"1678." "For three years, Denmark and Sweden  have fought for control of Skåne." "Caught in between are the Scanian peasants  who have suffered for decades under Swedish rule." "Many have left their farms to fight to free Skåne." "Some have formed their own bands, and some have joined the Danish army." "To aid these resistance fighters is extremely dangerous  since the Swedish king has authorized summary executions." "These resistance fighters are called "snapphanes"." "TÖLLE CHURCH" "Jesus Christ!" "Jakob!" "Take the girls inside." "Where's Nils?" " I don't know." " Wasn't he with you?" "Go find him!" "Nils!" "The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if..." "Nils!" "Don't you hear the bells?" "It might be Swedes." "Come on!" "They've taken everything." "All our silver!" "Even Jesus Christ from the cross." " How many?" " A woman and a man." "Bandits." "Why are you standing around?" "I'll take the boys through the forest." "Hurry up, Bigscared!" " What is it?" " They're after us." "Come on." "Up there." "We'll take them on the other side of the hill." "Nils, get that!" " No, just the big ones." " You don't want it all?" " We need the silver more than you." " Leave it." "And drop your weapons." "We're not bandits." "You know that." "That's our church silver." "Let us go." "Unless you want to end up like a Swede." "Keep your distance." "Stay over there!" " Let us go." " No." "Drop the gun!" "And get down!" "Down!" "Stay there." " Jakob!" "Tie them up." "What are you waiting for?" " We have the silver." "Let them go." " Why?" " They're snapphanes." " That's the same as bandits." " I didn't know you were a Swede." " What was that?" "I didn't know you were a Swede." "And I didn't know that you're a Dane." "I'm a Scanian." "They're fighting for a Danish Skåne." " Is Nils in with you on this?" " Raise your hand to set them free." "Leave Nils out of this." " Nils..." "Get the rope." "The rope!" "We found it on the ground." "They must have dropped it to get away." "You're a good man, Olof Geting." "God bless you and your family." "The important thing is that we have our silver back." "Nils." "What if people find out that we let them go?" " They may never find out." " But you're not sure?" "The war is getting closer, and you two don't understand a thing." "At least we know who the enemy is." "Kerstin, take the little ones outside." "I need to talk with the boys." "What I'm about to tell you has to stay between us." "I swore that I would never even tell my own family." "But you've left me no choice." "You may think that I was born here in Tölle." " Yes." " No." "I'm from the capital." "From Stockholm." "Twenty years ago, I was a young soldier in the Swedish army." "Just like now, our enemies were the Danes." "I was new to the army and had never even seen a Dane." "I couldn't wait to get into battle." "I was the best and viewed the war as a great adventure." "The Danes were there, just across the Great Belt." "The king, Charles X Gustavus, needed a way to surprise the enemy." "And I..." "One night, I realized how that could be accomplished." "I convinced my superior, Quartermaster Dahlbergh." "The Danes knew we couldn't get to them, unless we outsmarted them." "The ice was strong enough for the Swedish army to cross the Belt." "That very night, we crossed the ice." "The Danes were caught by surprise." "All those lives..." "Lost." "Thanks to your father." "You've done a lot for Sweden, despite your youth." "How does a farm in Skåne strike you?" "But never tell anyone about last night." "It was my idea to cross the ice." "Leave, Olof Geting." "But never forget who gave you that dagger." "I made up my mind that day." "I wanted my family to live free of sin." "No blood shall flow across the hands of a Geting." "And neither snapphanes, nor Danes or Swedes  will ever change that." "What is man, and what is his grace?" "And what is his good, or what is his evil?" "There's a company of snapphanes around here." "Have you seen them?" "How about food and water?" "And a place to rest?" "How many are there of you?" "We need help." " You can rest here." " Thanks." "What's your name?" " Nils Geting." " You're a brave man, Nils." "We need people like you." "Join us and fight to free Skåne." " Are you scared?" " Of violating the fifth commandment." " Nils, move the wagon!" " Stay calm." "It's just my brother." "What's going on here?" "The Swedes..." "We killed four of their soldiers." "But we lost half our strength." " How long can we stay here?" " One night." "No, as long as you need to!" "You can count on us." "Do you need anything?" "I can ride into Tölle." "Someone must have seen you." "The people in the village know." "They've gathered in the church." " They're armed." " How come?" " They'll be coming here." " What business do they have here?" "Jesus Christ!" " What have you done?" " They needed help." "Nils told me that you're a good man." "I'm asking you for help." " I can't help you." " There are snapphanes around." "We're looking to join them." "But we need to rest first." "Father!" "They're hurt!" "Nils, get a horse ready." " Jakob, you come with me." "The horse is ready." "We have to find the snapphanes before the entire village gets here." "I'll stay here with Jakob and defend the farm." " You may have until daybreak." " I'll find them." "Send them to the farm." "But don't come back with them." "Keep going up north." "To Stockholm." "I can't keep Jakob out of the war." "But you will be a priest, Nils." "I've saved up some money." "Take this." "Find Dahlbergh when you get to the capital." " Dahlbergh." " He's close to the seat of power." "Tell him that it was your father who helped him cross the Belt." "He'll help you." "Get going now." "Snapphanes!" "I'm looking for snapphanes!" "We have snapphanes on our farm and they need your help." "Geting Farm in Tölle, due west from here." "Listen to me!" "You need to go there!" "Thank you." "Sweden thanks you." "Tell me..." "Did they scream?" "Like pigs." "Three months later" "The war goes on" "In response to Swedish success  many snapphanes join the Danish army." "I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath." "They will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them." "I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath." "They will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them." "I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath." "They will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them." "Hey!" "Can you hear me?" "Can you hear me?" "Hey!" "Die!" "Die!" "Die!" "My name is Mogens Lauman." "It's my duty to inform you that you will be executed." "You will die now." "Jensen!" "Blows and kicks." "All the fingers broken." "Teeth marks." "You'll be whipped until you're no longer breathing." "Stop whipping him!" "Hey." "Why are you here?" "Shouldn't you be with your family?" "Not anymore." "I sent snapphanes to the farm." "They butchered them all." " Snapphanes don't kill the innocent." " I saw them with my own eyes." "They must have been Swedish soldiers, disguised as snapphanes." "Swedes?" "Sweden thanks you." "They do that sometimes to keep the peasants loyal to Sweden." "What's your name?" "Nils Geting." " This is Bigscared." " Bigscared." "Black Stina." "I'll get you something warm." " Black Stina?" " They say that she's all black." "To the core." "But she's not." " They need you at the latrine." " Again?" " Here." " Bigscared?" "Yeah, he's awfully big." "And people say that he's scared." "But he's not." "I gave my men the gold coins." "The rest is there." "What will you do now?" " I'll avenge my family." " Revenge is a luxury." "Do something for Skåne." "We need everyone we can get." "Right, Black Stina." "The boy's your responsibility now." "Nils Geting, you're a snapphane." "Thanks." " Hey." " Hey." "Snapphanes eat with other snapphanes." "You've met Bigscared." "This is David and Josua Swartz." "Brothers." " Why aren't you eating?" " I lost my food." "God bless you both." "There's salt today." "It's good." "How many Swedes have you killed, Nils Geting?" "They're everywhere." "You'll have to kill them, or you'll die yourself." " Then I'll do it." " Yeah?" "How?" "Will you beat them to death with your bible?" "When we leave this camp, you might as well leave God behind." "With the number of bodies we leave behind, we're riding straight to hell." "No bible can save you from that." "But first..." "First we free Skåne." "Amen to that." "Amen." "Amen." "I guess you've never seen one of these before." "Butt, stock, bolt track, trigger, stirrup..." "Aren't we missing something?" "Bolt!" "A gun takes time to load." "Powder can get wet." "And it makes noise." "We may have to attack without being heard." "That's why David and I use crossbows." "They've been around since before guns." "They're light, silent..." "And accurate." "But not everyone can master this outstanding weapon." " A good gun." " Lauman wants to see you." "Now." "Let's go, boys." " Can't he talk?" " David?" "They were the only survivors when the Swedes attacked their village." "David has sworn not to speak until every last Swede is dead." " I've been ordered to move west." " West?" "The Swedes are near Sandby." "The side that can gather strength this winter  will have an advantage next year." "If we can defeat the Swedes at Sandby Skåne will be ours." " So we're going to Sandby?" " We are, but not you." "You'll go after Sweden's most powerful and dangerous man." "His name is Gabriel Lejonhufvud." "Gabriel Lejonhufvud?" "Who's that?" "He's Charles XI's closest man." "He makes all political and military decisions." "He controls Sweden." " Should we...?" " Draw and quarter him?" "Lejonhufvud knows that we need the Scanian villages." "He's going around forcing people to sign an oath of allegiance." "The villages promise not to aid Danish troops or snapphanes." "If people refuse, he has ways of changing their minds." ""Lejonhufvud's oath journey."" "He's like a plague that's spreading from village to village." "We think he's traveling with the Swedish war-chest." "He'll need it before the next big battle." "It will be easier to defeat the Swedes if someone gets to the war-chest." "That's where you come in." "Come." "Roosman's men will be waiting for you here." " Roosman." " Who's that?" "He's the greatest." "The Swedes fear him and his men." "They're keeping track of Lejonhufvud and are waiting for your arrival." "If you get the war-chest, use it against Lejonhufvud." "Pay the peasants to fight against Lejonhufvud." "Sandby Castle." "The Danish headquarters will be there." "If any of you survive, you'll be welcome there." "Black Stina, you're in charge until Roosman assumes command." "Do as she says." "Any questions?" " When are we leaving?" " Now." "Roosman's waiting for us down there." "What is it?" "Roosman always has sentries out." "Come on." "What's going on?" "Roosman..." "Where's Roosman?" "They're all here." "Except for him." "Our mission is to recover the war-chest." " I say we go on." " Without Roosman?" " Yeah." " But we'll bury our brothers first." "Almighty Father." "We ask You to receive these men in Heaven." "Provide them with everything they gave up here on earth." "Give them love, freedom, and joy." "And let that be a sign for us who remain  that you have blessed our struggle." "We've been put on this earth to fight as snapphanes." "Amen." "Knäarp." "If Lejonhufvud's there, then so will the war-chest." " They're way too many." " We have to get into the village." "All five of us?" "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil." "For thou art with me." "Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me." "Priest!" "Step forward." " Isn't that Nils?" " Yes." "What's he doing?" " Name?" " Ludwig Trulsson." " Apprentice priest." " Welcome to Knäarp." "We had a priest here, but he left." "He's probably hiding in his church, like most priests do when we arrive." "We have five men here who won't be alive for much longer." "They're entitled to their last rites." "Forgive me, but I can't." " Condemned men must be guilty." " Of course." "But who says that they're not guilty?" "God." "What would you have me do?" "Spare them." " You want me to spare them?" " Yes." "Let him fight for their lives." "If he's so sure they deserve to live, he should be willing to die for them." "How about it, apprentice priest?" "Excellent." "We'll need a champion." "There's your opponent." "You're welcome to dine with us." "You may sit." "The others will be here soon." ""Why's she here?" You must have thought that when you saw me." "You know what I thought when I saw you?" ""Oh, an apprentice priest." "I'll have him killed in a duel."" "Well said." "There's our survivor." "My personal physician" " Anders Sparre." "And my wonderful fiancée" " Hedvig Sparre." "Who misses her life in the capital." "I don't see why we don'tjust let the Danes have Skåne." "They wouldn't thank us sufficiently." "By all means..." "We're in the backwoods now." "Help yourself." "Something occurred to me when I watched you fight today." ""There's a man fighting for his life." "A priest."" "A priest who's willing to risk his life to save others." "Only such a priest could bless our marriage." " They're preparing the church now." " When were you going to tell me?" "I'd give you plenty of time to change." "Finally, Hedvig!" "Thank you." "Ludwig Trulsson." "Will you do us the honor of marrying Hedvig and I?" "In the presence of God?" "I doubt that God will be in attendance." "What was that?" "You've killed a man today." "Are you sure that God has already forgiven you?" "They'll kill him now." "My name is Gabriel Lejonhufvud." "I'm the one who shot your husband." "May we come in?" "The children shouldn't have to see him." "I'll have the body moved." " You shot my husband." " Yes." " In the back!" " That's right." "I'm here to ask you people to come to your senses." "Sweden is being attacked." "Denmark strikes when we're weak." "So what do we do?" "We defend ourselves." "And why?" "They won't settle for Blekinge, Halland, Bohuslän, and Skåne." "I'm here to let you know what the price is for those who turn on us." "Treason will cost each village every tenth able-bodied man." "It's a low price to pay." " You have a woman with you." " Hedvig." " She's beautiful." " Yes, wonderful." " She'll be my wife in an hour." " You're getting married?" "If I were to shoot her, she'll never be your wife." "She'll just be a smelly corpse." "What would that be like?" " Now you know how I feel." " No." "You've lost your husband." "But you can meet someone else." "But losing Hedvig would be completely different." "I'm talking about a love that's greater than you can imagine." "You've lost a provider." "There are plenty of those." "I'd lose my own blood." "Welcome to Skåne." "Nils!" " How are you?" " Fine." "You see the soldiers up there?" "The war-chest." "Nils, come with me." " Halt!" " Drop your weapons!" "We'll die now." "Spread out!" "Spread out!" "I'm Gabriel Lejonhufvud." "Advisor to Charles XI." "Come forward!" "We're looking for a woman taken by snapphanes." "Come forward!" "The war-chest contained copper coins worth 30,000 daler." "Enough to decide the fight for Skåne." "Snapphanes aren't welcome here!" "Lejonhufvud is coming here." "You'll need help to resist him." "We have enough troubles." "Leave!" "He'll offer you Swedish liberty." "Is that what you want?" "At least we'll get to keep our lives!" "Haven't you heard?" "He's executing every tenth able-bodied peasant." "Only if you go against the Swedes." "Now you listen to me, snapphane!" "If you don't leave here right quick, you won't be alive for long." "Go ahead." "Shoot me first." "My life's worthless anyway." "The Swedes burned down my farm." "They murdered my family." "I'm here to tell you that the same will happen to you." "You'll have to spill your blood." "Those who survive will long for a revenge that you'll never get." "You'll spend the rest of your lives consumed by hate!" "If that's what you want, there's nothing more to say." "We'll keep going." " But fighting the Swedes..." " We've brought copper coins." " It won't be enough." " Bigscared." " Courtesy of the Swedes." " That can feed and arm everyone." "It's good Swedish copper." "What does it say?" ""Follow the girl."" "Black Stina." " Roosman." " I heard you were here." " I thought I'd warn you." " Warn us?" "About the Swedes?" "There's something..." "There's something else out there in the woods." " It's..." " What?" "It's..." "It's terrible." "Didn't you see what happened to my men?" "We were attacked." "All of a sudden... he just turned up." "They call him The Lone Rider." "Nobody knows who he is, but everyone knows what he does." "He kills snapphanes." "I'm only alive thanks to the grace of God." "Well, I've warned you now." " Where are you going?" " I'm running away." "Stay and fight with us." "Swedes don't scare me." "But ghosts..." ""The foremost snapphane..."" "Make sure that the villagers are prepared." " Where will we meet up?" " The Tykarp Caves." "Let's get started." "Retreat!" "TOMMARP LEJONHUFVUD'S CAMP" "Get out." "Get out of here!" "Your Majesty!" "Report." "A battle is inevitable." "The Danes need Sandby as much as we do." "We're prepared." "We'll win." "So peace is imminent?" "We do want peace, right?" "Of course." "But...?" "Sweden can become powerful again." "And wealthy." "We can keep going after we defeat the Danes." "We just need to control the countries around the Baltic." "One nation." "One force." "Dominum maris baltici." "And Your Majesty will govern it from Stockholm." "There are rumors about a missing war-chest." "Are they true?" "They're true." "The Council will be informed and they'll blame you." " What would You have me do?" " Find the war-chest, of course!" "Why won't you take the troops into the woods?" " I don't have enough men." " Men?" "We'll get a squadron together and clean up." " Hedvig." " Hedvig?" "The snapphanes took Hedvig." "If we go into the woods, I'm afraid we might lose her." "We'll give you three days." "Then We'll summon a squadron." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "What about her?" "We'll keep her as long as she means something to Lejonhufvud." " And then what?" " What do you think?" " But she's innocent." " Hey there!" "Save some food for us." "You have two hungry brothers here." " How did it go in Harlösa?" " We crushed them." "And Vellinge?" "Lejonhufvud's been defeated by five dirty snapphanes." "We had fifteen men." "Peasants." "We'd placed some..." " Head into the cave." " What's wrong?" "Head into the cave." " What's going on?" " I don't know." "Nice and easy." "No, no, no!" "Get up!" "It's The Lone Rider!" "He'll find us, and we'll die!" "David?" "Isn't there another...?" " He got me." " No, it's not that bad." "I'll carry you." "I'll stay here." "Try to get away when he follows me." "When all this is over, we'll rebuild the farm again." "You and me, David." " Say it will be so!" " Josua." "Go." " Josua!" " Go." " For Skåne." " For Skåne!" "Here's an exit!" "I found it." "I have to rest." "Nils, the war-chest!" "Run!" " Don't." " It's okay." "Who was that?" "What are you doing?" " I have to find the others." " Don't leave me here!" " I'll come get you later." " Don't leave me here, Nils!" " How are the brothers?" " Josua won't come out." "He's looking for David in there." " Where's the war-chest?" " Over there." "It was here." "Jesus said to the people:" "Man should love his neighbor." "Man was created in the image of God, and should act accordingly." "The angel thrust in his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God." " And death..." " Nils." "Enough." "Almighty Father." "We ask that You receive David Swartz in Heaven." "Amen." "We have to find the war-chest." "The closest village is Flyinge." " We'll head there!" " Yes." "Unless..." "Unless Lejonhufvud returned to the village he once lost." "Harlösa?" "Lejonhufvud spared my life so that I could tell you." "He thanks you for the war-chest." "You said that we'd have to spill our blood." "You were right!" "You said that we'd hate Lejonhufvud for the rest of our lives." "You were right about that, too." "But I hate you even more, snapphane." "I hate you for making us listen to your fancy talk of freedom." "We had our lives here." "Now there's nothing..." "There's nothing left." "Come." "We'll go to Sandby Castle." "Lauman's expecting us." "You'll go to Sandby, but I won't." "I'll avenge my family." "They were killed on orders from Lejonhufvud." "You'll die." "But I wish you luck." "The Swedes can't have gone far." "Search the woods around Flyinge." "Kill Lejonhufvud slowly." "For David." "And the Lord said:" "The sun shall be turned into darkness." "And the moon into blood." "FLYINGE LEJONHUFVUD'S CAMP" "Where's Lejonhufvud?" "He's with the soldiers." "The people in Harlösa." "They were women, and children." "Innocent people." "Now they're gone." "I was there at Harlösa, Nils." "What makes you think that I'll ever forget it?" "Hedvig?" "My face!" "Three days later" "I'm Nils Geting." "I'm a snapphane." "Snapphane?" " Where's everybody?" " You don't know?" " The battle for Sandby is today." " Today?" "Yes." "Go on in and help prepare for the victory party." "Retreat!" "The Swedes are coming!" "Come on!" "The Swedes are coming!" "They're heading for the castle!" "The Swedes will be hunting for survivors all night." "We'll head north and hope they tire before us." "The war is over." "Denmark withdraws its forces." "Sandby Castle is under Swedish control." "It was yesterday." "During the attack." "When we ran through the forest." "I saw him throw himself down and escape a bullet." "It hit the tree behind him." "You can pull now." "Then I realized that he hadn't thrown himself down." "He was drunk and fell." " What's going on?" " We're just hanging a snapphane." "That's no snapphane." "He's my steward." "Let him down." "I told you to let him down!" "Why are you here?" "The Danes have lost the war." " What about the snapphanes?" " I don't know." " You have to get out of here." " You must have heard something." "The stables." "Walk three paces behind me." "You're a servant." "Hedvig Sparre?" "Lejonhufvud wishes to speak with you." " Tell him I'll be right there." " I'm to escort you to him right away." " Right away?" " Yes." " Let's go then." " This way." " Is Lejonhufvud in the castle?" " Yes." "Stand straight up." " You sent for me?" " Don't let them take me to Stockholm." " They just want what's best for you." " No!" "Whatever happens..." "Not to Stockholm." "Promise me!" "I promise." "Your Majesty." "Welcome to my sick bed." "You must be in horrible pain." "Has Your Majesty considered my proposal?" "One nation." "One force." "Dominum maris baltici." "We can make Sweden the most powerful country in Europe." "War's expensive." "We need to rebuild the country again." " Peace benefits us all." " I beg your pardon." " Gather your strength." " I'll find the one who did this." "All the snapphanes are being rounded up in Bengtarp." " I'll get his name." " Sure." "But focus on the upcoming peace talks." "Understood?" " Hedvig." " Your Majesty." " What will you do?" " The Swedes have my friends..." "They'll die rather than give them my name." "I have to save them." " How?" " I don't know." "A commission from Lejonhufvud." "You might need that." "I won't save your life again." "Sweden." "A freezing hell." "The wars lead to poverty." "People have to leave their homes." "People will soon be as starved as rats who eat their own young." "But our family, Hedvig..." "Your siblings, your mother and I..." "We've been blessed." "Because you're Gabriel Lejonhufvud's fiancée." "And I'm his doctor." "That's our prize." "Look at it like that." "That might make it easier for you to accept it." "I've promised him my daughter." "I can't go back on my word." "I'd advise you to look at it, so that you'll get used to it." "I want you to give it to him." "It would mean a lot to me." "Wait." "God's finger has come down from Heaven  and pointed to two chosen people." "A man and a woman." "You and I." "Hedvig Sparre..." "You'll be the next queen of Sweden." "What do you mean?" "Our king might not survive for much longer." "There are more of them awaiting their turn in there." " Can I have a look at them?" " By all means." " Bigscared?" " Nils?" " I'll get you out of here." " They're looking for you." "Here." "Eat this." "Be quiet and eat." "Trust me." "Bigscared, trust me." "Get the big one." "Who are you?" "Lejonhufvud sent me to be of assistance." "Assistance?" "Yes, in case you need help." "Help?" "Do we look like we need help?" "Yes." "By all means." "Lejonhufvud's enjoy will take care of the big one." " What is it?" " Can't you see?" "Look at him." "It's the plague." "He has to leave, before everyone in the camp dies." "Those two, too." "Get a horse and cart ready." "Now!" " Do you remember Tölle?" " What was that?" "You went to a farm that was hiding snapphanes." "That farm..." "It was called Geting." "Tölle...?" "The plague?" "Jesus and Mary." "This young man will take them away." "Shoot them and burn the bodies." "God willing, we'll survive this." "No." "Lejonhufvud wants a name." "They don't leave until I get it." "We'll die if they stay here." "I'm here on orders from Lejonhufvud." "I have to get a name." "You're here to be of assistance, right?" "Be of assistance." "Tell me his name." "Tell me his name!" "The name!" "Tell me!" "Tell me the name!" " Nils!" " Nils?" "What else?" "!" " Say his name!" " Nils Geting!" "Nils Geting." "Fine." "Get those disease-ridden snapphanes out of here." "I didn't tell them anything." "You shouldn't have helped them." "Lejonhufvud will come after you." "I didn't have a choice." "The Swedes wouldn't have let you live." "The Lone Rider." "No Danish troops on Swedish soil." "The borders from the peace treaty in Roskilde stand." "Are we agreed?" "What...?" "What about the snapphanes?" "We've promised them safe conduct to Denmark." "It's on page 28 in the document." "28?" "Yes..." "No." "The snapphanes will remain on Swedish soil." "You will deliver them all to the Swedish military." " That's impossible." " No, just round them up." " They'll get to live on Danish soil." " The sergeant may leave the room." "They'll get to live on Danish soil." "We can't turn on them." "They're like our brothers." "They've given their lives for our cause!" " Should we stab them in the back?" "!" " Leave the room!" " What kind of peace is that?" "!" " Leave the room!" " No, we're leaving now!" " Leave this room now!" "Now." "If you want peace you'll give me the snapphanes." " What does it say?" " In accordance with the peace terms all Danish sympathizers will be granted safe passage to Danish soil." "Those involved will report to Husbymölla for mutual transport." "This is great." "If we stay, the Swedes will always be after us." "Leave Skåne?" "We may never come back again." " The war's over." "We have no choice." " That's right." "While Lejonhufvud's alive, I'll pursue him." "Husbymölla is on the way to Sandby." "Travel with us there." " Why are they handing out booze?" " It's the water of life." " Name?" " Black Stina's band." "Bigscared, Josua Swartz, and David Swartz." " Lauman!" " You're alive?" "Congratulations." "Yeah, we're immortal." "Didn't you know that?" "Thank you - for everything." "What's wrong?" "You can leave your weapons here." "The war is over." "Drink and have fun with your friends." "Thank you." "My bottle's full." " Cheers." " Cheers, Josua." "Have you ever been to Copenhagen?" "It's time for me to leave." " Have one for the road." " Take care." "You'll be executed." "You need to leave." "Lejonhufvud has men all around." "They're there." "You see the flag up there?" "When it's lowered, they'll know that all snapphanes have reported here." "That's when they'll start firing." "You'll die." "Don't you get it?" " That's why they gave us booze." " And took our weapons." " So we'll die today." " We'll go down fighting." "There are enough of us here to kill plenty of Swedes." "Look around." "Will they fight with you?" "Your enemy is Gabriel Lejonhufvud." "And he won't die today." "No." "Our last stand will be here." "Yeah, our last stand will be here." " Unless..." " Unless what?" "Unless we decide to survive this and take revenge on Lejonhufvud." "Yes!" "We'll take revenge on Lejonhufvud." "If we leave now, we'll devote our lives to taking revenge on Lejonhufvud." "Nothing else." "We can get out by the wagons." "They're doing it." "They're lowering the flag." " This doesn't feel right." " Just keep walking." " Shoot us down like animals...!" " It's my duty to stop you." " Denmark needs peace." " You can't let us pass?" "I've always followed your orders." "I sacrificed my men." "Let us pass." "I can't let you pass!" "And I can't shoot you!" "Do you understand what I'm saying?" "Do you understand what I'm saying?" "Come on." "Bigscared." "Come on!" "You're strong." "You can do it." "We're the only ones left now." "Twenty years ago, the Swedes crossed the ice and defeated the Danes." "There was a quartermaster there." "Dahlbergh." "He was given credit for the victory." "But a young soldier showed him that the ice was strong enough." "That soldier was my father." "The Great Belt?" "Dahlbergh became a hero." "Yes." "It was my father's idea." "And now the Swedes have committed another massacre." "And all because Lejonhufvud's face was scarred by a Geting." "It was Lejonhufvud's decision." "It's not your fault." "How do we avenge our brothers and sisters?" "There's a slight chance." "Lejonhufvud's planning a coup d'état." "He intends to murder the king." "You can defeat him by exposing him." "He'll lose all his power." "He'll be degraded." "And then executed." " That's your revenge." " Why notjust shoot him?" "One bullet isn't enough." "He'll go to hell so slowly that every snapphane he's killed  will have time to spit on him." "The color bearer will be the shooter." "He'll meet our fake Danish generals behind the old powder magazine." "Just before the declaration of war is delivered outside the castle." " Where's the power of attorney?" " It's on its way from Stockholm." " The king just needs to sign it." " Excellent." "Dominum maris baltici." "The new order." "The power of attorney was issued by the Council  which had governed Sweden before the king came of age." "How's my future king?" " Why are you here?" " Should I leave?" "What's a future queen to do when her king won't come to her?" "I know you have a lot on your mind." "Isn't there anything I can do to help?" " I need to know when it will happen." " What?" "When the king will be..." " The ball." " The ball?" "But how?" "You can'tjust shoot him in front of everyone." "Yes, I can." "And I will." "How?" "There's no hurry." "Why are you asking about the king?" "I'm just curious." "I need to know how you'll do it." "How will you assume the throne when the king is dead?" "He'll sign a power of attorney." "It will enable the Council to put me on the throne  if he should die suddenly." "Get undressed now." "Show that you belong to me." " Get out!" " I have a message for Hedvig Sparre." "I have to see what it is." "It may be important." "Lejonhufvud will give a ball to celebrate the victory." "The king will be murdered in front of the guests." " It's probably a clever scheme." " What else do you know?" "The Danish flag seems important." "The color bearer will be the shooter." " The Danes will declare war." " The Danish flag..." "The Danish flag..." "Perhaps Lejonhufvud will ride to Sandby Castle  with his own men dressed like Danes." " Under false colors." " He's done it before." "Swedes posing as Danes will declare war on Sweden." "The king goes out to meet them." "And there's the color bearer." "He can fire in front of everyone." "And since the Danes broke the peace, Sweden will have to attack Denmark." "And Lejonhufvud will get his war." "So this war..." "Will we...?" "Will the five of us be able to prevent it?" "It's the only way to take revenge on Lejonhufvud." " We'll all die." " We have to get into the castle." "The castle?" "Have you lost your mind, Nils?" "We can't do much good out here." "Have you ever been to a ball?" "Sorry." " You have to curtsey." " I don't curtsey for anyone." "Nils!" "Do I look like a Swede now?" "Yeah." "I think you have a nobleman in you, Nils Geting." " Do you know what you've become?" " What have I become?" "A puny snapphane." "I'm doing this to atone for my sins during the war." "That's it." "I'll see you at the castle." "Who are you?" "Father!" "Father, it's me!" "It's Nils!" "You're alive!" "You don't recognize me?" "Snapphanes came to the farm." "They threw us in the well." " They were all dead when I came to." " They weren't snapphanes." " I saw them with my own eyes." " Swedes in disguise." "Swedes?" "Yes." "We'll go to Geting Farm again." "We can rebuild it." "You and I, Father!" "I'm tracking four snapphanes who got away at Husbymölla." "Don't tell me it's you, Father!" " Let them live." " They have to die." "Father!" "Let them live!" "Have you ever seen so much food, Black Stina?" "I'd like to be reborn a Swede next time around." "Amen." " Pardon me, fair countess." " Baroness." "Hey." "Have you tasted those, Nils?" "They're sweet." " This is all new to me." " To me, too." "There's plenty of food." "The others should have been here." "That's when I thought of crossing the ice." "When I stood there alone and realized that we would win, thanks to me I felt..." "I at least felt alone." "Pardon me." "The king refuses to sign." "He won't grant the Council the power to appoint a new regent." "Lejonhufvud will have to try again or put a stop to the coup d'état." "He can't do that." "We won't get our revenge." " What should we do?" " We can wait for his next move." " Or?" " We can shoot him." " Or we can help him." " How?" "We'll go straight to the king." "Fine." " Enter." " Your Majesty." "It's important." " Hedvig?" " We wouldn't intrude otherwise." "What's so urgent?" "The chairman of the Council brought you a power of attorney." " Do We look like We're dying?" " Yes." " Pardon?" " You'll be killed in a coup d'état." "We're here to save you." " And who are you?" " We're snapphanes." " Snapphanes?" " We stole the war-chest." "Judas!" "Your Majesty, we're here to help." "Lejonhufvud has to get You to sign." " Why would he do that?" " The Council will appoint him regent." "Impossible." "He's fallen out of grace with the Council." "He bought their loyalty and promised them more power and wealth." "One nation." "One force." "Dominum maris baltici." "I have doubts, but I'll have my men look into this." "Lejonhufvud will deny it." "They all will." "There's no proof." "No documents." "Your Majesty will be perceived as insane." "Give Us something We can believe." "Some proof." "Who's closest to you?" "Who do you trust the most?" "Who could tell you something that you would never doubt?" "Colonel Dahlbergh." "Then Dahlbergh will come and say that there are Danes in the woods and that they'll attack tonight." " Danes?" "Lejonhufvud's men, in disguise." "They'll propose that You meet with the Danish generals to prevent a fight." "No one believes that You would decline such an offer." "When You meet the generals, one of Lejonhufvud's men will assassinate You." "The color bearer." "Your Majesty." "It's Colonel Dahlbergh." "Do what Dahlbergh asks." "Sign the power of attorney." "If you want to live." " Go over everything again." " Nils goes to the powder magazine." " Lejonhufvud's "Danes" will be there." " I'll replace the color bearer." " How?" " Nils will be the shooter." "When he fires, the king will pretend to be dead." "Lejonhufvud has to think that he's succeeded if we're to expose him." "Hedvig." "Your father will examine Us and realize that We're not dead." " You're right." " Then..." "We need a new doctor who can pronounce you dead." "At your service, Your Majesty." "I've always wanted to pronounce the Swedish king dead." "A marvelous party." " I believe the king..." " Who will pronounce him dead?" "I know about it." " Who will pronounce the king dead?" " I will." "The king's physician was shot at Sandby." "I don't want you there." "Let someone else do it." "Will you obey, or aren't you loyal to your new queen?" "Will you obey, or aren't you loyal to your new queen?" "Your Majesty." "It's my father's." "It has everything you need." "Hedvig, thank you." " For what?" " For everything." " Good luck." " You, too." "I'm afraid that the peace we're celebrating here will be short." "We may have to fight off the Danes within the hour." "There's a slight chance that we might preserve the peace." "If not, we'll fight back." "You'll be safe here." "THE OLD POWDER MAGAZINE" "Good evening." "Good evening." " Name?" " Josua Swartz." " You know what's coming?" " A staged attack." "The king will die." " Are you from Skåne?" " No." "Blekinge." " Good luck." " Thank you." "One more thing." "Yes?" "How many chambers does a human heart have?" " Pardon?" " You heard me." "How many chambers does a human heart have?" "We might as well count the atria, too." "How many?" "Five." "Five?" "For Skåne, you Swedish bastard." "Dahlbergh shot him!" "We can't let him get to Lejonhufvud!" "Josua's gone." "We have to find Hedvig." "Come on." " Color bearer!" "We're moving now." " I'll be right there." "Don't move if you want to live." "Give me your coat." " We're leaving now!" " I'm coming!" "Hedvig." "We'll need a new doctor." " Josua?" " Dead." "Dahlbergh knows." " And Lejonhufvud?" " We'll try to keep Dahlbergh away." "You know what you have to do." "Speak to your father." "Where's Lejonhufvud?" " It's important." " He just went through that door." "Are you looking for Lejonhufvud?" "Who are you?" "We're snapphanes." "I didn't realize it then, but that procedure saved his life." " What's wrong?" " Dahlbergh shot your replacement." "Shot him?" "He was a snapphane." "The king knows about the coup d'état." " What are you saying?" " Snapphanes are helping the king by exposing your coup d'état." "I'm helping him, too." "We need you to pronounce the king dead." "Bigscared..." " You have to..." " I'm staying here." "Don't you know that this is a game?" "You have to leave." "Only those with holes in their stomachs can stay." "I'll be back." "I'll be back." "Leave Us alone." "Olof Geting." "Is the name familiar?" "He's the one who came up with the idea to cross the Great Belt." "But no one needs to know." "Just like no one needs to know whatjust happened by the stables." "There are snapphanes who can expose everything you've based your life on." "All your glory." "It's your choice." " What's going on?" " Nothing." " We're ready to proceed." " Good." " Father?" " Snapphane." "Will you shoot me?" "If you're a snapphane, you will die." " This decides the fate of Sweden." " Your Majesty's doing the right thing." " And what's that?" " You want peace." "If the Danes want war, then let them fire the first shot." "Fine." "Almighty Lord..." "Forgive my father for all the lives he has taken." "Forgive his sins." "And forgive him for what he's about to do." "Stand by his side when he's alone." "Forgive my doubts." "Receive me as I am." "I'm ready to face You on the other side." "I am not afraid." "I am not afraid!" "Amen." "The king is dead." "His Majesty is dead!" "The king's been shot!" "The peace has been broken!" "Retreat!" "The peace is broken!" "Who are you?" "Nils Geting." "The snapphane Nils Geting?" "Geting Farm." "Your mother screamed like an animal when she tried to save the children." "I shot her in the back." "But you I'll shoot between the eyes." "Nils." "Father." "Do you remember?" "What?" "You always hid." "Up on the loft." " Do you remember?" " Yes." "The Danes have declared war." "We'll march on Denmark tomorrow." "Honored guests, His Majesty the King." "Our forces are gathering by the coast." "Everyone's waiting for your arrival." " Posterity will thank us for this." " Yes." "Yes, Your Majesty." "Gabriel Lejonhufvud!" "I'm here to absolve your sins." "You were an apprentice priest the first time we met." "What are you now?" "My name is Nils Geting." "I was born on Geting Farm outside Tölle." "My entire family was murdered by your men." "I've fought for freedom as a snapphane and today is the day  that I have longed for." "If you ask me what I am, this is my answer:" "What you have made me into." "Burn him alive." "Don't touch him!" "I was offered a position as the king's physician  and since I'd prefer to live until I'm old" " I'd rather have a king who desires peace." "Here We are, resurrected after an attempted coup d'état." "A revolt!" "The Danes are no longer Our enemies." "Our enemy is the cancer that hides behind that mask!" "Lejonhufvud wanted to have Us killed." "And now he wants to sacrifice you all on the battlefield!" "But you'll be staying here!" "And We'll rid the realm of the poison that threatens it." "For Sweden!" "You have Our permission." "No blood will flow across the hands of a Geting." "Does the king of Sweden desire any more help?" "This stays between us." "We're giving you your freedom, and We'll guarantee it." "Just one question." "How did You survive the shot?" "Would I go into battle with the word of a snapphane as my only insurance?" "Double breast plates." "Leave now." "We have people to kill." "Nils!" "Come with us to Denmark, Nils." "It's us three." "We belong together." "Thank you for everything." "So you'll be a Swede now?" "I'll miss you, too." "To every thing there is a season." "And a time to every purpose under the heaven." "A time to love, and a time to hate." "A time of war, and a time of peace."