In Twelfth Century Europe, which was divided by feudal warfare and threatened by the might of Islam in the east and the west, danger was always around the corner and fear loomed everywhere. Only by rooting himself in his courage and his faith can Karl hope to survive. This is a tale of bravery and fear, hope and despair, joy and sadness, victory and defeat. But above all it is a tale of heroism, created not only to remind the reader of the past, but to inspire them to greatness.