Der Ritter von Bodman

September 16, 1307. The Lords of Bodman are celebrating a feast. A lightning bolt strikes the walls of the castle. Seven family members and three servants perish in the fire. Johannes von Bodman, the one-year-old heir, is lowered down the castle hill in a bronze cauldron by his nurse and survives. After his knightly training, Johannes is drawn into the devastating battles against the bandit knights who dominated the entire Hhgau region. When he meets the young, beautiful Duchess Anna of Urslingen, it marks the beginning of an incredible story and great love.

A bitter struggle for the young duchess and against his arch-enemy Hans Wilhelm von Friedingen unfolds. To put an end to the bandits, Johannes sets out with a massive army from Überlingen and Kaufbeuren against the notorious bandit castles in Hhgau. In an attempt to rescue Anna from the clutches of his fiercest enemy, Johannes finds himself in grave danger during the siege of the Crow Castle.