May 1194. Finally released from captivity Richard the Lionheart is in Normandy engaged in a bloody war to drive the French out of his continental patrimony. Using the brutal tactics of medieval warfare
- siege savagery & scorched earth
- the Lionheart is gradually pushing back the forces of King Philip of France. By his side in this epic struggle are Robert Earl of Locksley better known as the erstwhile outlaw Robin Hood & Sir Alan Dale his loyal friend & a musician & warrior of great skill & renown. But while the battles rage & the bodies pile up Robin seems only to be interested in making a profit from the devastation of war while Alan is preoccupied with discovering the identity the man who ordered his father's death ten years earlier
- & the mystery is leading him to Paris deep in the heart of the enemy's territory.. .