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1. Crusades Trilogy - 1: The Road to Jerusalem

   Book One of the Crusades Trilogy

   • Jan Guillou

   • 418 stránok
   • 15 hodin čítania

   For power. For passion. For glory. This epic tale follows Arn Magnusson, born in 1150 to a noble family in Western Götaland. A miraculous recovery from a fall marks his fate, leading his mother to promise his life in service to God. Sent to Varnhem monastery, Arn matures under Father Henri, a devoted Cistercian monk. While studying traditional subjects, he also trains with Brother Guilbert, a former Knight Templar, honing his skills in combat. As Arn returns home, he finds his monastic upbringing clashing with his clan's traditions. His family soon realizes he possesses more than just scholarly knowledge, proving invaluable during a time of turmoil following a king's murder, as ambitious lords vie for power. Amidst this chaos, Arn meets the enchanting Cecilia, but a naive mistake forces him into a foreign war, sending him to the Holy Land to fight infidels for twenty years. From the frozen landscapes of Northern Europe to the bloody battlefields of the Middle East, Arn encounters brave knights, powerful queens, and treacherous kings. This first installment of a bestselling trilogy presents a thrilling epic of betrayal, faith, blood, and love, set against the backdrop of the Holy Wars, offering a vibrant and unorthodox perspective on a Shakespearian quest for power.

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2. Die Büßerin von Gudhem

   • Jan Guillou

   Forts. von: äDie Frauen von Götalandä. - Arn Magnusson ist zu 20 Jahren Dienst bei den Templerrittern im Heiligen Land verurteilt, seine Braut Cecila wird im Kloster Gudhem eingesperrt. Während sie sich mit der zukünftigen Königin anfreundet, erlebt Arn, wie Sultan Saladin sich 1187 zum Sturm auf Jerusalem rüstet.

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3. Birth of the Kingdom

   • Jan Guillou

   • 498 stránok
   • 18 hodin čítania

   The third volume of the crusades trilogy from bestselling Swedish author Jan Guillou. Arn de Gotha has become one of the most feared warriors of the Knights Templar fighting to liberate Palestine with the Crusaders. At the great battle for Jerusalem, a mammoth and bloody struggle where the Christians were finally defeated, Arn is saved from certain death by Saladin, his longtime enemy and trusted friend. Ravaged by wounds and sickness, Arn is at last granted his wish: to return at last to his homeland, it plagued by endless wars. Arn is determined to find her - the woman for whom he was exiled. He must discover if their love could endure so long a separation, and if it can sustain his new quest: the create a new people, a new society, both Christian and Muslim, both craftsmen and warriors, with Arn at its helm, fighting for peace in a savage land. A fitting conclusion to a great trilogy, a bestseller all over Europe, and now the basis for a major film.

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