A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement the town's most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Meanwhile, Sebastian, a kitchen boy who is as good as married, falls head over heels in love with the new maid, Maria. Their love affair, along with rumours that the opera singer and the kitc…

故事发生在中世纪早期，勃艮第人杀死国王，实行统治，乱杀无辜。莱雅是被害死的国王的女儿，逃过勃艮第人的屠刀，从小被一普通妇女收养，生活在风景秀丽的一个小村庄。本人并不知道自己的身世。勃艮第人知道世上有一把宝剑，谁能得到它，会力量无比，战无不胜。于是，他们发疯一样的到处寻找。莱雅是上帝指定的人选，担负着寻找宝剑的任务。　　…