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The Heritage of Arn
Swedish first edition cover
Author Jan Guillou
Original titleArvet efter Arn
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
Genre Historical novel
Publisher Piratförlaget
Publication date
June 2001
Media typePrint ( Hardback & Paperback) & Audio Book & E-book
Pages424 pp
ISBN 91-642-0003-5
OCLC 49309930
LC ClassPT9876.17.U38 A78 2001
Preceded by The Kingdom at the End of the Road 

The Heritage of Arn ( Swedish: Arvet efter Arn) is a sequel to The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy) by Jan Guillou about Birger jarl, the founder of Stockholm - fictionalized to be Arn Magnusson's grandson.

The story spans across a transitional period of Scandinavia where the last remnants of the Viking traditions are replaced by continental medieval customs and the Swedes and Geats unite under the hard rule of Birger " Jarl" Magnusson. The novel, based on Swedish history and legends, starts Birger as a young man who has just lost his father Magnus and grandfather Arn Magnusson. Under the eyes of his formidable mother, Ingrid Ylva, he is groomed into a fully fledged general and statesman. Cunning in war, finance, politics and theology, he slowly seizes power over the country, annexes Finland as part of Sweden and eliminates all pretenders to the throne in favour of his own son. Thus concluding the work of making Sweden one single nation.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Heritage of Arn
Swedish first edition cover
Author Jan Guillou
Original titleArvet efter Arn
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
Genre Historical novel
Publisher Piratförlaget
Publication date
June 2001
Media typePrint ( Hardback & Paperback) & Audio Book & E-book
Pages424 pp
ISBN 91-642-0003-5
OCLC 49309930
LC ClassPT9876.17.U38 A78 2001
Preceded by The Kingdom at the End of the Road 

The Heritage of Arn ( Swedish: Arvet efter Arn) is a sequel to The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy) by Jan Guillou about Birger jarl, the founder of Stockholm - fictionalized to be Arn Magnusson's grandson.

The story spans across a transitional period of Scandinavia where the last remnants of the Viking traditions are replaced by continental medieval customs and the Swedes and Geats unite under the hard rule of Birger " Jarl" Magnusson. The novel, based on Swedish history and legends, starts Birger as a young man who has just lost his father Magnus and grandfather Arn Magnusson. Under the eyes of his formidable mother, Ingrid Ylva, he is groomed into a fully fledged general and statesman. Cunning in war, finance, politics and theology, he slowly seizes power over the country, annexes Finland as part of Sweden and eliminates all pretenders to the throne in favour of his own son. Thus concluding the work of making Sweden one single nation.

See also



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