The once famous Saxon gunsmith inscribed the words of a strange spell on a steel blade. Thus began the path of the Cursed Sword - a weapon of extraordinary beauty, bringing shame and death to anyone who dares to take possession of it. Centuries passed, but the sword again and again became an instrument of terrible, treacherous murders He was related to the martyrdom of Bishop Thomas Becket - and to the carefully planned assassination attempt on King Richard the Lionheart. He appeared in luxurious and cruel Venice - and on the bloody battlefield of Poitiers. Times change, but the Cursed Sword strikes again and again...