13 year old kind-hearted Sonja arrives at a tiny village together with a company of bandits. But there is a curse on the village. A long time ago, the King’s only daughter Goldhair disappeared while searching for the Christmas Star. The Queen died of a broken heart, leaving the shattered King all on his own. From that day on, the King cursed the Christmas Star, thereby causing darkness and grief to descend upon the land. However, an old sage has revealed that Goldhair is still alive, and will return only if the King finds the way back to the Christmas Star. Ever since, the King has been searching for the Christmas Star every Christmas, but all in vain.

公元1000年，被叫做tjuder的好战分子横行于北斯堪的纳维亚。在一个偏远地方，他们残忍杀死了一家子人，包括父母和小女儿，而十多岁的儿子Aigin目睹了屠杀，设法逃走了。他来到一个拉普兰人的营地，可是如果他的行踪不隐秘，就会给他们带来危险。为了躲避这些凶徒，拉普兰人决定逃到海边。男孩为了复仇独自留了下来。不幸的是在他还没长大成人的时候，就被发现了，被迫带领恶徒去寻找其他拉普兰人。他虽然帮他们带路，可是计划着在抵达拉普兰人营地的之前把这些野蛮的凶徒干掉。