TRACE | Norwegian viking short film by Markus Dahlslett (Full movie)
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TRACE is an award winning short film set in the viking age.
It tells the story of Baldr, an explorer who has seen distant civilizations at the world´s edge. From them he brings knowledge that can help his people make a better future. Now he must escape Gorm and his vicious clan, who seek to destroy all that can challenge their way of life.
The story carries themes like knowledge transfer, cultural heritage, and the vulnerability these have in turbulent times.
This movie is the first to exclusively use genuine viking language (Old Norse), and it is shot at historical viking sites in Norway.
The dialogue was created with the help of a professor in Old Norse and Scandinavian Languages at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. TRACE is an independent production with limited funding. It was made with lots of hard work, thorough research and a lifelong passion for viking history.
Written, directed, edited and produced by: Markus Dahlslett
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Credits:
Cast: Simon Stokke, Audun Bartnes, Ole Fredrik Wannebo, Caroline Fredriksen, Robert Rasmussen, Elias Slind Aas, Jonas M. Larsen, Susanne Olavsdottir Ingdal, Ørjan Trotland
Cinematography: Arne Vidar Stoltenberg, Thomas Lind, Markus Dahlslett
Production design: Stian Dahlslett
Music composed by: Kristian Brastein, Thomas Tøndelstrand, Simon Stokke
Official soundtrack here:
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Sound design: Kristian Brastein - kristianbrastein.com/
Excecutive producers: David Hortman Bøe and Arne Vidar Stoltenberg
Production assistants: Atle Sagli Hansen, Bjørnar Lilleberre
Extras/stuntwork/weapons: Ladehirden
Makeup and prosthetics: Thea Hauge, Karen Marie Karlsvik, Othelie Farstad
The official behind the scenes and art book from the film is now available worldwide on Amazon. Check out "The Art of Trace" here: www.amazon.com/dp/B09CDHBH9D/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_NGX3KJHAE4P3VCR566AK
Is it set in Norway?
Yes.
@@dahlslettNot bad, but possible to make better, with much less people also. example Valhalla rising. STILL: in peoples many people type VERY evil. PLS DO SOMETHING!!!! many people not done NOTHING. in USA i have TOTAL not friendley, liar half brother. i WHOULD NEVER THINKED!!!! I NEED TO WRITE TO STRANGERS ABOUT THIS KIND OF THINGS BUT 5 YEAR!!!! STRANGE OR NOT, THIS IS IT!!! i can't even communicate with him, even in this VERY HARD TIMES. i don't know even his phone number. VERY BAD PEOPLE TYPE!!! Batman. if somebody has a family member like him, he can die multiple times!!!! corrupt somewhere in rent room. he talks with others sneaky liar, evil!! many people ignoring me!! soher with easy money, he has many name, his identity cards not valid more than 8 year. he has blue eyes more than 50 year old not Israeli, not Viking not even hungarian. i don't believe even in his neck bone!!! many white people and brown done something with their neck, fake neck. they don't have neck bone. those peoples got many year different identity card. almost everybody here and in near countries don't have neck bone. many poisons was and other evil things still are! evils ruining my HEALT!!!! sneaky evils, mostley they are evils with those who has neck bone!!!! i don't use cigarettes. i very rarely drink. 5 year!!!! many evils not gived me one simple factory, warehouse job in MANY country. OR THEY NOT LETED ME TO WORK FOR LONG TIME. MANY job offer was and are, in many countrie. many people has good, easy job without High school, or with high school. many people very evil, liar. mostly near phones and emails were jobs offers are, but in other places also. my dad died 14 year ago. my mom is so old i don't know if she will wok up in the MORNINGS!! and sick. fake friends, ETC i have writed more than 1000 emails, ETC!!!! to Israelis and to other jews. many to Vikings also, and to others. somebody help me with one simple factory, warehouse JOB. song videos are about many evil. i'm water people type. water people types in Vikings are. i'm jew viking. i can't find good peoples. i need as fast as possible help to get some kind of simple job where they let me stay.
nime film
Love you brothers and sisters. 7:51 This is the old bulgarian alphabet. Vikings are actually bulgarians scythians. Bulgarian are 72 tribes. Now are more. All Europe today are Bulgarians but the rulers of the world change it the language of the people in begining of 20 century. In Iran,Palestina and others countrys are same Bulgarians. Bulgaria is the mother of all civilisations. The most old country on the world. You must remember who you are,becouse masons hide about Bulgaria and the history from the people and created false nations from Bulgarians. They falsificate the all history of humanity and Bulgaria is the more big sicret for humanity and they lies you that greeks are first people on the world. I say the truth. We Bulgarians are with blonde hair and blue eyes original. First tribe on the world was bulgarian tribe Dulo. All kings are from this tribe. Yoy can hear on the video bulgarians words as skrin in 10:12. You can hear the bulgarian language on the movie series Vikings.
How refreshing it is to see a Viking film in Norsk and Norwegian actors-
Thank you!
l second that it's been great to breathe the fresh fullness of Northern air mange tak 🔥
All the real Vikings left Norway on their own or were kicked out a thousand years ago ~ People in Norway claiming to be Vikings because they're still in Norway, are like city folks in Boston, claiming they're cowboys because they live in America. Most descendants of the Vikings who had the balls to sail weren't born in Norway, and there's a good chance we'll be speaking any language except Norsk.
Are you from Norway?
Love the settings in Norway, and the Norse language. Very unique film that delivers a quality message.
Thank you very much for watching & commenting. Glad you liked it!
I love Norway
What a beauty, what a gem! There is such a beauty to see people linked to their Heritage, and perpetuating it through Art.
A film about Vikings that has clothing and weapons fairly correct to the time period. Wow, what a novel idea, other people should try this too.
I like that sort of discipline and paying attention to details.
Spears and axes,spears and axes..
Exactly. We see I think only one man with a helmet and it seems that they were in fact rare items. Mail armour too. Just an axe or a spear and a shield would have been the most common "loudout" for a viking.
Well, the tattoos they were wearing, weren't available till around ten years later, so it didn't appear authentic to me.
@@magnusjohansson295 Helmets and mail armour were known since the bronce age so I don't buy that theory.
excellent film. Tugs at my heartstrings seeing the old ways being brought to light. Thank You for producing an excellent story.
IMHO, this film can represent today’s time. Excellent execution, great actors, (and acting), beautiful scenery,...👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Great film, beautiful landscapes, amazing shots, love the old norse work, keep doing such a nice work!
Darn, they should have made a feature length movie out of this. A lot of talent here!!!
Yes! Everything they need is in place. Now they only need some kind of event, causing enough friction in their lives to incite activity.
They did, but it was exceptionally better than this and WAY more epic. It's called Vikings.
@@jenkins80526 The Original It is Excellent.
@@jenkins80526 vikings had alot of "magic" and stuff like that. Vikings didnt have magic
@@spud__ That show was just Excellent! So, did Vikings have a lot of magic or was it that they had no magic?
Dope Viking movie, with Authentic viking language and location.
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Baldr and his family were watching you from Valhalla , guiding you to tell their story, making sure you'll transmit stories and wisdom from your ancient one... Amazing film, great photography, artwork like yours should be shown to many as a legacy from the past ! Respect guys !!!!!
Liguagem pt
absolutely ❤️ brilliant ***
This was a beautiful historically accurate period film, thoroughly enjoyed it!
Wonderful work, truly! You have shown that even with a small budget great films can be made
cutting heads, wounding the enemies and hiding, hating every stranger...the wild viking life
An amazing movie. The importance of the BOOK(means knowledge ) was as much sacred as it was with humans in other parts of the world in ancient times. This movie cleared my vision about vikings. Living in the other part of the world i usually feel romantic about scandinevians. Thanks for making and uploading this movie. Love and respects from Pakistan💖🙏
Trace is a beautiful and authentic rendition of the viking era. I love how you used the old norse language and shot it in Norway! The battle is awesome, really great choreography!
Many thanks.
A great short movie. Thank you all!
Oh my gods, here comes Gorm and his vermin! Thanks for showing. 👍🏻
I love the close-up of a lone sapling springing back upright as the foot of Baldr the younger runs away from his pursuers or the distant shots of valleys, mountains or more near boulder strewn beaches. The setting alone gets you halfway to amazing. The quest for the box of technology seems awfully current. Maybe the US and Silicon Valley should not have freely opened the chest to someone recently acting like the enemy. Well done, be proud.
Too late now. Tipping point has passed. CCP China HAS the "box." CCP Third Way will "bury" US soon enough. Instead, of embracing post-Soviet's Russian Federation, America's vulture capitalists and neo-liberals drove them into the arms of CCP. What goes around, comes around.
This was an excellent and believable production, with a compelling storyline. The battle scenes were well-choreographed. The villains were suitably nasty. I really enjoyed this.
Great short. Worthy of a full movie
This is pretty awesome! Such a good work....what can I say: I would like to see more films from you....hopefully.❤ Kind regards Markus
Beautifully done,was captivated from beginning to end...Bravo!
A solid set of production values. Research is very evident. Basic story holds it’s center well. This is a well crafted film .
A well fabricated film.
Better cinematography, acting, and sets than a lot of the high-budget Hollywood trash that exists. A basic story, told simply, and the costume and prop designs looked very accurate - well done!
The two bros dying together then flying together as birds was just beautiful film making.
Wow, a short film??? Hope to see somehing like this in the future. Great work for the actors, weapons and clothing use. This really was driven through passion and hard work. Sound was awesome and so was the lighting. Modern movies can definately take a lesson for the sound work here.
So well done and such attention to detail. As a retired professor of Theater, Film and History I am absolutely stunned by the level of production values. You have clearly done your homework. The feel is so right and so true. As a man with much Norwegian blood married to a Dane I am proud of your work. As a Latter-Day Saint (Mormon), I have an appreciation from an entirely different direction. We believe that the Scandinavian people are descendants of the Tribe of Ephraim who were carried out of Israel long ago by the Assyrians and who traveled north for many generations until they settled the Norse lands. In my own genealogy Odin, Thor, Baldr etc. are very real people who came to be worshiped by their descendants. There is so much more to know. Thanks for your excellent and, if I may be so bold, inspired work. I will watch for more!
Oh, and the level of acting and directing (from a fellow actor and director) is first rate and believable.
@@georgeking6356 I would recommend to check out also the short film Ragnarok by Ragnarok Film where we made an interpretation of this mythic event: kzhead.info/sun/aJaqh9qfmp2iiqs/bejne.html
Many thanks for the kind words, much appreciated!
Lol you no saint pagan
Loved every second of this. Props were great, storyline was solid, had a good ending for once. Well done.
To VALHALLA!!
П.евод на теб.ски
NICE - STRONG, BRAVE, SMART ANCESTORS ! GONNA WATCH IN A FEW - KEEP IT GOING ! MAKE MORE !
A production design faithful to the Viking history with realistic actors as the ancient Vikings were, with raw faces and marked by the harsh life and the icy atmosphere, I am fascinated by the very dramatic music such as the battle scene and the impressive natural settings, At times I felt like I was in the 8th or 10th century the film transported me to those times, a very captivating script, I loved it
Excellent work! The attention to detail, authenticity and realism really pays off! Thank you!
Many thanks!
That was proper EPIC!!! Beautiful scenery, great acting, amazing soundtrack, wicked battles!!!! I love the idea of a chest full of ancient secrets!! Great stuff!!!!
Thank you!
Awesomness for real! Loved it! 💪❤️
How I wish there could be sequel of this short movie. I am rating this with 5 Stars of 5. Everything is Greatly Done. Kudos ! From the Philippines. 😍😍😍
thanks Markus for the wonderful film. Coming back to mind those wooden shields and swords of your room. And congratulations....
Thank you very much!
Tusen takk for at opplasting var stralende .Loved it. Thanks for the upload
Great work!!! True to the times and true to the people. I loved it
Fytti rakkern. Hadd glemt hvor bra den filmen her ble!! Grattis Markus!
Hehe, takk Seb! Og takk for hjelpen back in the day! ❤️
Beautiful shots, great music and actual Viking dialogue! What a gem 😍
Many thanks Jo Anders!
great job to everyone involved ....i love that show on telly "vikings" an enjoyed this lil gem...thankyou very much for the upload.all ...may odin be with you all........viv........x
@@lilviv lp look llloo in o
Definitely a better representation of the Viking age than anything out there I can think of, not least due to the dialogue (which I was pleased to hear have an Old Icelandic accent!) or the clothing/armor. Amazingly done - a pity more haven't seen this!
Thank you very much!
I have seen it
Very nice. He should have taught the rudiments of the shield wall to his village. Also, there were more men at the funeral than stood in their battle line
Absolutely great short film!!! When can we have another. Skal!!!!
Beautiful language. Great story. Knowledge is Power and created civilizations!
Thank you!
Such a beautiful landscape! Learning your culture by watching this awesome movie
Many thanks!
Can't wait for you other movies!🤩
Start crowdfunding. You deserve to put together a feature length. I will contribute. Go raibh maith agat o dubhghaill.
Wonderful film and great pictures, actors did very good also, thanks !
Simple, superb and real to landscape, people and shield wall. The viewer is simply invited along with a clear, hard won journey...to a cartharsis of flame. Absoutely well done. M.
Wonderful experience. Way better than what Hollywood is able to produce.
Many thanks for the kind words, and taking your time to both watch and comment! :)
Very good story, give this movie for a continuation.
I really really love the story of ancient civilization of vikings.
Thank you for sharing your Vikings story with us, I really enjoyed very much. Wishing you the best in your career and hopefully the continuation of The Trace. 🌎🌍🌏🙏🕊🤗👍.peace/love.
nice short film and a perfect production set and location. truly representative of a real viking life. the use of the norse language made it very authentic. congratulations!!!
Thank you!!
My, my, what a movie ! Everything is well done. Congrats to the director and the crew : you've done an amazing job !
Thank you for the positive feedback! Much appreciated 😃 means alot.
Stunningly beautiful scenery and filming of it. No Hollywood nonsense, it felt believable and authentic. Incredible music and the actors felt real, not overacted like in Hollywood. Brilliant! 😀👌
Thank you! Glad you liked it. And thanks for commenting! :)
Such a good combination of the era. awesome
~ Tack! Efter midvinter, går det mot ljusare tider... ~ God Yule!
This is a badass movie! Hail Baldr!!!!
I really enjoyed the film and I hope that you do more.
Truly enjoyed it. Hope there are more short movies like this.ty
Thanks a ton for watching and taking your time to comment! ☺️
So cool! Great movie and great job to all involved! Thank you
Thank you!
It is a great film. I would happily watch a series made of Völsunga Saga. Egy nobody made this fantastic mythological epic story in a great series about the Völsung family (dynasty)? Such a great story! Also the whole Scandinavian mythology can be made in a great animation series, starting with the beginning of the world, the story of the Gods, till the Ragnarok and the reborn of the world. Why nobody makes epic series about these fantastic stories? Enough with ridiculous Hollywood Thor movies, we want the real story of the Nordic Gods!
great film, makes us care for the characters, puts happiness and all else into perspective...ty
Very well done, and and enjoyable film. Very interested in the old Norse dialogue!
Many thanks!
Our movie has reached a whopping 1 million views! Thanks so much for watching! Skål! :)
any possible way to get a transcript for the movie or actual subtitles of the language being spoken (CC)?
Make it 1 million… and one ;-) what's the language spoken?
@@arthas5873 Thanks! It’s old norse - and some icelandic.
Vietnamese people watch this too
Finally, something that is not ruined by Hollywood’s rules
Thank you... Total brilliant!!!
Thank you! Awesome!
As a Norwegian I must say this was pretty cool 😎
Even their language is violent 🤣🤣great film
Good show! Very entertaining. Thank you for sharing your work with us. I look forward to more in the future.
That was an awesome short movie thank you hope there is more to come
I really enjoyed this film, thankyou. Also thanks for the English Subtitles as my only language is English. There were too many amazing things about this film to mention individual events, but well done anyway. Will, Australia
Thank you for watching!
@@dahlslett The pleasure is all mine. I would love to hear from you if you have other movies out similar to this “Viking” Type movies, or any planned in the future please. 🤗👍🏻
Thanks Will! I appreciate your positive feedback and taking the time to comment our film! Stay tuned - soon the art work behind the film will be available in book form on Amazon. Cheers!
Mesmerising to watch - excellent movie, well done this is a beautiful piece of work :)
Thank you for watching!
Action Suspence.story line.atmospheric.norwegian debut.happy holidays and new year to the crew
Broooo this was so dope! I'm about to share this until my fingers cramp up 💯🙌🏾💯 it's wild that stuff like this actually went down on the reg during these times
Huginn and Muninn showed their faces.this is very much worth watching.
Yip, good film. Good story, beautiful scenery, lovely cinematography, action was good, as was the acting, extras, costume and make up. 1st fight was just ok but the big one was very good. Loved the sounds. All in all, impressive. Do more!!
Thanks!
Utrolig flott. autentisk film. Godt kameraføring, flott natur, språk 👏👏🇳🇴
Veldig bra saker og langt bedre og en mil eller to mer korrekt enn serien Vikings noen gang var. Flott jobbet og ser mer enn gjerne mer av dette,all ære til dere.
Tusen takk Morten!
>ze vkur
Outstanding!
ট্র্যাস ছবিটি দেখে আমি অবিভূত। এক পলক দৃষ্টি ফেলা দূস্কর হয়ে পরেছিল আমার জন্য। আমি নিজেও একজন স্বল্প দৈর্ঘ চলচ্চিত্র নির্মাতা। আমার নাম ম্যাক তুহিন, বাংলাদেশী নাগরিক। আমি ছবিটি দেখে অনুপ্রাণিত হয়ে কিছু স্বল্প দৈর্ঘ ছবি নির্মাণে আশা রাখি। যদিও বেশ অনেকদিন হলো চলচ্চিত্রের প্লট খুজে পাচ্ছিলাম না। ট্র্যাস ছবিটির পরিচালক Markus Dahlslett ধন্যবাদ জানাই আমার অন্তর হতে। আগামী ছবির জন্য শুভ কামনা রইল।
Beautiful to watch, appreciate your work. 👍
Very good production. Excellently simple and tight script and screenplay. Deep thought has made the movie stronger. Greetings and best wishes from India
Thank you!
We are a kind of chaos for das past continues to flow on within us in 100 waves; War is das ultimate form of competition.
Wonderful!!!
BEAUTIFUL!!!
This is more authentic then the Vikings tv show . Thank you so much for this masterpiece
Thank you for checking it out! :)
Great film. Glad it was made as authentic as as possible.
Thank you very much! :)
The BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You so much for this !
Thank you! :)
This is so awesome
Thank YOU
Amazing film n actors
this was awesome!
worth watch. Thanks for the upload👍
Really enjoyed that! Thanks!
I really appreciate and enjoyed this short film. I have subscribed to your channel and I have shared the film to others.
Thanks so much for checking it out and taking your time to comment and share. Really appreciate it! Glad you liked it.
Love natural camo. Great story n filming. Thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!
I love this film. Maker and team did great work. --- From India
Utrolig kult! Som viking reenactor ble jeg rett og slett rørt over de autentiske klærne og utstyret, skulle vært mer av slikt 😁 Håper på se mer i framtida, si ifra om det skulle trengs statist 😉
Tusen takk!