I Am My Own Retinue!

9 hrs. 56 min.

Language Russian

Author Lev Prozorov

Narrator Denis Koreev

The son, blessed by the God of War, was named after his father’s sword. At nine, he slew an enemy for the first time; by fourteen, he underwent the Perun initiation rite and started wearing a warrior’s гривна. From the very cradle, he inherited hatred for Khazar domination and was ready to sacrifice himself for the freedom of his land. He isn’t afraid to fight alone against an entire hundred of opponents, declaring: “I am my own retinue!” But now, thanks to Perun’s glory, he is not alone— all Rus rises against the Khazar Khaganate, and Mечеслав, nicknamed the Retinue, swears allegiance to Prince Sviatoslav, taking his place under a red banner bearing an image of the Falcon and the solar Yarga-kolovrat, the symbol of the God of Truth and Honor.

A new long-awaited novel from the well-known historian of Pagan Rus! Russian retinues versus Khazar hordes. Slavic волхви against Khazar rabbis and Greek priests. Straight Russian swords against curved sabers. Pagan Yarga against the Khazar star. Bright gods against the bloody Chudo-Yudo. Glory to Perun!

1. I Am My Own Retinue! 2. Glory to Perun! Kolovrat Against the Star (narrated by Elena Voynova)