The brothers decide that Arn must redeem himself by the sword and send the young man to fight for the holy city of Jerusalem. Arn is involved in the political maneuverings of his clan but a petty revenge places him back at the mercy of the church. The brothers send him out into the world so that he can learn about humanity and be better informed before giving his life over to the church. He is, however, very naive and unaware of the baser side of human nature. The monks teach Arn many disciplines and he grows up to be a well educated young man. Arn Magnusson starts out a bit like the biblical figure of Samuel, in that to fulfill a promise to God, he's given over to the church as a young boy. The Road to Jerusalem is the first in Gullou's Crusades trilogy, so it doesn't encompass everything the film covered, but it was nice to have more of Arn's background. We rented Arn: The Knight Templar and I found it interesting to compare with Kingdom of Heaven, which has a few similarities. A few years ago I acquired a Swedish sister-in-law and the family went nuts for anything Swedish.
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