Titoli in Medievale

Hrolf the young Viking has left the service of Jarl Dragonheart and sails with Jarl Gunnar Thorfinnson. When they find a home off the Frankish coast they begin to accumulate a vast fortune which earns them the enmity of other Vikings. The novel culminates in a bloody battle where Viking fights Viking but Hrolf begins to fulfill his destiny as Hrolf the Horseman!

Anno Domini 1040. Christianity has swept unstoppably across Scandinavia, leaving few enclaves of the old ways clinging on to their fading world as King Olof of Sweden works to convert his people. A young warrior, Halfdan, has witnessed the ‘mercy' of the Christian lords, watched his people attacked, his village burned and the Odin stone toppled as heretical. Watched his father cut down by an ambitious Christian jarl and his zealous priest. Among the ashes of his world, he vowed an oath of vengeance before all the gods.

The Court of François I is full of lust, intrigue, and bawdy bon temps—a different world from the quiet country life Diane de Poitiers led with her elderly husband. Now a widow, the elegant Diane is called back to Court, where the King's obvious interest marks her as an enemy to the King's favorite, Anne d'Heilly. The Court is soon electrified by rumors of their confrontations. As Anne calls on her most venomous tricks to drive Diane away, Diane finds an ally in the one member of Court with no allegiance to the King's mistress: his teenage second son, Henri.

Since losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has reinvented himself as an investigator for hire known as the Tracker. But his reputation will once again be put to the test with his latest case. Jacob of Provençal, a Jewish physician at the king's court, is missing a set of documents that he claims contain the power to bring forth a dangerous demon. Meanwhile, it seems a monster has already been unleashed on the city. Vulnerable street children are being abducted and murdered, their mutilated bodies the only clues left behind.

The battle for France is almost over but the Plantagenets do not know it. They cling to the hope that by throwing more and more men at a lost cause, they will regain the land lost. Sir Michael of Weedon knows that is not true and is tired of the waste. He has fulfilled his promise to a dead king, as well as his mentor, but it is a savage attack on his new family's home that makes him return to England. It is there that Fate catches up with him. He is summoned by Queen Catherine, King Henry's widow, and she entrusts him with her most valuable treasure and makes him, the Queen's Knight.

When his father is killed at Arsuf protecting King Richard, Thomas is knighted. His hopes of inheriting his family's manor are dashed when Prince John takes power in his brother's absence. With a handful of men, Sir Thomas is forced to travel to Sweden where he joins the Jarl Birger Brosa fighting the Estonians, Karelians and Slavs. Fighting in the harsh environment of a Baltic winter makes Sir Thomas and his men stronger. There he learns of further treachery and dishonour among Bishops, Kings and Princes who value thrones more than men.

First in a fast-paced historical adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Boyd Morrison and expert medievalist Beth Morrison. England, 1351. The Pestilence has ravaged the land. Villages lie abandoned but for crows and corpses. Highways are patrolled by marauders and murderers. In...

Accused of treason and stripped of his knighthood, Crispin Guest has survived on the gritty streets of London by reinventing himself as The Tracker, an investigator for hire who can locate lost objects and uncover secrets. When the merchant Nicholas Walcote hires Guest to investigate his young wife Philippa for adultery, he discovers an underground world of danger and dirty dealings. Philippa is indeed hiding something—but she's not the only one. Walcote himself is rumored to possess a holy relic so powerful that some would even kill for it.

Alfraed of Norton is given the task of protecting the Empress Matilda back to the emperor, her husband. He and his men have to fight enemies, bandits and treachery from within as they battle thorough an empire that is a nest of treachery and political ambition. While princes play for thrones, Alfraed must keep the empress safe. 

 Troy is in crumbling ruin and Athens is rising far to the south. It is a time when mortal men and women are becoming gods and goddesses as news of their extraordinary adventures sweeps across the land. In this world, Epona, a woman whose life is celebrated in legend, meets Kazhak, a Scythian warrior and prince.

Året er 892, og Kong Alfred af Wessex er ved meget dårligt helbred. Hans tronarving, Edward, er fast besluttet på at fremstå som en stærk tronarving, men inderst inde er han fuld af frygt. Det får Danskerne til at lugte sejr, og Harald Blodhår sætter sejl mod England med over to hundrede skibe fyldt med sultne Vikinger.

Sir William Strongstaff is dead, and the defender of England and its kings is no longer there to battle the French. His chosen knight, Sir Michael of Weedon, is removed as the new king’s bodyguard, and he is sent to France, where the king’s uncles are trying to finish the job begun by King Henry V. From the outset, Sir Michael and his men are beset by treachery and intrigue. The line between ally and enemy appears to be almost invisible. The struggle is not only for England’s crown, but also the French one! 

"For indeed the Frankish nation, which was crushed by the avenger Hasting, was full of filthy uncleanness. Treasonous and oath-breaking, they were deservedly condemned; unbelievers and faithless, they were justly punished." —Dudo of St. Quentin, Gesta Normannorum Orphaned as a child by a...

King. Warrior. Lover. Brian Boru was stronger, braver, and wiser than all other men-the greatest king Ireland has ever known. Out of the mists of the country's most violent age, he merged to lead his people to the peak of their golden era. His women were as remarkable as his adventures: Fiona, the druidess with mystical powers; Deirdre, beautiful victim of a Norse invader's brutal lust; Gormlaith, six-foot, red-haired goddess of sensuality.

"Dødens land" er den anden bog om 1212. Dagny og manden på Kirkebø er kommet til Frankrig, og nu går rejsen videre mod den mægtige katedral i Chartres. Men rejsen bliver ikke uden vanskeligheder, for undervejs bliver de både taget til fange af en gruppe vanskabte, og senere må de flygte fra den hævngerrige og hadefulde dronning Ingeborg. Carsten Overskovs historiske bogserie med den færøske pige Dagny i hovedrollen foregår i år 1212, hvor titusindvis af europæiske børn drager på korstog mod det hellige land. Serien består af fire bind og henvender sig til de 10-14-årige.

Dalsze losy wielopokoleniowego rodu polskich rycerzy. Ostasz wrócił jeszcze silniejszy i okrutniejszy niż przedtem. Bracia Zofki twierdzą, że odnaleźli skarb Maramy. Siostra zdradza brata, którego Ostasz więzi i torturuje. Dobek umiera i zabiera drogę do skarbca ze sobą. Tymczasem Hadwiga próbuje obudzić w Jeno uczucia do niej. Młody chłopak musi wybierać między duchowieństwem a miłością do dziewczyny, której nie chce do siebie dopuścić. A w tle wielki królewski spisek.

Jofrid, den oäkta dottern till Sveriges konung, återvänder hem efter en tid i exil. Med sig har hon sin älskare, krigaren Sten Algotsson. Trots att deras kärlek är olaglig bildar de familj. Men i 1300-talets Sverige härjar pesten, som återigen sätter allt på spel. Maria Helleberg föddes 1956 och är en dansk författare. Hon har skrivit en rad populära historiska romaner, men också samtidsromaner och en mängd barn- och ungdomsböcker.

I slutet av 1600-talet värvar Satan häxor bland de fattiga kvinnorna i Stockholm. De tvingas till Blåkulla för att delta och bevittna våldsamma utsvävningar och inte ens barn och unga slipper undan. Hur många häxor måste brännas på bål för att faran ska vara över? Lars Widding berättar fängslande och skräckinjagande om Sveriges mest kända häxprocesser. Lars Widding föddes 1924 och dog 1994. Han var en av Sveriges mest lästa och produktiva författare under 1900-talet. Dramatisering av historiska händelser var hans specialitet.

En fantastisk berättelse om Drottning Blanka av oslagbara Anna Sparre! En klar oktoberdag 1335 styr ett skepp från Flandern mot Sveriges kust. I förskeppet står en ung flicka i guldskimrande vitt. Det är den fjortonåriga Blanche av Namur, Sveriges och Norges blivande drottning. I Bohus kungsgård blir hon Magnus Erikssons fru och som drottning Blanka intar hon sin plats vid det stränga svenska hovet. Hon är varmhjärtad, men skarptungad. Hon är älskad av många, hatad av andra. Hos henne hämtar den försiktige kungen handlingskraft.

Prinsessan Anna av Wasa trotsar sina föräldrar genom att vägra att bli katolik och gifta sig förmånligt. Hennes ungdomskärlek Gustaf Brahe friar, och trots hot om bannlysning och pappans vägran väljer hon att gifta sig med honom. Paret tvingas fly till Polen och väl där upptäcker de att problemen är långt ifrån över... Anna Sparre föddes år 1906 och dog år 1993. Hon var en svensk författare som debuterade år 1943 med "N:o 14 Sparv anmäler sig". Främst skrev hon historiska och självbiografiska romaner.