The Birth of a Templar: Over 10.000 copies sold worldwide

At the end of the ninth century, a brave young man named Helge Eriksen is forced to join the Danish Army to save himself from execution. The adventures of this “great heathen army” in its campaign against King Aelle would change the world forever.
At the same time, in Germany, the Archbishop of Bremen sends his trusted servants, Bishop Ansgar and Prior Othinkar, on a mission to bring Christianity to Denmark. But fate has a different plan.
 Carl Carsten’s “The Birth of a Templar” is an epic tale of the nearly impossible fight to Christianize the pagan European north and the role of the Danish Vikings in shaping the birth of England.
 
“Historical novels are fascinating when writers like Carl Carsten are able to bring us back in time and inspire us with great characters.”
- David Adams, British Historian  ¬¬¬¬¬