Særkland: In this adventurous historical novel, two worlds collide in a story of struggle and survival amidst clashing civilisations in the flourishing medieval city of Barda, Azerbaijan.
Volga Vikings attempt to besiege the trading settlement along the Silk Road, and spiral into a dramatic defeat.
Young Feridun, yet to flourish into the great Persian poet Ferdowsi, arrives at this untimely moment on the long road from Persia with his father.
An unusual bond is forged between the young poet and a Nordic female warrior. Will his friendship with the shieldmaiden save him and his traveling companions from an uncertain fate? His adventurous travel experiences will one day find their way into his epic magnum opus, the Shahnameh.
This historical novel tells the story of the battle for Barda from two perspectives: that of the young Persian traveler and that of the Nordic woman warrior.
Ursula Janssen 