Hans Kurt, Axel Frische and Ib Schønberg are three robbers who, in regular Robin Hood style, take from the rich and give to the poor. But the clammy hand of the law and the ropes of the gallows are right behind them. When German mercenaries invade Denmark, however, their robber talents are instead used for roles as freedom fighters - now it is suddenly completely legal to take from (some) kingdoms. Not least a German-collaborating sheriff.—Nordiskfilm