The peaks shone brilliantly in the setting sun. Though spring beckoned, winter still ruled the heights. He splashed across an icy brook and risked a glance behind him. With his hands clenched on the reins, Joachim urged his stumbling mare down to the valley’s bottom. But true escape still lay another league away. The loaded wagon had reached the bottom of the valley safely. The clash of steel rang as silvery as a chapel’s bells.īut it was not God’s work being done here.įriar Joachim clutched the reins of his horse as his mount slid on its haunches down the steep slope. Behind them, atop the winter pass, horses screamed, arrow-bit and cleaved. THE ARCHBISHOP’S men fled into the shadows of the lower valley. (The History of the Holy Roman Empire), 1845, From L’histoire de la Sainte Empire Romaine Not all were content to see such a treasure leave Italy…not without a struggle. Such a treasure was granted to the German Archbishop for his aid and chancellorship in service to the current Emperor.
The holy relics were granted to Rainald von Dassel, Archbishop of Cologne (1159–67), following Emperor Barbarossa’s sacking of the city of Milan. The science at the heart of the novel is based on current research and discoveries. The historical trail revealed within these pages is accurate. To that end, all the artwork, relics, catacombs, and treasures described in this story are real. As such, while truth may sometimes be stranger than fiction, fiction must always have a foundation of truth. The precision of any fiction is a reflection of the facts presented. A cognizant original v5 release november 24 2010
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