A “must watch” before the nordic season begins

For the past four years, before ski season I have watched The Last King on Amazon. It is the story about the civil war in Norway in 1204, over the succession to the throne. It is the story of skiing the infant Håkon over the mountains to safety, which is the inspiration for the 55 kilometer Birkebeiner race in Norway. Each of the 15,000 participants carry a 3.5 kilogram pack, symbolic of the infant prince. Well worth watching; skiing is on authentic gear, and the fighting scenes are bloody. 

https://www.norwegianamerican.com/birchlegs-101-history-and-the-last-king/