Vicky the Viking

Vicky the Viking, known as Wickie und die starken Männer in Germany and Austria and Chiisana Viking Bikke (小さなバイキング ビッケ) in Japan, is a German-Japanese animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It is based on the novel Vicke Viking (1963) written by the Swedish author Runer Jonsson. It premiered on the German TV channel ZDF on 31 January 1974 and aired in various countries. In 2013–2014, the series also existed in 3D animation produced by Studio 100.

Plot

Vicky is a small boy with shoulder-length reddish-blonde hair who lives with his parents Ylva and Halvar, the latter being the chief of the small village of Flake. Vicky is not a typical Viking boy, being naturally fearful and not particularly strong. However, he impresses with his pronounced intelligence, with which he regularly supports adults and friends in seemingly hopeless situations and helps them find a solution. Together with Halvar and his ship's crew of more or less strong men, Vicky experiences dangerous and humorous adventures each episode. Initially he must assert himself against the crew's skepticism, but he quickly develops into an essential figure whom the Vikings cannot go without.

Cast

• Yōko Kuri (Japanese version), Florian Halm (German version), Sally Daykin (English version) as Vicky, the titular character, a boy of about nine years of age. He is physically frail, timid and has a special fear of wolves, but his brains eventually help him solve any problem with which he is confronted.