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Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land. Within this sprawling tale lies a tapestry of medieval horror, intertwining history and folklore, encompassing both a metaphysical and literal odyssey.

France, 1096. Crowds gather in Sens, Northern France, to hear the man known as the Hermit speak. He talks of a great pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a quest filled with promise for those Christian soldiers who march with him. Sybill knows the perils of the road ahead, but follow it she must. Her husband is a reckless gambler, easily swayed by the Hermit's words. For Odo, the pilgrimage provides the chance to demonstrate his unshakeable piety, while his brother Fulk craves adventure and excitement.

Una condesa de la Bretaña francesa, tras el fallecimiento de su marido en el Año Mil, inicia una peregrinación a Compostela para postrarse ante el apóstol Santiago y que éste haga crecer a una hija que tiene de siete años y que es enana, de la que las malas lenguas sostienen que, pese a haber recibido exorcismo, continúa endemoniada.