Mercedes Jadea Diaz

Christmas is just two weeks away, it is pouring with rain, and Ben is struggling to get into the Christmas spirit. Suddenly, Bens life takes a turn for the better when Santa Niklas Goodfellow and his Christmas caravan come crashing down to Earth in the middle of thunderstorm and land in Foggy Lane. Santa is on the run from the ruthless Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and his army of nutcrackers who have outlawed all of the old magical ways and have transformed the bright and peaceful Christmas world into a dark and hostile place, governed by greed and money. Goblynch has banned work for all Santas and confined the Christmas angels to tiny prison cells, where they can no longer hear the dearest wishes of children. Goblynch also wants to force Santa Niklas Goodfellow, the last real Santa, to work for his commercialized Christmas company and forces him to do hard labour in the ordering department of the Christmas Palace.

When the mighty Viking Halvar suddenly disappears, his clever but timid son Wickie must lead the Vikings on a dangerous journey to rescue his father from the evil Sven and go in search of the legendary treasure of the gods.

第一次世界大戦前夜のドイツ北部。プロテスタントの教えを信じる村人たちに、不可解な事故が次々と襲い掛かる。小さな村は不穏な空気に包まれ、村人は疑心暗鬼に陥り、子どもたちは苦悩を感じ始めていた。

今から千年ほど昔。北の国に住むバイキングたちは恐れられ、またその勇敢さを称えられていた。しかし、そんな屈強な男たちのなか、ちょっと変わった赤い髪の男の子がいた。彼の名前はビッケ。彼は力こそ弱いもののとても知恵があり優しい心を持っていた。ある日、ビッケが凧で空を飛んでいると悪いバイキングに村が襲われ子供たちが誘拐されてしまう。高い木に引っかかりビッケだけは無事でしたが、お父さんで族長のハルバルは大人の男たちを集合させ、海賊船で一味を追う。おいてきぼりを食らったビッケは、そっと樽に隠れて海賊船に密航。おとなたちと一緒に冒険の旅に出かける。