坏脾气的船夫一生无所畏惧。三十年前他离开了家园和爱人，就再也没有回去。后来他遇上了一个感情受到挫折的青年，青年想要环游世界却苦于找不到合适的船只。两人相遇后同命相连，一起开始密谋一个惊人的计划。最后，老船夫踏上了寻觅旧爱的征程，年轻人也与女朋友重归于好。

Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the family's teenage son, Aigin, observes the slaughter. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Sámi whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his family's murder. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Sámi. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp.