Esta serie narra la vida ficticia y las aventuras de un protagonista singular durante algunos de los períodos históricos más turbulentos de Francia. Centrada en un personaje con una humanidad extraordinaria y un estricto código de honor, la narrativa se desarrolla en un contexto de guerra, conspiración política y lucha civil. Su naturaleza poco convencional lo impulsa a defender a los oprimidos, a menudo blandiendo su espada. Las historias exploran el choque entre el idealismo y las duras realidades históricas, mientras una era de héroes da paso al absolutismo.
France, 1636. The Thirty Years War rages across Europe, and a bloody and brutal campaign begins as Spanish armies flood into Picardy. In their way lies the border village of Dax-en-roi. The Chevalier de Roland rallies a valiant defence, but his household guard are slaughtered, his estate burned and his life forfeit.
1640, and the pall of war hangs over France... The young Chevalier de Roland has scarcely set foot in the city before he crosses swords with a cruel nobleman to defend a young woman's honour. Too late he learns he has stumbled on a conspiracy within the King's own household to seize power by secret alliance with Spain.