997 from the Nativity of Christ . The Dark Ages on the continent are coming to an end, but in Britain the very existence of the English nation is at stake ... From the West, the militant Celts of Wales attack . The North is again and again covered in blood raids of ruthless Scandinavian Vikings He is the one who is strong. The sword and spear became the only law. Everyone survives as they can . These are the times , in which the heroes happened to live - a young Saxon shipbuilder looking for his place under the sun , whose family was expelled from the house by the Vikings , The beautiful Norman woman , with her husband preparing to enter into a deadly battle for wealth and power , and an educated monk, Obsessed with the idea of turning his modest abode into one of the main centers of knowledge and culture in Europe This is their story - massive and exciting, cruel and fascinating .