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Henryk Sienkiewicz's historical epic covers the events of the 17th-century war between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden. The relationship between the main characters, Andrzej Kmitic and Olenka Billevich, is complex. Kmitic is bound by an oath to the traitorous Hetman. He finds himself in the enemy's camp, forced to fight against his own people. His friends consider him a traitor, Olenka rejects him, and the Swedes praise him. Andrzej experiences intense mental and physical suffering. But at the cost of his wounds, captivity, and heroic deeds, he manages to regain his homeland, his beloved, and his friends.