About the book: 2008 / He was born the Greatest Warrior of all time. As a young man, he earned the nickname Stone Fist, which even the formidable Vikings pronounced with reverence. He crossed the Varangian Sea on the drakkar of Hrolf the Ripper, conquered an entire city and with one blow pacified the ruthless man-mountain, who terrified the coastal peoples. Having learned how cruel and dangerous the Varangians were, he vowed not to let them into the Slavic lands - and fulfilled his destiny: he took them away a fleet of sea robbers to the West, to the lands of the distant Franks, raising a crushing wave of Norman raids that shook Europe for more than 400 years…