This subject matter COULD have been very compelling, given it's a period in time that few people tend to hear about; namely the Danish/Viking invasions of what is now Great Britain. Yet in our ultra-PC era, the story-line and message of anti-Christianity, anti-religion, anti-civilization etc are just too blatant and pandering. All the female pagan "wicca" characters always come to save the day, while all the male Christians are fumbling hypocritical fanatics. It has some good fight scenes, but not much else going for it in the way of actual historical content.