Arn Magnusson

In 1998 the famous Swedish writer Jan Guillou published the first part of a trilogy of novels about the crusader Arn Magnusson. Arn is a fictional character, but the events and places from the novels are based on historical reality - based on a true story.

The surroundings, churches and ruins still exist in the county, and at the museums there are writings and objects, which together with imagination give us a picture of the Swedish life and their way of living in the kingdoms beginning. It has turned out to be a very successful idea to combine culture with tourism and it has brought many new visitors to West Sweden. It has also inspired many people to study the fascinating history of the kingdoms beginning.

The film will be released in December 2007

With a SEK 210 million budget, the Crusades Trilogy, following the life of Arn Magnusson, the Knight Templar, will become the most expensive film production in Sweden so far.

The first part of Guillou’s trilogy is about Arn Magnusson, born in 1150, when he grows up to become a scholar and a warrior. He falls in love with Cecilia, which is highly inconvenient – she is confined to a nunnery, and he is sent as a Knight Templar to the Holy Land. He returns to fight for his love and the unification of Sweden.

The first crusader will be released simultaneously in the Nordic countries during December 2007, with the sequel scheduled for the autumn 2008.

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