About the book: 2012 / Summer 6480s. After the death of Svyatoslav Igorevich, his eldest son Yaropolk became the Grand Duke in Kyiv. The princely boyars settle scores with each other, dragging the two prince-brothers Yaropolk and Oleg into civil strife. The youngest son of Svyatoslav, Vladimir, fearing to become a victim of a fratricidal war, flees to Sweden, where he matures in the harsh campaigns of the Vikings, in order to return and take away the great reign from Yaropolk.