Author: Jan Guillou Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Religion Culture: Sweden
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ISBNs: 9780752848372 9780061688546 0752848372 0061688541 |
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The hero of this phenomenally successful historical trilogy is Arn Magnusson, born in 1150 to an aristocratic Swedish family. THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM covers his childhood and education at the Cistercian monastry of Varnhem. There he is taught the best of spiritual and worldly learning, as well as being trained to become a master archer and swordsman by the giant Brother Guilbert, a former knight. At seventeen, equipped to become a monk or a warrior, Arn returns home, a young man and yet an innocent in the ways of the world. Two sisters cross his path: one seduces him, while with the other sister, Cecilia, he falls deeply in love. In loving two sisters he has committed a crime punishable by both civil and clerical authorities, and he is sentenced to serve 20 years as a Knight Templar in the Holy Land.
This book is part of the "The Crusades Trilogy" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Birth of the Kingdom" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Templar Knight" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "There Will Be Wolves" First published in 1969 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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