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The Long Ships (1964) More at IMDbPro »

There is a legend about a great bell, called "The Mother of Voices," made of pure gold, three times the size of a man, made by monks many years ago... This is the story told in the marketplace by a Viking called Rolfe. This information finds its way to the Islamic ruler Aly Manush, who is obsessed with finding the bell. But Rolfe claims not to know where the bell is, and escapes, back to his homeland, to convince his father and brother to give him a ship and crew to replace the one he lost - or to help him steal the Death Ship which belongs to the king - because he does know where the bell is... Written by Gary Dickerson {slug@mail.utexas.edu}

After returning to his homeland, Viking sailor Rolfe steals King Harald's funeral boat - and kidnaps Harald's daughter as insurance in the process - to return to the Moorish coast. He lost his first boat there in a storm but heard tales of a solid gold bell, as tall as three tall men, forged centuries before by monks. Also interested in the bell is the local leader, Aly Mansuh, whose interest verges on obsession. After several confrontations between the two they set off to find the bell and, they hope, a fortune in gold. Written by garykmcd

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