Denmark in the darkest Middle Ages. The King decides that his son Valdemar must travel to Bishop Eskil to get an education. Meanwhile he and his knights have to go off to war. Aske, the kitchen boy, soon becomes the prince's best friend. The boys unexpectedly come across a secret meeting in the woods, lead by Bishop Eskil. The men are plotting against the King. Valdemar is more determined than ever to get to his father before it's too late ...

At their 25th high-school anniversary some bourgeois citizens remember their time in school as a happy one. In reality it was quite the contrary. The school was a madhouse in which the teachers, especially Blomme, tormented the students. As a result one of them became a murderer.