Der Noor-Fischer Eigil hat eines Tages etwas völlig Unerwartetes in seinem Netz, das ihn mutig die folgenschwere Entscheidung treffen lässt, sein altes Leben hinter sich zu lassen. "Eigils großer Fang" bietet einen berührenden Einblick in die Wikingerstadt Haithabu beim heutigen Schleswig und in die abenteuerlichen Ostfahrten der nordischen Kaufleute .

Germany 1945. A young girl finds herself alone in a vast forest, amid post-war turmoil. As the countryside is ravaged by the final clashes of retreating and advancing troops, Malin has one thought in mind: She must head east, to find her family. Winter is approaching and, as she begins the long trek, she encounters a group of Wolf Children, the orphans of Germany parents killed in the war. They have gone feral in the forest, scavenging for food and shelter in sub-zero conditions with barel...