The Adventurer (original title Mikael Karvajalka) by Mika Waltari

A fictional tale of young finnish man Mikael Karvajalka. The large scale setting is the medieval Europe. Most of the larger things that happen are real but how Mikael gets involved with them is fiction. The book starts in the city of Turku and takes Mikael throug an amazing adventure througout the Europe.

This novel is part 1/2 of Mikael Karvajalka's tale. Part 2/2 is The Wanderer (original title Mikael Hakim) by the same author.