Per and Pål are imprisoned in a dungeon and sentenced to death, falsely accused of poisoning the King and Queen, by Svein, who aspires to the throne.
The plot is continued in Ash Lad 2: In Search of the Golden Castle (also directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose in 2019), in which Espen Askeladd (Vebjørn Enger) and Princess Kristin (Eili Harboe) star. The film is based on the eighteenth-century Norwegian fairy tales of Askeladden Sequel Three poor farm boys, Per, Pål, and Espen, head out to find her and slay the Mountain King, in order to claim the reward and save their farm from ruin. The king promises his daughter's hand and half the kingdom to whoever can save her. Prince Fredrik arrives to wed Kristin, but she refuses him and runs away. According to the legend, the wedding must happen at once, otherwise a gruesome troll will take her away to the mountain. Princess Kristin turns 18 and is obliged to be married. It was co-produced by Czech Republic's Sirene Film and Irish Subotica Entertainment. The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King ( Norwegian: Askeladden - I Dovregubbens Hall) is a 2017 Norwegian fantasy adventure film directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose and starring Vebjørn Enger.
