Tim Robbins as Erik

Mickey Rooney as Erik's Grandfather

Eartha Kitt as Freya

Terry Jones as King Arnulf

Imogen Stubbs as Princess Aud

John Cleese as Halfdan the Black

Tsutomu Sekine as Slavemaster

Antony Sher as Loki

Gary Cady as Keitel Blacksmith

Charles McKeown as Sven's Dad

Tim McInnerny as Sven the Berserk

John Gordon Sinclair as Ivar the Boneless

Richard Ridings as Thorfinn Skullsplitter

Freddie Jones as Harald the Missionary

Samantha Bond as Helga

Danny Schiller as Snorri the Miserable

Jim Broadbent as Ernest the Viking (a Rapist)

Jim Carter as Jennifer the Viking (Another Rapist)

Matyelok Gibbs as Erik's Mum

Jay Simpson as Leif the Lucky

Sian Thomas as Thorhild the Sarcastic

Sarah Crowden as Grimhild Housewife

Bernard Padden as Mordfiddle the Cook

Tilly Vosburgh as Unn-the-Thrown-At

Dave Duffy as Horribly Slain Warrior

John Scott Martin as Ingemund the Old

Bernard Latham as Ulf the Unmemorable

Julia McCarthy as Thorfinn's Mum

Allan Surtees as Thorfinn's Dad

Sandra Voe as Ivar's Mum

Andrew MacLachlan as Ornulf/Chamberlain/Dog Soldier

Tim Killick as Bjarni/Halfdan's Guard/Musician

Graham McTavish as Thangbrand/Citizen/Dog Soldier

Cyril Shaps as Gisli the Chiseller

Peter Geeves as Eliif the Mongol Horde/Musician

Paddy Joyce as Prisoner

Barry McCarthy as Prisoner

Neil Innes as Hy-Brasilian

Garry Roost as Prisoner