1210 year. Year of decision battle of native people of the Baltic sea with the German order of меченосцев for Riga.Violence with the German ship of меченосцев inveigled into a trap was pitiless and bloody, and booty - rich. Elder of coastal pirates of Hugo, blowing off from the breast of noble traveller the gemed cross, could not imagine even, what role an expensive trinket can play in a further fate Ливонии. For strengthening of union of ливов against conquerors-crusaders, that require not only taxes but also abandonment from the Gods, elder must marry beautiful woman Лее - sister of leader of ливов. But the house of Hugo is already waited by fiancee, and in Лею the best in love among ливов archer and inventor Иво. At this time among Germans love affairs drag oneself along round the founder of Riga of bishop Alberta.To the author it was succeeded to combine surprizing character painted in gay colours by legends, ancient customs, rituals, plots and to be taken lightly not passions of heroes fabric of keen from top pages narration with innermost artistic penetration in the real historical events. Based on the facts collected on grains, unique research of these events does a novel interesting not only for history lovers but also for professionals.