Quote Originally Posted by Kzickas View Post
If anyone is interested in the actual answer it's a scene from the Norwegian civil wars (late 12th, early 13th century). The baby is the son of the last king who's being taken to safety because various claimants to the throne (the king having died before the birth of his son) would want to kill him to secure their claims
In addition, the faction that saved Haakon by skiing him to safety was known as the Birkebeiners. This even in history was known as the Race of the Birkebeiners. There are annual ski races in Norway and Wisconsin to commemorate the event. If I’m not mistaken skiers have to carry extra weight to simulate carrying baby Haakon along with them.