Overview: A Viking Princess is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the King. Under the guidance of the God Odin, she travels the world gaining wisdom and building the army she needs to win back her throne.

Blu-ray Verdict: 'Viking Destiny' (originally called 'Of Gods and Warriors') takes the viewer into the world of Norse, the world of the Vikings, and a very tough world it looks too.

Beginning with the text bar 'Once Upon A Time...' and a very cool voice over by Terence Stamp (Song For Marion, The Limey) we are dropped into this violent world with a brutal beach battle which pulls no punches and sheaths no swords.

I won't go into to much of the story line, because the beauty of most films, and especially the work that David writes is seeing where the story unfolds, and what journey the characters go through in this film.

Now with anything medieval or with anything involving a sword and "olden times" there will always be a comparison to the work of HBO and George RR Martins Game Of Thrones, but please don't do that with 'Viking Destiny.'

I mean sure, whilst the world of Thrones spans many continents, dragons, the living dead and other fantastical elements, 'Viking Destiny' deals with the real thing, so to speak.

The film has everything. It's leading actress Anna Demetriou, who plays the role of Helle, is wonderful and takes to the screen as if she owns it (and she does own it) with her journey through the film.

We like her, we care for her, and we also know that she is more than capable of taking care of herself. This is perfect team work from Anna's performance, alongside David's writing and directing and with only a very short filmography at the moment, Anna Demetriou is most definitely one actress to keep an eye on.

The film also features the wonderfully iconic Terence Stamp, a man who has been in so many films I could fill a full article just with his screen appearances. Here in 'Viking Destiny' he shares his scenes with the aforementioned Anna.

Yep, the man who currently has 88 film and television appearances to his name alongside Anna Demetriou, who is starring here in her very first feature film, and yet it's a lovely cinematic experience to behold them together.

In closing, I loved this movie! The cast seemed to really enjoy their characters and worked hard to become them and I loved the fight scenes at the varied locations. Good job and well done to the cast, crew, and director. This is a Widescreen Presentation (2.38:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

One True Heir: A Warrior's Destiny
Of Gods, Women & Men: The Cast
Strength From Within: Staging The Battles

A world full of action and adventure comes home when 'Viking Destiny' arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital December 4th from Lionsgate.

Official Trailer