FORGE OF CHRISTENDOM, THE - THE END OF DAYS AND THE EPIC RISE OF THE WEST

In AD 900, few would have guessed that the splintering kingdoms of Christendom were candidates for future greatness. Hemmed in by implacable enemies on three sides, and by ocean on the fourth, it seemed that the Christian people had nowhere to turn. Indeed, there were many who feared cast in the Millennium’s shadow that they were nearing the time when the Antichrist would appear, drowning the world in blood and heralding its end.