Rome, 799 AD: Pope Leo is viciously attacked in the street by unknown assailants. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has been banished to the court of King Carolus in Frankia, is sent to Rome as a spy to discover who was responsible. There, he discovers a web of lies—the only clue to the attackers' identit...
Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has found himself at the court of King Carolus in France, is summoned by the royal advisor. A rare white elephant has been sent as a gift from the Caliph of Baghdad – and Carolus is determined to send an embassy to the Caliph bearing presents of equal prize to encourage g...
Sigwulf, a minor Saxon prince, is saved from execution after his family is slaughtered by the ruthless King Offa of Mercia. Thanks to his Devil's Mark - his eyes of different colors - Sigwulf is exiled to the Frankish court of King Carolus, the future Charlemagne. There Sigwulf survives on his wits...
It is Constantinople in 1035, and Thorgils has become a member of the Varangian lifeguard, where he witnesses the glories of the richest city on earth. He embarks on a campaign launched to recover Sicily from the Saracens. After years of traveling, Thorgils retreats to Sweden, but is eventually summ...
Londyn, rok 1019. Minęło kilka miesięcy od czasu, gdy Thorgils wyrwał się z kleszczy kościoła irlandzkiego, by zaraz potem uwikłać się w romans z Aelfgifu, żoną Kanuta, króla Anglii, jednego z najpotężniejszych władców ery wikingów. Zakazana miłość niesie za sobą nieuniknione konsekwencje. Thorgils...
W 1001 roku Thorgils Leiffson, będący dzieckiem Leifa Szczęściarza i Thorgunny, dopływa do brzegów Grenlandii, gdzie wychowuje go młoda Gudrid. Thorgils to pozbawiony korzeni bohater odznaczający się bystrością i umiejętnością dostosowania do okoliczności. Po swojej matce odziedziczył zdolność jasno...