description: For power. For passion. For glory.The epic story of the Knights Templar.Born in 1150 to a noble Swedish family and coming of age at a monastery under the tutelage of a Cistercian monk and a former Knight Templar, young Arn Magnusson is sent to fulfill his destiny beyond the cloister walls. But the world awaiting him is a place at odds with his monastic ways. And when the murder of a king engulfs Western Götaland into a whirlwind of intrigue and ruthless power plays, headstrong and naive Arn is forced to leave the woman he loves behind and take up arms to battle infidels in the Holy Land.The first book in the international bestselling Crusades Trilogy, this thrilling epic of betrayal, faith, blood, and love sets "a Shakespearian quest for power" (Corriere della Sera, Italy) against the backdrop of the Holy Wars, witnessed through a vibrant, unorthodox lens.
language: German
title: Die Frauen von Götaland
titlecomplete: Die Frauen von Götaland (Die Götaland-Trilogie, #1)
characters: Eric IX of Sweden, Sverker I of Sweden, Charles VII of Sweden, Arn Magnusson, Canute I of Sweden, Birger Brosa
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Medieval, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Sweden, Swedish Literature, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 8297
series: The Crusades Trilogy
publisher: Piper