and an uncle called Ulf also lived on the farm. But his father wasn'?t there now, because one spring when Torbjörn was only nine years old his father had sailed away on his ship and had not been seen since then. Torbjörn missed his father, longed to snuggle in his father?s arms, listening to all his stories about the Viking expeditions in the East. Thus begins the exciting story of Torbjörn and his journey far, far away to the distant city of Bolghar to search for his father.