In 10th Century Scotland, Brianna, a voluptuous maiden of the Highlands, makes a daring attempt to convince her lover, a newly ordained monk by the name of Gregory, to run away with her to the south. Under the guise of a monk's tunic, she succeeds in secretly joining him within the dank walls of Boarhaven Monastery. But no sooner are the two lovers reunited that the monastery suddenly comes under attack as a horde of blood-thirsty Vikings unleashes its ruthless fury on sacred