A can of soda or a sandwich in hand, twenty extras dressed like 10th century Vikings are waiting to board the large longship that awaits them, moored at the quay of the port of Carentan.
An event in this commune of the Channel, at the confluence of the Taute and the Douve, where the "men of the North" left many traces of their passage.
Without the presence around them of cars, bags containing meals, street furniture and filming equipment for
Rollon the Viking: The Conquest,
first episode of the documentary series
Normandy, land of warriors,
directed by Juliette Desbois and broadcast on January 16 at 8:50 p.m. on Histoire TV, the illusion would be almost perfect.
From the shield to the iron helmet through the shoes and the knife, nothing is missing from its enthusiasts who, in "real" life, are civil servants, merchants, students, archaeologists, teachers or craftsmen.
Civil servants, craftsmen, employees, all are fascinated by the Viking world.
Olivier Coret / Divergence
In a few moments, they will replay the finish...
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