'The Last King' trivia and fun facts
Three Norwegian medieval kings
Three Norwegian medieval kings appear in the film. Håkon III Sverresson, Inge II Bårdsson and Håkon IV Håkonsson.
Box Office
'The Last King' was included between first ten films in Norwegian box office ranking with more of 3,5 millions euros, exceeding others USA titles like 'The Secret Life of Pets', 'The Revenant' or 'Jason Bourne'.
Jarl Håkon the Crazy
The character Gisle is based on the real life Norwegian Jarl Håkon the Crazy. The name was changed to avoid confusion in a movie that already have two Håkons. Jarl Håkon was also never directly antagonistic towards his brother, Inge, even though they are said to have had a shaky relationship at best.
Recreation of the Art
One of the publicity stills from the movie, which is shown on the back of the disc case and in the disc menu, is a recreation of the famous painting Birkebeinerne på Ski over Fjeldet med Kongsbarnet by Knud Bergslien. This painting is now housed in the Holmenkollen Ski Museum in Oslo.
'Game of Thrones'
Kristofer Hivju, the Norwegian actor who starring Torstein in the film, is best know for playing Tormund Giantsbane in the successful HBO series ?Game of Thrones?.