Valhalla

In a story based on Norse mythology, brother and sister Tjalfe and Røskva are paid a surprise visit by gods Thor and Loke. After the children disobey his orders, Thor takes them along with him to Asgaard, the land of gods. After quarreling with Loke, the children follow their own path, accompanied by strange creature Quark, and their adventure takes them to Odin, king of gods, to a playful forest and to the land of the giants.

Thor, Loke, Roskva, Odin, Tjalfe, Hymer, Rolf, Quark

Based on volumes one, four and five of the Interpresse/Carlsen comic book series.

The project was originally developed by ex-Disney character animator Jeffrey J. Varab and animation-expert Jakob Stegelmann. Stegelmann had established an animation-school in Copenhagen and trained most of the animators who would eventually work on the film. They managed to raise a small budget for a feature film adaptation of the popular graphic novel Valhalla.

Late in production, the film's director Jeffrey J. Varab walked out of the project, due to arguments with the new production management. On the final release version, Peter Madsen, who had drawn the comic books and been the film's art director, is credited as director, and Jeffrey J. Varab is credited as co-director.

Produced by the Valhalla Consortium, first by Asgaard Film with Metronome and Fogtdal, then by Swan Film Productions, Valhalla was at the time of its premiere the most expensive Danish film ever. It became a hit in Denmark, but after a short period of world-wide release, it ended its run in Swan Film's bankruptcy in 1987. Swan Film made eight spin-off short films for television featuring Quark, the troll character in both the books and the film, before eventually closing down.

Four animators and one producer regrouped and formed a new company, A. Film A/S, which to date is Denmark's most successful animation studio, producing frequent artistic triumphs and box-office hits.