1242. After being wounded in the Battle on the Ice, Richard Fitz Simon becomes a prisoner of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Intrigued by Richard’s story, Alexander instructs his scholar to help him chronicle his life.
Richard’s tale begins in 1203, when his knightly training is shattered by betrayal. Forced to flee England for Lübeck, he finds work under a greedy salt merchant. An illicit love affair disrupts his fragile new life, ultimately leading him to join the Livonian Brothers of the Sword as they enforce the will of God upon the pagans of the eastern Baltic.
Amid prayer, danger, and duty, Richard struggles with his own religious doubts while facing enemies both inside the fortified commandery and in the untamed wilderness beyond. When their small outpost in Riga faces the threat of a massive pagan army, Richard must make a pivotal decision—and fight with a courage he has never known.
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