> The smiler to the left of Gunnar is Otkell,
> the dark one to the right is Skammkell.

Oh, I see: I assumed Skammkell would be the one with the oafish grin.

> It was produced as a "pilot" for a TV-series,
> but I don't think they managed to finance any
> more of it, so we'll probably never see any
> more of it.

Shame, it looks great.

> I recently heard Skammkell and Otkell described

as the Abbot and Costello of the sagas. A sort
of a parody of the "hero" and his "counsellor".
The hero is no such thing and the counsellor is
dumb, but they play the roles anyway, or at least
attempt to ...

A parallel to Gunnar and Njáll? Gunnar's fit of conscience reminded
me of the moment in Huckelberry Finn where Huck feels guilty after
helping Jim to escape. We know the character's instincts are good,
but (in each case) he isn't so sure, judging himself against the
morality of his time.