Arn

In 1150, Arn Magnussen is born into the powerful Folkunga family; after miraculously surviving a serious accident, 7-year-old Arn is sent to grow up in a monastery and meets Brother Guilbert, who immediately recognizes his potential.

After a victorious duel, word of Arn's skill as a warrior spreads far and wide; he seeks peace from the outside world in a church where he meets his love, Cecilia, but the young lovers are soon forced apart by jealous social forces.

Arn develops a great mutual respect and friendship with the Muslims and their fearsome leader Saladin; to fulfill his and Cecilia's vow to reunite one day, Arn promises to return home after one last mission.

War looms as the Sverker clans aim to reclaim the crown; Arn leads the Folkung army in a final battle against the Swedes and Danes hoping to realize his dream of a unified Nordic kingdom.

Twenty years after they were sentenced, Arn finally returns home to Cecilia only to discover there are still those who are determined to keep the couple apart.

After happy years for Arn and his finally reunited family, king Knut is dying, spelling a bloody civil war. Fearing a Danish intervention would be fatal, the Folkungs arrange a deal by which Karl, whose father's throne Knut re-usurped, succeeds but must adopt Knut's firstborn Erik as crown prince.