About the book: 1991 / The book tells about an outstanding event in the history of Ancient Rus' - the battle of the Novgorod army led by Prince Alexander Yaroslavich with the Swedes who invaded Rus'. The story is told against a broad historical background, showing the life of ancient Novgorod, Russian military art, the crusader aspirations of the Swedish feudal lords, the joint resistance to aggressors from the Slavs inhabiting the Neva lands.