Schwert und Krone - Der junge Falke

The great Friedrich Barbarossa epic by bestselling author Sabine Ebert continues! Volume 2 of the great medieval saga at the beginning of 1147, famine and prophets of the end of the world cause despair in German lands. Nearly all the great aristocratic houses are preparing for two crusades. Under King Konrad tens of thousands want to go to the Holy Land, while the Eastern princes plan to conquer Slavic areas along the Elbe, Havel and coast with their "Wendish Crusade". Before they leave, strategic marriages are made. Frederick of Staufen, the king's nephew and future Barbarossa, marries Adela of Vohburg, whom he does not love, and the Meissen margrave's son Dietrich marries an emotionally cold Polish duke's daughter. Almost all the men go to war - and the women have to cope with famine, bad harvests and attacks on their own. On his way to the Holy Land, young Friedrich e.