Prophecies spoke about him long before his birth. The son of a Slavic princess and a Varangian warrior, he was declared cursed. The gods of the North endowed him with mysterious powers. He is destined to become a great ruler of his people. But first he will have to meet the cruel Beast King and his enchanted knights, overcome the irresistible power of black magic and human cunning. And who knows whether the saga of his exploits will be written to the end?