Birkebeinerne --Norweigian Film

In 2016, the film Birkebeinerne, or The Last King, was released in Norway.  It is based on historical events in 1206 AD about the civil war in Norway in which the poor rebels, known as birchlegs due to the poorness of their leg coverings, spirited two-year-old Haakon Haakonsson, heir to the Norwegian throne, to safety on skiis.   The producers were going after historical accuracy--one aspect of which is that the Norse are riding Icelandic, Nortlund, and Fjord horses.