Sounded ID: 9781667947068
ISBN: 9781667947068
Publication Date: January 27, 2022
Publisher: BookBaby
Language: English
Author Name: M.E. Javits
Narrator Name: Wyn Delano
Based on 14th Century Scandinavian actual events, The Folkungs --Sweden's royal family--is a generational saga interwoven with jealousy, conspiracy, rivalry, treason, regicide, exorcism, paganism, torture, witchcraft, shamanism, Falconry, folklore, power struggles, and deeply touching love stories.
It begins at Nykoping Castle, Sweden, 1291. King Magnus is dead and his three young sons--Birger (eleven), Erik (nine), and Valdemar (eight)--await the arrival of the appointed Regent of Sweden, a powerful noble and celebrated warrior, who will teach them the arts of governing, knighthood and s...
Based on 14th Century Scandinavian actual events, The Folkungs --Sweden's royal family--is a generational saga interwoven with jealousy, conspiracy, rivalry, treason, regicide, exorcism, paganism, torture, witchcraft, shamanism, Falconry, folklore, power struggles, and deeply touching love stories.
It begins at Nykoping Castle, Sweden, 1291. King Magnus is dead and his three young sons--Birger (eleven), Erik (nine), and Valdemar (eight)--await the arrival of the appointed Regent of Sweden, a powerful noble and celebrated warrior, who will teach them the arts of governing, knighthood and skills of war until the young king, Birger, comes of age. Under his tutelage, Erik, the middle child, will show himself to be the most intelligent and skilful of the three; Valdemar, the youngest, will look on in admiration, while the fledgling King, will bridle with jealousy.
Kristina, all innocence, is entering a world where personal desires are sacrificed to political necessity. Marriage is about forging international alliances so Birger, King of Sweden, will marry Princess Marta of Denmark; the King of Denmark will marry Princess Ingeborg of Sweden while Dukes Valdemar and Erik will marry a Norwegian princess or a princess from one of the German principalities. Kristina cannot but wonder what her own future will hold.
As the young princes mature, King Birger proves himself to be increasingly inept and manipulated by the self-seeking Regent. He accuses his innocent brothers of treachery and wages war against them as punishment, wreaking unnecessary bloodshed on the land. For Erik this is intolerable. Can Sweden be left prey to his brother's weak rule? Alliances are formed across the borders as t
# | Title | Duration |
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1. | Opening Credits |
0 mins 10 secs |
2. | Chapter 1 |
53 mins 22 secs |
3. | Chapter 2 |
55 mins 07 secs |
4. | Chapter 3 |
1 hr 11 mins |
5. | Chapter 4 |
1 hr 04 mins |
6. | Chapter 5 |
46 mins 35 secs |
7. | Chapter 6 |
30 mins 29 secs |
8. | Chapter 7 |
42 mins 52 secs |
9. | Chapter 8 |
43 mins 30 secs |
10. | Chapter 9 |
28 mins 40 secs |
11. | Chapter 10 |
26 mins 19 secs |
12. | Chapter 11 |
45 mins 22 secs |
13. | Chapter 12 |
39 mins 10 secs |
14. | Chapter 13 |
44 mins 52 secs |
15. | Chapter 14 |
57 mins 21 secs |
16. | Chapter 15 |
36 mins 24 secs |
17. | Chapter 16 |
29 mins 14 secs |
18. | Chapter 17 |
33 mins 20 secs |
19. | Chapter 18 |
37 mins 34 secs |
20. | Chapter 19 |
26 mins 21 secs |
21. | Chapter 20 |
43 mins 26 secs |
22. | Chapter 21 |
55 mins 45 secs |
23. | Chapter 22 |
35 mins 02 secs |
24. | Chapter 23 |
51 mins 11 secs |
25. | Chapter 24 |
50 mins 30 secs |
26. | Chapter 25 |
37 mins 08 secs |
27. | Chapter 26 |
28 mins 17 secs |
28. | Chapter 27 |
1 hr 01 mins |
29. | Chapter 28 |
36 mins 31 secs |
30. | Chapter 29 |
49 mins 13 secs |
31. | Chapter 30 |
40 mins 14 secs |
32. | Chapter 31 |
42 mins 55 secs |
33. | Chapter 32 |
24 mins 14 secs |
34. | Chapter 33 |
29 mins 43 secs |
35. | Chapter 34 |
22 mins 18 secs |
36. | Chapter 35 |
25 mins 49 secs |
37. | Chapter 36 |
33 mins 02 secs |
38. | Chapter 37 |
44 mins 32 secs |
39. | Chapter 38 |
27 mins 43 secs |
40. | Chapter 39 |
33 mins 02 secs |
41. | Epilogue |
3 mins 58 secs |
42. | Closing Credits |
0 mins 10 secs |