Ballad of the Viking Warrior is an American animated adventure-fantasy film, being directed by Eric Goldberg. It is produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, being released on January 4th, 1999.
Plot[]
Summary[]
Set in the land known as Snowford, a fearsome princess learns of a colossal invasion led by a vicious and powerful being known as Ymir. As a result, she, alongside a witty serpent and her rival, heads across several realms to stop him from causing a worldwide destruction.
Full plot[]
The films begins with a village as a giant storm is approaching and, as a result, the villagers decide to take refuge within their homes to avoid possible death. Then they arrive as they're worried about what could happen, being revealed that giants are the cause of this storm and suddenly, a group of giants arrive and destroy the entire village. Inside the castle, a counselor addresses the royal family about the giants as he tries to convince them to make measures to protect the kingdom TBD.
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Voice cast[]
- Melissa Joan Hart as Princess Britta, the warrior princess of Snowford who heads out to find out the secrets of her homeland and wants to stop Ymir from conquering it as she also has to deal with Sven's egotism and her growing respect for him thanks to his loyalty.
- Phil Hartman as Jor, a comedic serpent who follows Britta, being rather careful about her safety and often coming with plans to grant safety, even if they backfire due to his lack of knowledge on basic stuff.
- Justin Timberlake as Sven, a cocky viking who often clashes with Britta due to believing that she isn't fit to fight against the forces led by Ymir, eventually becoming more friendly to her and starting seeing her as more than just his superior: a potential friend.
- Sean Connery as Ymir, the vile ruler of the giants who plots to conquer all nine realms as he has assembled an army of beasts out to loot and destroy any kind of opposition, seeing Britta as a worthy but yet TBD opponent.
- Helena Bonham Carter as Hel, the manipulative goddess of the dead who attempts to lure Britta into serving her by posing as a TBD.
- Tony Jay as Yggdrasil, a wise sentient tree who has great knowledge of the ancient history of all nine realms as he mentors Britta into TBD.
- Ralph Fiennes as Fenrir, a dangerous wolf who TBD.
- Meg Ryan as the Norn, a psychic being who TBD.
- George Carlin as Odin, the wise leader of the Norse gods who is TBD.
- Christopher Walken as Heimdall, a TBD guardian of dimensions who TBD.
- Joe Alaskey as King Tyberius, Britta's caring father who is TBD.
- Susanne Blakeslee as Queen Elaine, Britta's protective mother who TBD.
- Tom Kenny as the Counselor, a snotty counselor to the royals who TBD.
Soundtrack[]
Release[]
Critical reception[]
Direct-to-video sequel[]
See Ballad of the Viking Warrior: Godly Problems.
A direct-to-video sequel was produced by DisneyToon Studios and released on DVD on TBD 2004. Melissa reprises her role as Britta, although Jor is now voiced by Billy West and Sven by Will Friedle, also featuring Mark Hamill as Loki, the film's main antagonist.
Logo variations[]
- Walt Disney Pictures: the logo theme is orchestrated like something from an epic.
Transcript[]
See Ballad of the Viking Warrior/Transcript.
Trivia[]
- As stated by the film's developers, they intended to make it lighter-hearted than previous releases like The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame by making the characters younger as noted by both Britta and Sven being 17 and adding a more buddy cop-like approach while still being highly attentive on the fantasy theme and motifs as an experimental change of pace needed due to the growth of competing studios such as Warner Bros. and DreamWorks imitating Disney's traditional formula.
- However, despite Melissa Joan Hart showing her singing skills before and Justin Timberlake being a member of NSYNC at the time, the developers preferred to downplay the use of songs in favor of a more narrative-driven experience with a larger focus on the instrumental soundtrack.
- This film is dedicated to the memory of Phil Hartman who died the year before its release.
- Britta eventually became an official Disney Princess by the time the franchise was launched.