Godina 922. Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (A. Banderas), arapski dvorjanin, zaljubi se u ženu visokog dvorskog časnika i zbog toga ga pošalju u diplomatsku službu daleko na sjeverozapad - u Europu. ...
Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.