The first book in a series of novels about the birth of Russia. Among the expanses of the Baltic, on the island of Ruyan, there once stood the temple city of Arkona. The best warriors of Pomerania guarded this temple, so even the fearless Scandinavian Vikings, whose very name made all of Europe tremble, avoided clashes with the knights of Arkona. Some called them Rana, others called them Rugami, but these warriors became known to us under the name Varangians “Rus”.