The battle on the frozen lake is a historical novel by Guido Cervo set in the 13th century, published in 2011 by the Piemme publishing house; is the second novel of the "Il Teutone" series. Tramamodifies wikitesto
Century XIII. Eustachius von Felben had never shaken. In the Terrestrial, where he had fought for twenty years, he knew for sure what his knightly task was for the Teutonic Order. Defend the Cross with his sword. Spread the True Credo among the infidels. But now that he has returned to Prussia, home to his Order, he feels an unbreakable turmoil in his mind. His mission has not changed, here too there are heathens to convert, but the screams of men, women and children living alive in the burden of their homes now seem more acute, the corpses that add to the corpses draw a triumph of death unknown to more visionary of painters. Really Deus vult, God wants it? And when involved in the Crusade moved by Catholics against the Russian principality of Vladimir-Suzdal and the powerful city of Novgorod, his doubt becomes disgusting. Along the march, the Christian army, largely formed by its fellow-mates, grants all kinds of violence, which the bishop von Buxthoeven, the promoter of the crusade, can not but bless. But this time the enemies are orthodox: schismatic but still brothers of faith. Eustachius is given the task of escorting a brother sent by the Order to treat peace with the Russians, but along the way will realize with increasing bitterness that many prefer the war. Through a succession of bloody battles, bloody assassinations and clashes in an ice and frost scenario, dense forests and immense marshes, the time between the Christian and Russian armies, led by the impatient Prince Nevsky, approaches. But on the flat icy surface of Lake Cjudi, crusaders will notice that maybe God is going to make him feel his anger. Editing the wikitesto editing Voices correlateemodify wikitesto
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