This National Bestseller Award-winning novel tells the story of the young Norwegian Jarl Rurik. It turns out that even before he began to reign in Rus', his life was full of exciting adventures. Boyashov is an excellent stylist. Mixing the historical truth of the fact, the melodious speech of Irish sagas and the brutal mythology of the Vikings, the result is a text that a simpleton will read as an enchanting adventure, and a sage - as a reflection on the nature of power.