A serf farmer bound to Frederik de Schinkel who flees the estate with his wife, Ann Barbara. Ludvig Kahlen secretly employs and shelters him, but Schinkel recaptures and tortures him to death at a public gathering. His brutal death causes many of Kahlen's Romani workers to leave.
Margrete's adopted son and designated King of the Kalmar Union. His political legitimacy becomes the central conflict when a pretender claiming to be Margrete's son Oluf appears. To protect his claim to the throne, he orchestrates a false trial and condemns the pretender to death.
Morten Hee Andersen has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 2015. Signature works include The Promised Land, Margrete: Queen of the North, Postludium. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.