Jan Guillou Books

A knight in the Holy Land. A woman in the frozen north. A war that kept them apart... Among the last bastion of God's holy warriors determined to save Jerusalem from the Muslims, Arn Magnusson of the Knights Templar is renowned as a man of compassion, strength, and faith, even among the enemy Saracens–Saladin and his Muslim followers. Yet, neither time nor distance can lessen Arn's pain of separation from his beloved Cecilia; confined to a cloister back home in western GÖtaland, his betrothed, the mother of their newborn son, is a pawn in a war between clans vying for control of the crown. And when an accident of fate brings together Arn and Saladin, an unlikely friendship is forged that will alter the course of the Templar knight's life, and the history of Jerusalem itself.

The third volume of the crusades trilogy from bestselling Swedish author Jan Guillou. Arn de Gotha has become one of the most feared warriors of the Knights Templar fighting to liberate Palestine with the Crusaders. At the great battle for Jerusalem, a mammoth and bloody struggle where the Christians were finally defeated, Arn is saved from certain death by Saladin, his longtime enemy and trusted friend. Ravaged by wounds and sickness, Arn is at last granted his wish: to return at last to his homeland, it plagued by endless wars. Arn is determined to find her - the woman for whom he was exiled. He must discover if their love could endure so long a separation, and if it can sustain his new quest: the create a new people, a new society, both Christian and Muslim, both craftsmen and warriors, with Arn at its helm, fighting for peace in a savage land. A fitting conclusion to a great trilogy, a bestseller all over Europe, and now the basis for a major film.

For power. For passion. For glory. This epic tale follows Arn Magnusson, born in 1150 to a noble family in Western Götaland. A miraculous recovery from a fall marks his fate, leading his mother to promise his life in service to God. Sent to Varnhem monastery, Arn matures under Father Henri, a devoted Cistercian monk. While studying traditional subjects, he also trains with Brother Guilbert, a former Knight Templar, honing his skills in combat. As Arn returns home, he finds his monastic upbringing clashing with his clan's traditions. His family soon realizes he possesses more than just scholarly knowledge, proving invaluable during a time of turmoil following a king's murder, as ambitious lords vie for power. Amidst this chaos, Arn meets the enchanting Cecilia, but a naive mistake forces him into a foreign war, sending him to the Holy Land to fight infidels for twenty years. From the frozen landscapes of Northern Europe to the bloody battlefields of the Middle East, Arn encounters brave knights, powerful queens, and treacherous kings. This first installment of a bestselling trilogy presents a thrilling epic of betrayal, faith, blood, and love, set against the backdrop of the Holy Wars, offering a vibrant and unorthodox perspective on a Shakespearian quest for power.

Primer volum de la magistral "Trilogia de les Croades". 3a edició.

Andre verdenskrig er under utvikling og griper dypt inn i familien Lauritzens liv. Mens eldstebroren Lauritz verken vil se eller forstå hva som skjer, er holdningen til de to døtrene, Johanne og Rosa, den motsatte. Rosa er fortsatt ansatt innenfor den legale militære etteretningstjenesten. Hun tilhører dermed den lille kretsen i det svenske samfunnet som vet mest om krigen. Johanne, som på sin side helt siden krigsutbruddet har fungert som kurér for den norske Hjemmefronten, er nærmest forutbestemt til å havne i Stockholms illegale verden preget av spionasje, svik og forræderi etter å ha blitt rekruttert av den britiske spion- og sabotasjeorganisasjonen SOE. I løpet av kort tid utnevnes hun til kaptein i den britiske hæren- Hun havner i strid med så vel SS-styrker i Norge som tyske grensevakter når den største og viktigste operasjonen nærmer seg: å redde Norges jøder fra nazistene. Johanne Lauritzen har kodenavnet Blå Stjerne. Femte bok i Det Store Århundret.

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Forts. von: äDie Frauen von Götalandä. - Arn Magnusson ist zu 20 Jahren Dienst bei den Templerrittern im Heiligen Land verurteilt, seine Braut Cecila wird im Kloster Gudhem eingesperrt. Während sie sich mit der zukünftigen Königin anfreundet, erlebt Arn, wie Sultan Saladin sich 1187 zum Sturm auf Jerusalem rüstet.

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