouse its still my favourite, but the Northman is god
honestly, these comments are more insightful than the actual video.
Why was the Valkyrie wearing braces though? Over jet?
Is this like one of those Chris Nolan flicks where you need to watch a video afterwards with someone 'explaining' what the hell you just watched?
I gotta see this
He may be the director who can bring kratos to life in a way he did with this absolutely beautiful film this film better not get ignored come Oscar season the Batman and this movie have exceeded all expectations
The Northman is a masterpiece film…
Just saw it,liked it,I'd give it an 8
gotta have a 🍄 b4 watching this 😂
I see what you did there
I am just here to say: Amleth du fromage…..
That is all.
Those who know, know.
"say it again Dexter"
@@vicmo25
🤣🤗♥️
Say it again Dexter
1:17 is it just me or no one noticed tooth braces from AD 895.
So valkyries are now wearing braces ?
Yea I'm confused about this
It's pretty much a marketing strat
Those are ritual dental carvings. 🤦♂🤦♂
The slav woman went to Kievan Rus to find 'Rus'...or at least that's why I made of it.
Why does the valkery have braces
why does anya taylor look like she has a brace in one of the scenes in 859 AD i doubt they had them i also spotted a Corrogated roof in another scene dont think Galvanise was a thing back then either .
Wait - you mean to tell me that this isn’t a True Blood origin story?!?!?!
Plot twist: he’s turned into a vampire by Godrick right before Valhalla in a deleted scene 😝
Eggers need to direct a real Viking Thor movie
Is just me but the final fight scene reminds me of anakin and obi wan’s battle in revenge of the sith just more violent
lmao first thing that came to my head
Omleth and valkyrie with braces
Those are ritual dental carvings. Common at the time.
Why did Valkyrie have braces on? Am I in the twilight zone?
A lesser movie would have had his mother betrayal made Amleth believe that revenge is pointless.
This left just a small hole that could lead to a sequel.
Great movie
The theme I got from this is that humanity sucks no matter what century they live in
i didnt know valkyries have braces. is that a thing?
Really enjoyed this movie! Actually would rather see DCU movies in Eggers style over Snyder. 🤷🏾♀️
Why is the Valkyrie wearing braces?
Narrator didn’t see the movie. He keeps mispronouncing Amleth.
Surprising the ending needs to be explained. Its rather simply explained in the film. ALl you have to do is pay attention.
Yo a Valkyrie with braces 😂
Those aren't braces. 🤦♂🤦♂
@@viceralman8450 what are they
@@quailbanks4483 Carvings to show social status or military rank.
They used to fill them with tree resine and pigments.
@@viceralman8450 sounds painful 😤👃💧
@@quailbanks4483 Actually is not unless you go to deep just like removing a cavity, unless you pass the enamel to the pulp is painless.
"Omleth" .....🍳
Hi
Move was as good as HEAT
Amleth is Hamlet..
Why did the valkyrie have braces?
I thought this movie was OK.
Question:
why did he raid the village and kill those people? What was the point of that?
Did his mom order her son to be killed and not just her husband?
Anyone else find it creepy vehement she started kissing her son?
He raided the village and killed those people because he's a Viking. Going on vik, going viking was a verb and encompassed everything from raiding to trading, slaving and berserking. Welcome to the Dark Ages.
Yes, his mom ordered her son killed.
Nicole is a MILF, c'mon. Seriously, I think Eggers did a great job of evoking a a dark, chaotic, pre-christian culture. It's always fashionable to bad rap Christianity, but its eventual adoption by the Vikings did tone them down a bit, along with the rest of the barbarian cultures of northern Europe.
@@davidsnow2420 why order her son to be killed…it was her own son and he was just a kid. What was the purpose of that…and she confessed she wanted him killed and then she kissed him…I’m confused
@@JulesSantana Like a lot of folks back then (and today), Gudrun was a ruthless, cold, manipulative, and, probably, psychotic bitch. Read some of the Icelandic sagas. That description applies to quite a few characters in the sagas. They provide a sobering glimpse into the world of over a thousand years ago, before Christianity tamed pagan Europe. Eggers faithfully captured the complex world of the sagas with The Northman. It's wonderful.
@@JulesSantana because the son would be king had he lived? My guess.
vikings were known to be ruthless and apparently they would raid villages as a hobby. as for the former queen, she actually told him why she ordered his death. if he lived, he would seek revenge, which he ultimately did. and about the last question, i think she was possessed, but that’s just me.
Man that ritual scene of the king with his scene son is a trip when you high af really loved the movie alot didn’t like the ending tho
Bro I watched it last night and was high as fuck and they started eating out of bowls like dogs I sobered up real quick 🤣🤣🤣
Alex got a 10 pack
I wonder that in Valhalla how did the Valkyries uses braces on their teeth lol , they may have Valkyrian dentists lol
There not braces their notches.
@@gwell2118 what is the point of notches?
@@TheLegend-gj6bw research it if you need to know so bad
@@justinrides3635 Just a question. Don't make a statement if you can't back it up.
Same lol
You didn’t explain the ending at all
eric northman as the northman eh?
I watched this whole movie while baked 😂🚬🌿
Same lmfao. It was a good watch though
Why does valkryrie have braces
Those aren't braces. 🤦♂🤦♂
OT: Why all the face masks? Was there a lockdown of sort in Iceland at that time?
What? I thought this movie took place in Minnesota. That's where the vikings are at.