The War Lord - Ridderen fra Normandiet - Die Normannen kommen - El señor de la guerra

The War Lord is a 1965 American drama historical film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston . The film, which concerns medieval warfare and culture in 11th-century Normandy , is an adaptation of the play The Lovers by Leslie Stevens . The film also features Richard Boone , Rosemary Forsyth , Guy Stockwell , Maurice Evans , Niall MacGinnis , Henry Wilcoxon and James Farentino , with Jon Alderson, Allen Jaffe, Sammy Ross, and Woodrow Parfrey .

SYNOPSIS

Chrysagon de la Cruex is a Norman knight whose Duke gives him a Flemish village to rule and protect, commanding him to keep their goodwill. He and his men arrive in time to beat off Frisian raiders who leave behind a boy, the son of their leader, who hide his identity. Chrysagon encounters Bronwyn, his future love, as she is being harassed by his own men. Gradually he finds himself falling for the girl he has rescued. Odins, the village chief, later asks Chrysagon's permission for Bronwyn to marry Odins' son Marc, to whom Bronwyn has been betrothed since childhood. Chrysagon approves, but soon regrets the decision. He wants Bronwyn for himself.