Redbad

An open casting call was distributed via newspapers and social media, calling for five thousand men with long hair and beards, to serve as extras during the battle scenes. A special request was made for 200 men who could bring their own horse, who would be receiving special stunt training. Reportedly, over ten thousand extras applied.

Dorestad is in the center of the Netherlands, but the movie makes it looks like it is near the sea. The battle for Dorestad is won by diverting the Frankisch cavalry to the sea and having them drown in the upcoming tide. This would have been a two day journey. One historian however has controversially placed Dorestad at the current location of Audruicq, near the French coast.

In January 2019 the movie aired on TV in the Netherlands as a four part mini-series.

Edited into The Legend of Redbad (2019)