Set in 11th Century Europe, Blomqvist is narrated by the protagonist's devoted amanuensis, faithful standard-bearer, and unrequited lover, Axel Oxensteirna. Axel tells us the story of Blomqvist's search for his betrothed, but in the telling, he also bares his own struggle to find his spiritual footing in a confusing and shifting world. Part historical fiction, part mystical meditation, this Mediterranean odyssey traces the course of human history...