Sajones, vikingos y normandos VIII
At the beginning of the 10th century, England was in turmoil. After the death of Alfred the Great, it is Edward, his son, who now reigns. Wessex survives as best it can, but it seems that peace is unsustainable: the Danes, from the north, led by the Viking Cnut Longsword, are prepared to invade the county, and will not rest until they obtain the emerald crown.
Uhtred, who was Alfred's best and most important warrior, now does not have the favor of the new king, and must lead a group of outlaw men, among whom is his son, now an adult, to reconquer his old one. family home, the great Northumbrian fortress, Bebbanburg. But Viking chieftain Cnut Longsword is gathering an army. When their warlords answer the call, loyalties will be divided and many men will die in the bloodiest battles yet between the Saxon peoples and the Danes. It will be Uhtred, lord of the outcasts, who takes the...read more
