May the Norse be with you! Behind-the-scenes photographs showing the filming of Star Wars hit The Empire Strikes Back in Norway have been discovered 44 years later

• Photographs emerged showing Star Wars crew members playing in the snow 

Amazing photos have emerged after 44 years showing the filming of The Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, in a snowy Norwegian village.

The tiny, sleepy village of Finse was used as the location for the icy planet of Hoth, where Luke Skywalker and the Rebels hid out from the Empire.

The cast and crew for the Star Wars sequel took over the mountain village in March 1979 to shoot the dramatic opening scenes.

While the big screen version included tense storylines like Luke being attacked and nearly eaten by a Hoth Wampa and the Empire’s devastating attack on the Rebel base, the real-life production was a far more relaxed affair.

The photos include the model of a Tauntaun, a large mammal Luke and Han rode on to move around the snowy planet

A Star Wars Christmas card is included in the lot Behind-the-scenes photographs showing the filming of the snow scenes in The Empire Strikes Back

Set props incluing a laser cannon and rebel soldiers who do battle with the Empire in the opening scenes

Some of their more serious work was also captured on a Kodak camera, such as the crew setting off explosives

The colour snaps show members of the cast having snowball fights, building igloos and driving snow ploughs.

Some of their more serious work was also captured on a Kodak camera, such as the crew setting off explosives for the scene where Han Solo destroys an Imperial probe droid.

There are also pictures of the model of a Tauntaun, a large mammal Luke and Han rode on to move around the snowy planet.

The cast and crew for the Star Wars sequel took over the mountain village in March 1979

The colour snaps show members of the cast having snowball fights, building igloos and driving snow ploughs

One photo shows the entire crew posing for the camera outside the Finse Hotel where they stayed.

The photos have now been made available for sale with London auctioneers Propstore for £2,000.

In the same sale are design drawings for a Snowspeeder craft which featured in the 1980 movie and R2-D2 action notes.

The drawings and notes come from the collection of special effects engineer Roger Nichols.

A shot list showing the behind the scenes choreography for the classic sci-fi movie

One photo shows the entire crew posing for the camera outside the Finse Hotel where they stayed

In the same sale are design drawings for a Snowspeeder craft which featured in the 1980 movie and R2-D2 action notes

Tim Lawes, director of consignments at Propstore, said: ‘Both these auction lots offer a very rare insight into the filmmaking process.

‘The level of thought and detail required to create the props seen on screen often goes unappreciated by the cinema-going public. Drawings like these undergo numerous iterations before the building process starts.

‘The behind-the-scenes photos are a candid glimpse behind the curtain. Very few crew members are ever allowed to document the filming process and these precious moments would otherwise have been lost to time.’

The sale takes place on Saturday.

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