- Medieval Germany at the end of the 16th Century is in turmoil. The ruthless Lady Adelheid plots against the Emperor with her ally the French King. When notorious robber Goetz steals the King's gold, Adelheid makes him pay the price with the loss of his hand. With a new hand made of iron he puts his old life behind him …
- The young Marie, daughter of a Thuringian glassblower, violates all traditions after the death of mother and father. To feed herself and her sisters, she became the first female glassblower in the small town of Lauscha in 1890, and her artful glassy Christmas balls find themselves in America.