Tales of the Vikings

Country of originUnited States

Original languageEnglish

Tales of the Vikings
Starring	Jerome Courtland Buddy Baer
Composer	Bert Grund
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer	Edward Lewis
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Brynaprod United Artists Television
Original release
Network	Broadcast syndication
Release	September 8, 1959 (1959-09-08) – June 2, 1960 (1960-06-02)

Tales of the Vikings is an American first-run syndicated television series, first telecast on September 8, 1959, and ran through June 2, 1960. The series was produced by Kirk Douglas' production company, Brynaprod.

Set in tenth century Scandinavia, the series presented the seafaring exploits of Viking chief Firebeard and his two sons, Leif and Finn.

Characters

Stefan Schnabel as Firebeard, Viking chieftain
Jerome Courtland as Leif Ericson, Firebeard's younger son
Walter Barnes as Finn, Firebeard's elder son
Buddy Baer as Haldar, Viking crewman

Guest stars for the thirty-nine episode run included: Christopher Lee, Patrick McGoohan, Robert Alda, and Edmund Purdom.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pedigree"	Unknown	Unknown	September 8, 1959 (1959-09-08)
2	"The Black Stone"	George Cahan	Story by : Robert Mitchell Teleplay by : Robert Mitchell & Sid Morse	September 15, 1959 (1959-09-15)
3	"The Ransom"	Unknown	Unknown	September 22, 1959 (1959-09-22)
4	"Victory Saga"	Unknown	Unknown	September 29, 1959 (1959-09-29)
5	"Journey to Bretland"	Unknown	Unknown	October 6, 1959 (1959-10-06)
6	"Banished Woman"	Unknown	Unknown	October 13, 1959 (1959-10-13)
7	"The Witch"	Unknown	Unknown	October 20, 1959 (1959-10-20)
8	"Shipwreck"	Unknown	Unknown	October 27, 1959 (1959-10-27)
9	"Treasure of Erin"	Unknown	Unknown	November 3, 1959 (1959-11-03)
10	"Return of the Viking"	Unknown	Unknown	November 10, 1959 (1959-11-10)
11	"Saracen Gold"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 1959 (1959-11-17)
12	"Return of Aud"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1959 (1959-11-24)
13	"Doom at the All-Thing"	Unknown	Unknown	December 1, 1959 (1959-12-01)
14	"House Divided"	Unknown	Unknown	December 8, 1959 (1959-12-08)
15	"The Weapon"	Elmo Williams	Story by : Fred Freiberger Teleplay by : Fred Freiberger & Lorraine Williams	December 15, 1959 (1959-12-15)
16	"The Oathbreaker"	Unknown	Unknown	December 22, 1959 (1959-12-22)
17	"The Bread of Life"	Unknown	Unknown	December 29, 1959 (1959-12-29)
18	"The Treasure"	Unknown	Unknown	January 5, 1960 (1960-01-05)
19	"Port of Thieves"	Unknown	Unknown	January 12, 1960 (1960-01-12)
20	"Cold Steel"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1960 (1960-01-19)
21	"The Bowman"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1960 (1960-01-26)
22	"The Dragon"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1960 (1960-02-02)
23	"The Thing"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1960 (1960-02-09)
24	"The Madness"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 1960 (1960-02-16)
25	"Blood Sacrifice"	Unknown	Unknown	February 23, 1960 (1960-02-23)
26	"A Marriage of State"	Unknown	Unknown	March 3, 1960 (1960-03-03)
27	"Days of Blood"	Unknown	Unknown	March 10, 1960 (1960-03-10)

v t e Bryna Productions
Presidents	Kirk Douglas (1949–1982) Anne Douglas (1982–1989) Peter Douglas (1989–1996)
Vice-Presidents and General Managers	Jerry Bresler (1955–1958) Edward Lewis (1958–1966) Anne Douglas (1970–1982)
Key Executives	Eric Douglas Joel Douglas Michael Douglas Charles K. Feldman James B. Harris Martin Melcher Robert Siodmak
Films	The Indian Fighter (1955) Spring Reunion (1956) Lizzie (1957) The Careless Years (1957) Ride Out for Revenge (1957) Paths of Glory (1957) The Vikings (1958) The Devil's Disciple (1959) Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) Spartacus (1960) Strangers When We Meet (1960) The Last Sunset (1961) Lonely Are the Brave (1962) The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) Seven Days in May (1964) Seconds (1966) Grand Prix (1966) The Brotherhood (1968) Summertree (1971) A Gunfight (1971) The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) To Catch a Spy (1971) Scalawag (1973) Posse (1975) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The Final Countdown (1980) Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Tough Guys (1986)
Television	Tales of the Vikings (1959–1960) Draw! (1984) Amos (1985)
Stage	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963–1964)
Subsidiaries	Brynaprod Douglas and Lewis Productions Joel Productions Peter Vincent Music

Tales of the Vikings

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