17世纪中期，丹麦国王弗雷德里克五世为了增加税收，宣布对广袤的日德兰岛荒原进行殖民。但是当地土地贫瘠，强梁横行，数十年来许多征服者都无功而返，甚至命丧他乡。直到名叫路德维格·卡伦（麦斯·米科尔森 Mads Mikkelsen 饰）的士兵站了出来。路德维格出身卑微，饱受轻视，但是他提出用自己退休金来征服荒原，于是终于说服了政府官员。这个坚毅的男人来到充满凶险的陌生之地，经过一番辛苦和博弈终于建立...

In the Seventeenth Century, in England, the naive and pure Caroline invites her cousin and best friend Barbara Worth to come from London and stay with her a couple of days before her wedding with her ...