Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.

Shadowing a team of door-to-door canvassers working for worldwide relief agency Malteser International, this revealing documentary charts their daily struggles with success and failure when it comes to convincing people to give to charity.