Historical Fiction
Silver Hammer, Golden Cross
2017·658 pages
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.
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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...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Romantic courtship and some sexual scenes; not depicted in graphic detail
Violence & gore
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Frequent wartime and battle violence amid Danish assaults on Angle-land
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Central clash of Norse pagan belief and Christianity; hammer versus cross
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Recurring kingdom politics, treaties, and Saxon–Dane power struggles
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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