Adventures with Purpose — Season 1, Episode 4: Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit

Episode synopsis

More than 1,000 years ago, Vikings from Norway terrorized Europe; their legendary raids made their name synonymous with marauding pirates. Today, this ruggedly beautiful country houses the Nobel Peace Center and stands one of the most eco-friendly countries on earth. How could such a progressive nation spring from such a violent past? Do Vikings represent a romantic revision of a grisly past or cynical pandering to a growing tourist trade? In his latest Adventures With Purpose special, adventurer Richard Bangs seeks out the modern-day "Viking Spirit" in Norway's forbidding Arctic north, its mountainous sea coast and its bustling cities. This documentary is the fifth edition to the Telly- and CINE Golden Eagle-winning series of specials, which include Egypt: Quest for the Lord of the Nile , New Zealand: Quest for Kaitiakitanga , Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime and Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah.

About Adventures with Purpose

Richard Bangs journeys across the planet in search of ecological challenges and ecological solutions.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Egypt: Quest for the Lord of the Nile
• E2New Zealand: Quest for Kaitiakitanga
• E3Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime
• E5Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah
• E6India: Quest for the One-Horned Rhinoceros
• E7Greece: Quest for the Gods
• E8Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon
• E9Costa Rica: Quest for Pura Vida
• E10Hong Kong, Macau & Guangdong: Quest for Harmony
• E11Geneva & the Matterhorn: Quest for the Water Castle
• E12Basel and Lucerne: Quest for the Crossroads