Ergebnis für "Das Mittelalter 2" in Thriller

Das Heilige Land im Jahr 1193. Guillaume de Born, ein skrupelloser Tempelritter auf geheimer Mission zu den Assassinen, bringt in Jerusalem das vermeintlich größte Heiligtum der Christenheit in seinen Besitz: Die sagenumwobene Bundeslade. Auf dem Rückweg in die Hafenstadt Akkon wird er unerwartet von seinen Tempelbrüdern überfallen. Sie rauben den kostbaren Schatz und er bleibt schwer verletzt in den Bergen Galiläas zurück. Zutiefst gedemütigt schwört er Rache.

Anno 1191. Es ist die Zeit nach Barbarossas Tod. Die ehemalige Äbtissin Judith und der maurische Arzt Silas fliehen über die Alpen nach Italien. Aus Liebe zu Silas hat Judith unerlaubt ihr Kloster verlassen. In einer einsamen Hütte in den Bergen vertraut ihnen eine sterbende Frau ihr Kind an. Kurz darauf werden die drei von Barbarossas Nachfolger Heinrich gefangen genommen. Als dieser schwer erkrankt, scheint dies die Chance auf Rettung zu sein, denn nur sie können ihn heilen.

Raven, den man als Blutauge kennt, und seine Wikinger-Brüder sind verraten worden. Der missgünstige Ealdred ist geflohen - in das Reich von Kaiser Charlemagne, wo angeblich unendliche Reichtümer versteckt sind. In der Wut brennender Rache machen Raven und sein Wolfsrudel harter Kämpfer sich auf in das Land der Christen, wo die Heiden unbekannte Gefahren, finstere Intrigen und große Schlachten erwarten.

Band 2 schließt den packenden Zyklus Die Burgunderkriege über den Unabhängigkeitskampf der Schweizer Gebiete im Spätmittelalter ab. Lesen Sie jetzt das grandiose Finale! Der Krieg gegen Karl den Kühnen schreitet unaufhaltsam seinem Höhepunkt entgegen. Auf dem blutgetränkten Schlachtfeld vor Murten steht Matthias dem Herzog gegenüber, als ihn unvermittelt ein Schlag niederstreckt und Karl somit entkommen kann. Und dann mischt sich auch noch der französische König ein.

Margaret, a resourceful midwife, is living with the insufferable relatives of her third husband, Gilbert de Vilers, known as Gregory. She is carving out a life for herself and her daughters despite the hostility and greed of her in-laws. But when Gregory is captured in France and held for ransom, Margaret knows she must take action - her in-laws are too tight with money to be of any use - so she teams up with her old friends Mother Hilde, the herbalist, and Brother Malachi, an alchemist on a quest for the secret of changing base metals into gold.

AD 1041. After successfully avenging the death of his father, Halfdan and the crew of the Sea Wolf seek adventure in strange new lands, far from their Scandinavian home. They join the fleet of Harald Hardrada, the legendary Viking commander, sailing back to Constantinople from the battlefields of Georgia. There they join the Varangians, the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Emperors populated almost exclusively by Viking warriors. But Constantinople has changed during Hardrada's long absence.

È la primavera del 1227 e la regina di Castiglia è scomparsa in modo misterioso. Strane voci corrono per il regno e alcuni parlano di un intervento del Maligno. L'unico in grado di risolvere l'enigma è Ignazio da Toledo, grande conoscitore dei luoghi e delle genti grazie ai suoi numerosi viaggi tra Oriente e Occidente e alla sua capacità di risolvere arcani e antichi misteri. A Córdoba, dove Ignazio viene convocato, incontra un vecchio magister che gli parla di un libro che tutti stanno cercando.

The relics of Christendom have been plundered during the long Moorish conquest of the Iberian peninsula. Newly minted Templar Sergeant Arnau de Vallbona must recover one of the most elusive to save his priory at Rourell in Spain. Travelling to Majorca on a stealth mission to retrieve the bones of St Stephen, Arnau soon discovers the raid is more complex than it first appears: the mighty Almohad dynasty has laid claim to the island, and will fight them every step of the way.

Das Rätsel um den verfluchten Skarabäus wurde erfolgreich gelöst, wenn auch zu einem sehr hohen Preis. Während sich Jaquelines Freunde im Krankenhaus von ihren schweren Verletzungen erholen, wird sie beauftragt, ein weiteres Geheimnis zu lüften. Auf der Suche nach einem verschollenen Templerschwert muss sie viel riskieren. Nicht nur der in Aussicht gestellte Gewinn ist ungleich höher als beim letzten Abenteuer, auch ihre Auftraggeber spielen ein falsches Spiel. Und noch ist sie alleine. Oder?

Doctor John Dee and Margaretta, assisted by his pupil Christopher, are charged with unraveling the mystery. But then there is a kidnapping, a ransom threat and more bodies appear. Amongst secrets and rumors, the scandal of the Seymour Affair threatens to resurface. Elizabeth's road to the throne could be ruined and with that comes the fall of the Tudor Dynasty. Can John Dee keep Elizabeth's secret before it casts a shadow over them all?

Maj 1564: Den respekterede katolske budbringer William Harley, kendt som kongens overherold, er vogter af et meget farligt dokument. Da dette bliver stjålet, mistænker Harley straks en gruppe katolske sympatisører, de selvudnævnte Riddere om det Runde Bord. Snart står Harley over for et sand mareridt bestående af mistanke, bedrag og sammensværgelse. Hvem har dokumentet? Og hvorfor?

Da et mystisk relikvie lander i hænderne på inkvisitoren Angelo DeGrasso, bliver han voldsomt bange. Det omhandler et spor fra den sjette vej - den smertefulde vej - som en gang for alle demonstrerer om Gud eksisterer eller ej.

Nu starter en kamp hvor hævn, begær, forræderi, magt og ambitioner er små brikker i det store spil i kampen mellem det gode og det onde, mellem kristne og djævletilbedere.

Dopo anni di lotte e di vittorie, Giulio Cesare ha conquistato la Gallia. A Roma, tuttavia, gli avversari del grande condottiero, temendo il suo crescente potere, vogliono metterlo sotto processo, e persino il suo principale collaboratore e amico, Tito Labieno, lo ha abbandonato. Eppure, proprio quando sembra che l'unica scelta possibile sia rinunciare alle proprie ambizioni, Cesare getta il dado e sorprende tutti: varca il Rubicone con la sola XIII legione e muove verso Roma.

Italy, 1351. English knight Gerard Fox and the resourceful Willa have come through a death-defying journey across war-torn Europe. Now looking towards their future together, they must first find a way to reconcile with their difficult pasts. In a small village between Florence and Siena, Fox and Willa are caught up in a deadly ambush. After rescuing the enigmatic woman who is the target of the attack, they take refuge in her opulent villa and learn her heartbreaking story—a tale of loss, deception... and a burning desire for freedom.

Imprisoned in Damascus, Dragonetz suffers the mind games inflicted by his anonymous enemies as he is forced to remember the traumatic events of the crusade two years earlier. His military prowess is as valuable and dangerous to the balance of power as the priceless Torah he has to deliver to Jerusalem, and the key players want Dragonetz riding with them—or dead. Instead of remaining safely at home, Estela is desperate to rescue Dragonetz at all costs. She sets out for the Holy Land, never realizing that the person she thinks will be her knight's savior might actually be his doom.

After escaping from a life sentence at a convent, Lady Aveline of Froulingham fulfills her ambition of linking up with King Richard’s forces in the Holy Land. Her quest is to find her former lover, Sir Quentin de Ballon, sentenced by the Church to fight in the crusade for 13 years as punishment for their illicit love affair. Aveline finds herself in the midst of the war between Richard the Lionheart's and Saladin's armies, as they battle for control of Jerusalem. She quickly earns the monicker, The Green Devil - feared by Saladin's army for her formidable skills with sword and bow.

England, 1110. When King William Rufus of England is killed mysteriously during a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100, his younger brother Henry, who had been present, loses no time in riding hard to claim both the Treasury and the crown. Rumors quickly being swirling that Henry was himself responsible for Rufus's death. One of Henry's main accusers is his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, who believes the throne of England is his by right and threatens to invade from across the Channel.