In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.
A courageous girl sets out on a hazardous journey to find the Christmas Star in order to free the kingdom from a curse and bring back a long lost princess, but some mighty foes try to stop her. A Christmas adventure for the whole family set in a magnificent winter wonderland.
It is winter in the village of Kautokeino in northern Norway. The year is 1852. Elen comes down from the mountain plateau to the general store to fetch her husband, Mathis. Ruth, the merchant, refuses to let Elen take the supplies Mathis has bought, since Mathis has accrued a substantial drinking debt.