The first book in the series focuses on the development of the main characters spiritual and military growth while his love interest marks his growth from a boy to a man. previous 1 2 3 4 next sort by previous 1 2 3 4 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Arn's Story continues in the next two books: The Knight Templar and Kingdom at the End of the Road. Swedish author Jan Guillous THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM leads into the Crusades Trilogy with a medieval coming of age story of the main hero, Arn Magnusson. 67,619 ratings 2,581 reviews shelved 112,105 times Showing 30 distinct works. While his love is sent to a convent, Arn's sentence is commuted to forced commitment to the cause of the Crusades, where he becomes a notable soldier and eventually a high ranking commander of the Knights Templar and both friend and enemy to the charismatic Saladin. Seduced by one sister, he falls in love with the other and ends up sleeping with them both - a mortal sin in the medieval church. On his journeys Arn falls foul of various fighting groups, but is also delighted with the women he encounters. Arn is born in Arns, Sweden in the year 1150. The book follows the fictional character of Arn Magnusson from his birth and until he sets off to Jerusalem. He is sent from the sheltered walls of the convent to experience something of real life. The Road to Jerusalem ( Swedish: Vgen till Jerusalem) is the first book in Jan Guillou's The Knight Templar book series. From the start he shows the natural skill and aptitude of a born fighter, yet despite his strength he is innocent in the ways of the world. Arn Magnusson, born into an arsitocratic Swedish family, is raised in an old monastry because of an old promise made by his mother.

The epic story of one man's fight for his love, his God and his Country The Road to Jerusalem - Book 1 in the Crusades Trilogy. The road to Jerusalem by Guillou, Jan Publication date 2007 Topics Crusades - Fiction, Crusades Publisher London, U.K.

The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou