"Subtitles by CaptainQuark" "Based on Jan Guillou's story" "The Holy Land 1177" "War raged between Christian and Muslim over the city that was sacred to them all:" "Jerusalem." "Attacks and robberies made it dangerous to travel in the inhospitable country." "In order to protect travellers and pilgrims the Christian church sent its most feared warriors: the Knights Templar." "For some, these knights were God's blessed soldiers;" "for others, they were the Devil's evil demons." "That's him." "The devil with the red cross:" "Al Ghouti." "Why is he helping us?" "Al Ghouti." "Arn." "Arn." "Many years earlier, in the frozen north the boy Arn Magnusson grew up." "His fate was to be significant to many people's life and death." "Arn, where are you?" "This isn't fun anymore." "Arn, come out now." "You are dead." "What are you doing out here alone?" "This is no place for youngsters." "Arn was born on the farm Arnäs in Västra Götaland, a small divided kingdom in which three powerful clans fought over the crown." "Arn's parents, who belonged to the Folkunga clan, had long managed to keep the peace with their neighbours." "Have you seen the boys?" " No, Madame Sigrid." "Fetch Master Magnus." "His brother is here." "I found these two north of the stream." " Have you taken leave of your senses?" "What were you thinking of?" "How many times must I tell you?" "Never alone in the forest - never!" " No." "So, inside with you both now." "Birger!" " Magnus!" "What brings you here, brother?" " The King is on his way." "King Erik Jedvardsson rode round his land in order to strengthen his power against his most dangerous enemy, the Sverker clan." "Near Arnäs, he had built a church that was now to be consecrated in his name." "I'm talking about consolidating our long friendship and the church's holy realm." "Do I have your support, Folkunga people?" "Or must I leave this house your enemy?" "Knut!" "Take that cursed bird of ill fortune outside!" "Choosing the right side could be crucial." "The king's son, Knut, knew from his father that those who fought for the crown could win a great deal, but just as easily lose everything." "Are you also going to be king when you grow up?" "Father says so." "He says that God has decreed it." "He says that my son will be king." "And my grandson, and my great grandson..." " ...and your great great great great great grandson." "Can I hold him?" "Sorry." "It's doesn't matter." "He always comes back." "The Folkunga clan decided to support King Erik Jedvardsson in his consecration of the church." "A house of God, but built on Sverker land." "Sverkers - in the forest." "How dare you - before God's house?" "No." "Listen to me, Folkungar." "Right now there is only one rightful king in Västra Götaland." "And I am he:" "Karl Sverkersson." "Who is he?" "Is that his son?" "No, he is with me." "Knut is not safe here." "I will take him to friends in Norway." "The sword had been unsheathed and the people of Västra Götaland turned, trembling, to prayer to God, for only he could know what the future would bring and who would be friend or foe." "At Arnäs, they prepared for uncertain times, and Arn would soon find out what God had in store for him and his family." "Will there be war now?" " No, you don't have to worry" "We have a new king, that's all." "That's the way it is." "Where is Knut?" "He is in Norway." "But isn't Knut going to be king?" "With God's help, they'll retake the throne." "So we have to be patient." "No, Ingmar." "They go to the forge." "Arn!" "Come!" "Look!" " It's Knut's bird." "No, Arn!" "You're not allowed up there." "You are not allowed!" "Arn!" "Mother." "Mother!" "Mother, come!" "Arn, can you hear me?" "What happened?" " I said that he shouldn't go up there." "We must not give up hope, Magnus." "Come." "Dear God, give Arn back his life." "If you let him live, we promise to repay it." "We promise that we shall give him to your holy work." "We give you our promise, God." "He will be your servant on earth." "God, we give you our promise." "God, we give you our promise." "We give you our promise." "Magnus." "Our prayers have been heard." "Listen here." "I have made up my mind." " No, you can't mean it." "He's just a child." "We promised, Magnus" "No, Sigrid." "I will not send my boy to a monastery." "Do you think I want this?" "." " You can't mean it." "I have put it off, doubted." "I can't close my eyes to my sin anymore." " He's just a child." "We promised, Magnus." "We promised God that, if he let Arn live, we would give him to His holy work." "God has a purpose for Arn." "For something so great, we should not stand in the way." "It is God's punishment, Magnus." "We have failed him." "This is how He reminds us." "We must keep our promise." "I will take him to Varnhems monastery." "Where is mother?" "Father Henri has promised that you can stay here." "It is God's will, Arn." "Do you understand that?" "Will you stay here too, mother?" "Be obedient, and do as you are told." "There you have it." "Do you promise me that?" "[French] Do you want to try?" "Want to try?" "Hmmm?" "OK?" "Here..." "Vocat." " Vocat." "Vocamus." " Vocamus." "Scribo." " Scribo." "Scribis." " Scribis." "Arn." "Arn, wake up." "Come." "(Mutters the last rites)" "'Thou hast ravaged my heart, my sister, my spouse;" "Thou hast ravaged my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck." "The Song of Solomon is the most beautiful text about love ever written." "You'll understand that one day." "But how can you win someone's heart?" "It is figuratively meant, Arn." "'Alloy est omnis scientiae fundamentum '." "Help me." "I don't want to!" " Where is she?" "There, Gunnar - look." " I pray you, help me." "Come, Gunnar, come!" " I do not want him." "Sinner!" " There she is!" "Bride abduction!" "No, no!" "Let go of me!" "You thought you could take my bride?" " Leave him be!" "He's just as innocent as you, running away from the wedding." "Do what you must, brother." "God, bear in mind... it's only a boy monk." "Take it, boy." "Take it." "Take it up." "Take it, then." "You let your animals graze my land?" "Don't you know where the boundaries are?" "Yes, I know where they go." " It's not your land." "Have you no honour in your body?" "You stand there and lie to my face?" "That land has always belonged to the Folkunga clan." "Yeah, there are more than just me that can confirm it." " Then we shall see what the council has to say." "See you, liar." "And who are you?" "Eskil." "Father." "Arn." "Well I'll be..." "I didn't recognise you." "I thought I had lost you to the monks." "It's good to have you back." ""Then fetch the steer instead," she said." " To him?" "Arn, my boy." "Stand up." "You are Folkunga now." "Bear it it with pride." "Who was the man that was here?" "Emund Ulvbane." " You know the snake... that shot King Erik with an arrow?" "Now, he claims that we have taken land that belongs to him." "We'll sort it all out at the council." "Axevalla Council." "There is much that is new to you now." "Magnus." " Brose." "Arn." "I am happy that you have returned to Arnäs." "You haven't changed, Brose." " You've had a few years in the monks' cells." "Have you learned to read?" "Hmmmm, so you can read now." "Is Knut here, too?" "No, no." "He is still in Norway." "It's best that way." "He knows that time is on his side." "When it comes to the dispute with Ulvbane, then we shall have to give him silver." "Although we have truth on our side, we have to buy time." "I thought to propose a settlement." "What worries me is that Ulvbane is so close to the Sverker clan." "A troubled king is an erratic king." "We are gathered here in Axevalla, to hold Council." "We come in peace, and we go in peace." "Those who violate the peace of Council, shall be seen as a villain." "This council is now open." "The next issue is the land dispute between Magnus Folkesson and Emund Ulvbane." "As I have understood it, Magnus Folkesson is prepared to settle." "That is correct." "I am prepared to buy out Emund Ulvbane for thirty pieces of silver." "That is more than any man can demand, for peace between neighbours is worth more than silver." "This settlement is satisfactory?" "As the Council has judged, so must I accept." "But it is troublesome that silver takes precedence over honour and justice." "It troubles me to have to settle with a man without honour." "You, Magnus Folkesson, you are no man." "And your sons are no better." "Two sons of a bitch, one a nun and the other a beer barrel." "Sverkersson has planned this, and words of conflict have been whispered in Ulvbanes ear more than once." "He knew exactly what to say, word for word." "Sverkersson wants to weaken us." "He knows that Knut might come back from Norway and fears that he will take the crown with our help." "I wish there were a loophole, but given the insults between you, the law demands a duel." "Is there no other way?" "Surely there must be another way." " I shall meet him tomorrow." "May God help me." "Don't despair," "I am not buried yet." "Let the combatants come forward." "It's too late." "He has accepted the challenge." "Shall I fight a nun?" "I didn't think your father was such a weakling." "Kill the Sverker." " Chop him up him, Arn." "Finish him." "Kill!" "Kill!" "Welcome, Magnus." "News of Axevalla precedes you." "Thank you for letting us rest here tonight." "I see we have a new face here." " Yes, it is Arn." "Arn!" "The last time I saw you, you were a toddler." "Now it's you everyone is talking about." "You must be a proud father, Magnus." "You think I'm ugly?" " No." "Give my regards to mother." " Don't be sad, Katarina." "Soon, it will be my turn again." "Welcome home, Cecilia." " Thank you." "How was Katarina?" "She was so sad when she left for the abbey." "That's the way it always is when it is her turn to be there." "I promised that we would visit her." " That can be arranged." "Cecilia." " Yes, mother." "Arn." "Algot Pålsson is here." "He has his daughter with him." "It isn't Katarina." "It's Cecilia." "Welcome, Algot." "What brings you here?" "We were in these parts, so..." "I just wanted to see what it was like." "It's been a long time since I was here." "Father does not like when I ride alone, that's why we have the groom for company." "You have met my sister?" " What?" "Katarina." "You've met her, haven't you?" "Katarina, yes." "So what did you think of her?" " You are not very alike." "I mean..." "You are quite different." " You think so?" "What a beautiful horse you have." "Come." "Catch me if you can." "We nealry lost him." " Miss Cecilia?" "Meet me here at dusk." "Cecilia?" "Come now." "Cecilia!" "Arn..." "Stop!" ""Thou hast ra..." "What did you say?" "What did you say?" ""Thou hast ravanged my heart, my sister, my bride." "Thou hast ravanged my heart with one of thine eyes."" "I think you have ravaged my..." "Arn Magnusson." "Don't you greet people?" "Do we know each other?" "It was my jackdaw's fault that you ended up in the monastery." "Knut?" "I thought you were in Norway." " Yes, I am." "It's good to see you again, Arn." "This is Arn, the hero of Axevalla I told you about." "Was it with this sword... ?" "Let's see, then." "May all the saints make sure that we are always on the same side, Arn." "Are you coming to Arnäs?" " Not this time." "I have an errand to take care of." "But we'll meet again soon, I promise." "Brose." "Has something happened?" " Knut has returned." " Yes, I know." "He has killed Emund Ulvbane." "I have heard that you're chasing Algot Pålsson's youngest daughter." "Keep away froom her so she doesn't get any ideas." "Her father is indebted to the Sverkers." "Everyone knows that you and Knut are best friends." "We need to get hold of him before he causes more trouble." "Algot cannot give his daughter to an enemy of the king." "I do not want any man of the Sverkers." "I want to be yours, Arn." "The Holy Virgin is on our side." "Nothing shall keep us apart." "Arn, it's not possible." "Forget it." "You have to accept it." "Cecilia can never be yours as long as Karl Sverkersson has power." "Knut." "They are looking for you everywhere." "You are not safe here." " I'm going to Visingsö soon." "To the royal castle?" "I shall take back what is mine." "Knut..." "I will understand if you want to keep out of it, ... but I'm also thinking of Cecilia." "Cecilia Algotsdotter." "If I have understood aright, she is promised to another." "I'm going to be king." "I want you to know that, if I can count on your support, you can count on mine." "How do you know that he'll be here?" " He'll be here." "Count on it." "He is coming." "Tell your people that Knut Eriksson is now king of Västra Götaland." "Let him go." "Cecilia." "Why didn't mother come too?" " I wanted to meet you alone." "I have to tell you something." "I am betrothed to Arn Magnusson." "What is it?" " I knew it." "What then?" "Father will not be able to afford to hold two weddings." "I'll never get away from here." "Don't say that." "We shan't leave you here." "It'll work out for you too." "Arn is friends with Knut." "When he becomes king, everything will be different." "Forgive me, Cecilia." "I am happy for you." "When will the wedding be?" " It hasn't been decided." "But it must be soon." "You are the only one I can tell." "Promise not to say anything." "I carry his child." "And you are quite sure of that?" "Yes." "And this Arn Magnusson is Knut Eriksson's best friend." "Yes, Mother Rikissa." "And one more thing." "Before Arn met Cecilia, he had carnal knowledge of me." "You understand that this will not be the end of this?" "Have you completely lost your mind!" "?" "Killing the king before we know what kind of support we have." "I knew that Knut was a hothead, but I did not think that of you." "Why?" "He's your son!" "You should have clipped his wings a long time ago." "Don't you want to see Knut on the throne?" " He is not sitting there yet!" "One blow of the sword is not enough to take power." "To survive in this world, it's not enough just to kill whoever stands in your way." "You have to think as he thinks, as all his friends think." "He has the whole Eriks clan and all the Folkungas behind him." "But the Sverkers still hold Visingsö and they have the Church behind them." "You haven't slain that serpent yet." "'Most honourable Bishop." "It is with a heavy heart that I write these lines, while sorrow at the death of our beloved king still weighs heavily on our abbey, but in these anxious times, we loyal Sverkers need to stand united." "This is why I am obliged to take up the pen." "Under the seal of confession I have gained knowledge which is of great importance for our friends." "It is about the kingslayer, Knut's, best friend, son of the Folkunga clan, Arn Magnusson.'" "Here, in the diocese of Skara, there is a young man with an angelic face but whose heart is blackened with sin." "With fair words and false promises he has tempted a young maiden to sins of the flesh" "and made her with child outside God's blessing of marriage." "But that is not the worst of it." "The young man already had another transgression on his conscience." "He had already lain with the young maiden's sister." "At have two sisters of the same man is a great sin" "for which forgiveness cannot easily be found." "Arn Magnusson from Arnäs farm, and Cecilia Algotsdotter from Pålsgården." "From this day they are exiled." "No man of the church in the whole of Västra Götaland may have contact them." "They are sentenced to discipline and penance at Varnhems and Gudhems abbeys" "for half a lifetime: 20 years." "Cecilia!" "Arn..." "No matter what they say, I have never been with your sister." "I have never loved any other." "I swear that I will take you from here." "We have to pray to the Holy Virgin." "She will hear our prayers." "Do not take any vows." "Then it will be irreversible." "I swear that I shall wait for you." "Cecilia." "Cecilia Algotsdotter!" "No, I don't want to!" "Ora et labora." "Prayer and work, Cecilia." "That's what you have in front of you." "If you think that your presence here will be as comfortable as it once was, then you are gravely mistaken." "You are among Sverkers now and shall be disciplined and do penance." "Look at me." "Look at me!" "I shall subdue you, Cecilia Algotsdotter," "Folkunga whore!" "'Many are called, but few are chosen.'" "Sitting here and dreaming again?" "You believe that your soul's beloved will come and collect you." "That's not going to happen." "Arn Magnusson has been sent to war in the Holy Land." "No, you lie." " You will never see him again." "It was my duty." "Farewell." "Leave us." "Mother Rikissa has forbidden us to open the cell." "How long has she been in here?" "Several days and several nights." "Help her out." "What's this?" "Mother Rikissa has commanded us to bleed her as often as possible." "I am not here to punish you." "I come with reconciliation." "Cecilia." "No one in the abbey may talk to her, and now she does not speak with anyone." "You can talk to me, Cecilia." "Resistance achieves nothing." "You must accept your fate." "Mother Rikissa only wants what is best for you." "This whore-child is the product of sin." "Give me my baby." "Give me my baby!" "Let go of me!" "Noooo!" "Everything I have done has been for her own good." "Bloodletting?" "The girl was as white as a sheet!" "Your Grace knows how effective it can be against desires of the flesh." "She has been unrepentant from the beginning." "You shouldn't be so hard on her, that's all I am saying." "All these years of war have weakened our clan." "and I don't know how long we can hold out against Knut Eriksson and his friends." "Accursed blue-cloaks." " Now you listen to me, Rikissa." "God forbid that they prevail, but if that should happen it will not benefit neither the abbey nor you, if Cecilia comes to any harm." "Cecilia." "You are not alone anymore." "It has come to my attention that Cecilia is deserving of punishment." "She has broken the vow of silence." "No, not you, Cecilia Algotsdotter." "We have a new Cecilia among us." "Cecilia Blanka, come here." "This new Cecilia shall hereafter be known only as Blanka." "On the very first evening, you broke the ban on talking to Cecilia Algotsdotter." "Go and get ready." "Helena." "Come here." "Three lashes." "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." "Who are you?" "I am the future queen." "I betrothed to Knut Eriksson." "He wants me to stay in the abbey until the war is over." "And he asked me to look after the betrothed of his greatest friend." "Arn..." "Does anyone know anything?" "I have not heard anything about Arn, but little Magnus is doing well." "Magnus?" "Your son." "Has she not said anything?" "Don't you know anything?" "That obnoxious Sverker witch!" "Magnus." "Is that his name?" "Thank you." "He's alive." "Al Ghouti." "My Lord has sent me." " What does he want?" "He wants to talk to you." "Take me to your lord." "We meet again." "It is God's will." "My brother is waiting for you." "Now he is coming." "Now he is coming for you." "Do you love him?" "Knut?" "That I do not know." "It was so long ago." "He's alright." "He is the king." "Do you love Arn Magnusson?" "More than anything else." "I know that it is a sin but I love him more than God." "You will learn to love Knut." "What is this!" "?" "Rikissa, I have come to collect my betrothed." "Here in Gudhem I am the abbess." "I am under the bishop's protection." " Well then, I think we should bring him here." "Your good friend, Bishop Bengt, disappeared when he heard that Knut had prevailed." "According to rumour, he fled abroad." "Get her." "My queen." "About time." "Birger Brose?" "Thank you for taking care of my boy." "He is named Magnus." "He is a Folkunga now." "Does he know...?" " No." "I didn't want him to grow up with that shame." " Cecilia, come here." "Rikissa." "I shall keep an eye on you from now on." "If you ever harm Cecilia again then the cost to you will be very high." "Is that understood?" "Answer your future queen." "I understand." "Cecilia." "He will return." "He will return." "Welcome." "Sit down." "Pull back." "Pull back." "Pull back." "Pull back." "He's alive." "Arn is alive." "Is it true?" " Yes." "Is it true?" "." "Thank you." "Thank you, Holy Mother of God." "Watch over him, and help him to return home."