In the film, ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) is exiled from Baghdad and encounters a group of Norsemen. An oracle declares that 13 warriors must venture north to fight a mysterious evil, and the 13th member . Production History & "The Lost Cut"
The story is a unique "historical fan fiction" blend of two main sources: The 13th WarriorHD
The film is notorious for one of the most troubled production histories in Hollywood: In the film, ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) is
: Michael Crichton’s retelling of the Old English epic Beowulf , replacing supernatural monsters with a cannibalistic tribe of "Neanderthals" called the Wendol . In the film