If you want a thoughtful look modern issues while looking into the past, this will be your jam. If you want big dumb dudes in shiny metal hitting eachother with sticks on horseback, this isn't for you. TLDR, it's not what you're expecting, it's better. We might get a France every now and again, but this is an incredibly well written book about medieval SWEDEN. Already an international sensation, The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou is the epic story of the Knights Templar. Even Christian Cameron had to make his protagonists English, even though theyre barely in England. Vikings, English Archers, English Knights. 1 de JAN GUILLOU en Casa del Libro: ¡descubre las mejores ofertas y envíos gratis Envío en 1 día gratis a partir de 19 Blog Estado de tu pedido Ayuda Venta a empresas e instituciones 0. I'm an American who knows more about Crecy than Gettysburg because historical fiction writers(and consumers, I imagine) only seem care about English history. The Road to Jerusalem: Crusades Trilogy (Crusades Trilogy 1) by Guillou, Jan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk. El libro THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM: CRUSADES TRILOGY: BK. And most importantly ITS NOT ABOUT ENGLAND.

'They don't even get to Jerusalem til the end!', to which I answer: the book is called 'the ROAD TO JERUSALEM and not 'WE GOT TO JERUSALEM EARLY' That person sold me a book. I believe somebody was complaining on here about a 'misleading title'. Arn is also discovered to be ambidextrous. He grows up in a monastery belonging to the Cistercians and is trained there in archery, swordsmanship and horsemanship by a former Knight Templar, the brother Guilbert. I never realized how universally atheist new books are becoming, and having just a good guy priest, not a former badass(there is one of these, though), not secretly working against the protagonist, or whatever trope that's going around, is ironically refreshing. Arn Magnusson is a son of the powerful Folkung dynasty in the mid-12th century. It's a very positive and more importantly to me NOT PREACHY view into Christian philosophy, at least thats how I see it. Went looking for trashy historical fiction.Īnd I got this.