Tenth century. Birth of Rus. A cruel and amazing world. A world where the weak becomes a slave and the strong a victim of the strongest. A world where the main roads are river and sea routes. Kingdoms and empires are fighting for the right to control them. And also - small but warlike Varangian principalities, which put their cities on the banks of rivers, past which they cannot pass either to the Don or to the Volga. And in order to hold on to their lands, to prevent enemies from crushing under themselves, destroying, destroying, a leader was needed who could unite and lead a very young union of Varangian princes and show everyone: Khazars, Scandinavians, Byzantines, Pechenegs: a new force came into the world with which to respect.