Baseado na triologia épica 'As Cruzadas' de Jan Guillou, lançada inclusive no Brasil. Arn Magnussson nasceu em 1150 na fazenda Arnas, em West Gothia (atual Suécia). Ele cresce em um mosteiro até se tornar um jovem educado e um qualificado guerreiro. É quando encontra Cecilia, o amor de sua vida. Mas um mundo cruel e invejoso os forçam a se separarem. Cecilia é presa em um convento e Arn é enviado para a Terra Santa, onde ferve a guerra entre cristãos e muçulmanos, e lá se torna um temido Cavaleiro Templário.
Single mother Lotta and her younger sister Sanna are both successful in their different jobs, and are living very different lives, but are attracted to men who are their opposites.
O ano é 1192. Depois de vinte anos como templário, Arn Magnusson volta para sua casa, na província nórdica de Götaland Ocidental. Leva consigo conhecimentos e imigrantes que darão início a um novo tempo para toda a Europa. E a partir de uma pequena província de camponeses, a Götaland Ocidental, será criado um novo reino, a Suécia.
Johanna works as a journalist on a women magazine. But her boss is an idiot, her salary is ridiculous and her husband has left her for a younger woman. With a great life crisis she decided to try a new medicine.
Alex's high opinion of himself isn't backed up by reality as he is unemployed and having trouble with his girlfriend. When he finally gets a job with the local council/municipality of Hudiksvall his life is about to change. Suddenly Alex finds himself the leader of a local theatre group of people with learning difficulties. Through their work together, Alex comes to appreciate that we all have our own talents which can grow if given the opportunity and support. "The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes" is based on the work of the Glada Hudik Theatre whose performances have met with success in Sweden and internationally since it was formed in 1996.
A lot happens in a small village in 15 years. People fall in love, get married, have kids and divorces. Some move, some die - in Yxared just like in other places. Zac, Fanny and her daughter Alice travels back to to the small village in Ostergotland. Alice makes them return - where does she come from, what are her roots? The question about who Fanny's dad is, arises once more. And Alice, who's her dad?
Ida lives hard and fast with too much drinking and a string of boyfriends, Sandor has very few friends and his mother insists that he practices ballet. They meet in a chat room and despite appearances they discover they have much in common. Sandor and Ida lives in different cities and when Sandor unexpectedly visits her it ends with disaster.
Almost 30 years has passed and Gösta and Gun are retired. This summer they're going on a trip to their son's wedding in Gösta's new RV.