Publisher's Synopsis
The man who would become the Great Crusader, Arn de Gothia, began his life in a monastery. While he did absorb some scholarly lessons, he learnt far more from a former Knight Templar. Arn became a superb swordsman, a natural fighter and an excellent horseman, and his monastery superiors realised that this was not the place to which God was calling him. Release from such safe surroundings to the world outside could never be easy, and Arn's innocence and strength propel him into remarkable difficulties. Penalties imposed for transgressing rules were fierce: in his case, banishment to join the Knights Templar. The crusader was born...
