Norwegian writer and historian Øystein Morten embarks on a profound historical research journey, delving into various sources to uncover the biography of Norwegian King Sigurd I, the first Western king to participate in the Crusades against the Arab lands and to reach Jerusalem to fight alongside its king, Baldwin. Morten traces Sigurd's footsteps, moving between the places the king and his soldiers visited, posing courageous questions: Was Sigurd truly a holy hero? Did he derive his sanctity from his slaughter of thousands of Muslims? And can we today, with the help of modern research tools and technology, reread these events, free from the aura of sanctification and myth? This is a massive piece of research by Morten, and it is worthy of Arab readers to pause and examine it, reconsider prevailing historical narratives, and extract from them what is closest to the truth and what is most useful for our present.