This book talks about a great journey of a Knight who lived with his family a house in the middle of a forest, northern
Denmark. In front of the house can be see is the largest of pine forest. In a Christmas, the Knight returned to his family, friends and established that the next Christmas would not be with them because it would pass it in Bethlehem, in the grotto where Jesus was born. However, it also promised that at Christmas to be followed again with the family. No one objected because one should never say a pilgrim not to leave. Starting then in the spring, came to Palestine, followed by Jerusalem and spent the night of Christmas in the grotto where Jesus was born, has fulfilled its mission of Peregrine. They also blocked a great friendship with a Venetian merchant. They went to Italy. The Knight had never imagined as a beauty who came to find in the city of Venice. But after a few days, the Danish decided leaving for home, to be with his family. Then, the merchant gave him a horse and letters for submission to settle in places of powerful men of Northern Italy, who were his friends. Passed by Ferrara and Bologna, arriving in Florence in May. He found the house of banker Averardo. The banker, that night, had invited some colleagues go there for dinner. Again, the Knight was amazed with the knowledge that it meet at that dining room. He heard the story of Giotto and Cimabué, Dante and Beatriz. But it was necessary to leave. The path of the Danish Genoa fell ill. The monks of a monastery dealt with it, but very slowly. The summer is over and all vessels that lead from Genoa to Flanders had already broken. Then, by land and horse, the Knight began his trip to Bruges. Cross the Alps, the fields and across France. But when they finally reached the Flanders was already winter. The Knight then sent up to the house of a Flemish merchant, taking a letter from the banker Averardo. It was there that he heard the stories of a fleet of merchant seaman. The mailings that participated in Portuguese and the discovery of Africa. Tell him that the disagreement of some languages led wars. But the Danish still not know how to return to their city. By March would not be sure! Then decided to make a tough journey on foot. The rivers were ice cream, cold become more hard the situation. But never give up and continued its way to home. In night before the Christmas, finally reached a small village close to his family forest, and went to their friends, he said that the family was worried about his absence. The friends lent him another horse, because his was lame and tired and he continued with their journey at a pace even faster and even during the end of the day, a distinguished path that would lead to a small village of lumberjacks. They ate a light supper and, however much the attempt to convince not go, the Knight continued with their journey but lost in the night. When, in the forest deserted, cold and dark faced the danger of wolves and a bear, he only said that the truce was night, night of Christmas. He felt the loss, he thought in the three kings and the star that guided. And looked at the sky but not the guided. Then prayed and, in the distance, began to notice a light that gave him another hope. There was another woodcutter him that were lost and would spend the night with him next to a bonfire that he had made. Led to the site and found that the Angels had placed lamps in large pine that was next to his house. The Knight to reach in time to spend Christmas with his family. The faith and persistence have made could keep his promise. Thus was born the tradition of the Christmas pine, decorated and illuminated, that the family of Knight has become every year. From Denmark, the usual spread for the rest of the world.