Pilgrims populated Europe's roads during the Middle Ages, setting off each morning toward sacred destinations. In the 1150s, Icelandic pilgrim Nikolas Bergsson documented his journey to Jerusalem. Orning and Gullbekk revives his tale, exploring the Europe he traveled through, marked by grand cathedrals, Roman roads, dense forests, and towering mountains.
Why do we travel today, and what is sacred to us? This book is a dialogue between today's travelers and those of the Middle Ages – a rich tale of travel, religion, places, and events that brings to life a formative period in European history.
The book has received recommendable reviews in the Norwegian newspapers Klassekampen by Thor Erik Hverven and Stavanger Aftenblad by Per Egil Omdal. The Arts and Culture Norway has awarded it with a national distribution to all Norwegian public libraries.