简介：ThestorybeginsintheIXcenturyatLakeLadogajustacrossfromScandinaviaatdarkandtroubledtimeofmagesandwitches,callousgodsandancestralcurses,princesandknights,betrayal,feastsandbloodywars.Suchtimecallsforatruehero,Rorik,theslavewhogrewupinexilewithoutafather,inpovertyandcontempt,thedescendantoftheVikingsandtheinitiatorofthefirstgreatRussianroyaldynasty.Theboydestinedtobecometherulerandinfluencethehistoryoftheworld.…