Schwert und Krone - Meister der Täuschung

The new historical novel and a grand epic by bestselling author Sabine Ebert about the Barbarossa era. The beginning of a new major medieval series. December 1137: Emperor Lothar is dead, and an intense struggle for the throne immediately breaks out. Power-hungry princes and the clergy will stop at nothing to challenge the Welfs' claim to succession and to strip them of Bavaria and Saxony. Through a cunning intrigue, the Staufer, who had been prevented from seizing power years earlier by schemes, come into possession of the crown. Konrad von Staufen is pushed into the role of king, despite his reluctance. Soon he must realize that even his brother and his young nephew, the future Friedrich Barbarossa, can only offer him limited loyalty. A years-long war and a sophisticated game of intrigue begins.