In late ninth-century England, young men navigate eroding peace between Wessex and Danes while confronting conflicts between pagan and Christian beliefs.
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In late ninth-century England, young men navigate eroding peace between Wessex and Danes while confronting conflicts between pagan and Christian beliefs.
A Peace which must be defended. A vow which must be broken. It is the final decade of the ninth century. The Peace between Wessex and the Danes long-settled in the Danelaw erodes. A new onslaught of Danes attacks Angle-land, trying once and for all to destroy Ælfred. Ceric of Kilton, now a young man, travels across Kingdoms to visit his friend, Hrald of Four Stones - and to see Ashild, who he desires for his wife. But renewed hostilities threaten Ceric's hopes for deeper ties between strongholds...
will contain mild spoilers
Young man desires a woman as his wife; no explicit content
Renewed hostilities and Danish attacks on Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
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Central conflict between worship of Thor's Hammer and the Christian Cross
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Political tensions and shifting alliances between Wessex and Danish kingdoms
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Implied suffering from warfare and invasions
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