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"Now the Normans neared the standard, where Harold had stayed striving to the utmost, but the arrow had wounded him in the eye and he suffered piteously from the pain. A Norman baron sprang from the battle and hit him on the aventail of his helmet and beat him down. He did his best to get up again, but another knight beat him on the thigh through to the bone..." Book Three in this series includes this account of the Battle of Hastings based on Wace's Roman de Rou. Other stories include the adventures of a housecarl who, after the defeat at Hastings, joins the Varangian Guard, a story about ...

Book I of The Jorvik Trilogy tells the story of Halfdan Ragnarsson, a son of Ragnar Hairy-Breeches, and brother to Ivar the Boneless and Ubba, Bane of the Frisians. Halfdan arrives in England as joint commander of the Great Heathen Army seeking revenge for the killing of their father. The army carves a brutal campaign through the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, capturing Eoforwic and renaming it Jorvik. But as the blood of kings and warriors spills, Halfdan must learn that conquest is only the beginning and that power comes at a price even a Viking might fear to pay.

This collection of stories and poems covers the period from first wave of migration in c. 449 to the end of Anglo-Saxon England with the Norman Conquest in 1066 and include stories about the most popular Anglo-Saxon heroes and events, such as Hengest, King Alfred, the Battle of Maldon and the Battle of Hastings. They also include material from the common Germanic stock, such as the legends of Beowulf and Starkath.

This is the missing book of the Hengeid Tetralogy—an “Interquel” to be read between Books 2 and 3. It tells the dramatic tale of Attila and Waldere, shedding crucial light on the events that shape Hengest’s destiny. In 449, soon after Hengest’s first venture into Britannia, one of the most decisive battles in Western history raged in far away Gaul—the clash between Aetius, leading Rome's last legion, and the Hunnic hordes led by Attila. Among those in the fray was Hengest’s greatest rival for the dominion of Britannia: Aurelius Ambrosius—but will his legion survive the storm...

Aurelius Ambrosius is the rightful king of Britannia. He has built up an army like the Roman legions of old, but he knows it is not enough. If he is to win the support of his fellow Britons he must find the Sword of Albion to prove his right to the kingship. But others are looking for that sword, among them, the "proud tyrant", Vortigern. Aurelius goes on a perilous quest through crumbling Roman cities, the rugged Pennines and Angle-occupied territory, while Vortigern tries everything to stop him, including making a fake sword, but while these two Britons are battling for supremacy, the ...

Aurelius' legion is ready to make the attempt to reconquer Britannia, but powerful forces are ranged against him; the tyrant Vortigern and his Pictish mercenaries, and the vast forces of Angles, Saxons and Geats who are beginning to take over the country. To succeed he needs a symbol to rally every Briton to his banner – The Sword of Albion. But it has been well hidden, and all he has to help him to find it is a cryptic clue. This is the final part of the English Dawn pentalogy, which tells the story of the conquest and settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, set ...

It is twenty years since Hengest and his warriors were driven from Britannia by Aurelius Ambrosius. Now Childric, his kinsman, hungers for revenge and the reconquest of what he calls Angleland. Yet one obstacle stands in his path: Merlin. To strike at Arthur’s greatest ally, Childric turns to the Angle wise woman, Morwei, who conjures the illusion of the Holy Grail—a lure designed to ensnare Merlin and lead Arthur’s marchogion to ruin. But can even such a deception undo the most sagacious of wizards?

This collection of stories set in the Anglo-Saxon period begins with a novella about Brother Boniface, a monk who becomes the victim of a Viking raid. It also includes the story of Offa’s single combat in the English homeland of Angeln, Sigurd’s fight with the dragon Fafnir, Beowulf’s fight with the troll-wife, and several other lays and legends including a poem which explores what might have happened if the greatest Celtic warrior (King Arthur) were to be matched with the greatest Germanic warrior (Beowulf).

English Dawn tells the story of the conquest and settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, set against the broad sweep of events in the Dark Ages: the decline of the Roman Empire, the rise of Attila the Hun, the raids by the Picts and the Scots, and the usurpation of the kingship of Britannia by the tyrant, Vortigern. Anglo-Saxon culture is presented in all its richness, including the history and the legends, the arms and armour, and the songs and sagas. Celtic legends about the Sword of Albion and the dragons of Dinas Emrys are also included, along with an original ...

A nithing – an outcast – is set upon by robbers and nearly killed, but he fights back, joins their band, and eventually finds a new bench-place with King Hoc of the Half-Danes. That nithing's name is Hengest, the hero of the Battle of Sonderburh, and he rises to become king's thegn, but things start to go badly for him when he is drawn into King Hoc’s bitter feud with the Frisians. This is the first part of the English Dawn Pentalogy, which tells the story of the conquest and settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, set against the broad sweep of events in the ...

"I am thy fool, and I shall lose my wits." In this dark and compelling idyll, the great wizard Merlin, wise, but weary, and growing old, falls under the spell of Vivien, a cunning and ambitious seductress. Through flattery and deceit, she seeks to learn his secrets and gain power over him. A tale of betrayal and the downfall of wisdom, Merlin and Vivien explores the dangers of desire and the fragility of even the greatest minds.

“I’ll do anything,” she said, smiling seductively. “Anything,” she emphasised the word, “if you will plead with Vortigern, and persuade him to come back to me.” Germanus, Bishop of Autissiodorum, is sent to Britannia, to fight heresy and heathenism. Even the Britons are divided, between the former king, Vortigern and the new King, his son, Vortimer, who has usurped him. Somehow, Germanus has to unite Britannia's warring factions before he can even begin the task he was sent for. But powerful forces are ranged against him - invading Scots from Ierne, and, most powerful of all, ...

Gautier : le preux d'Aquitaine Au cœur des vastes plaines d'Europe, alors que l'Empire romain vacille sous les assauts d'Attila, un héros s'élève : Gautier, le preux d'Aquitaine. Entre batailles sanglantes et complots politiques, il manie son épée légendaire, Mimaing, et défend sa patrie avec courage et sagesse. Inspirée des épopées médiévales et des fragments perdus du Waltharius et de Waldere, cette novella mêle histoire, légende et héroïsme, retraçant le destin d'un homme qui lutte pour la gloire, la justice et la survie de son peuple.

Young squire Eubulo le Strange is sent to Conisbrough Castle to complete his military training under the formidable John de Warenne. But what begins as a rite of passage soon draws him into a tangled web of feuds, forbidden love, and political intrigue. As tensions mount across the realm, Eubulo finds himself entangled in one of the most daring scandals of the age—the abduction of Lady Alice de Laci, wife to the powerful and vengeful Earl Thomas of Lancaster. When Lancaster’s wrath descends upon Conisbrough in the form of a siege, loyalty and survival hang in the balance. Based on real ...

When struggling novelist Arthur Roberts retreats to a windswept cottage on the Yorkshire moors, he hopes for solitude, silence, and maybe—finally—a new idea. What he doesn't expect is the sudden appearance of Skeggvard, a long-dead Viking warrior with a story to tell: one of love and war, forgotten gods, and a journey that ends not in death, but in bones that will not rest. Night after night, the ghost appears by the hearth, recounting his grim saga. But is Skeggvard truly a revenant, or just a fevered figment of Arthur's imagination—conjured from whiskey fumes, isolation, and ...

When a monstrous worm begins terrorising the countryside—devouring poachers, knights, and sinners alike—fear grips the town. With nobles fleeing and crusading lords absent, hope falls to an unlikely hero: Tom, a humble blacksmith's apprentice with dreams of glory, helped by a dog named Toby. From drunken monks and gossiping townsfolk to chivalric tragedy and comic misadventure, this richly woven tale follows Robert's journey from forge to fame, through peril, heartbreak, and one unforgettable fight with a legendary beast. A riotous reimagining of Yorkshire folklore, Serpent Well is a ...

This story of amour courtois, senile lust, and true love is based on the ballad of Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale. I have given it a Conisbrough setting at a specific date in history, 1190, one year after King Richard I left England to go on crusade, leaving his brother John to wreak havoc with the kingdom, and with the heart of his mistress, Adela, at Conisbrough Castle. Deserted by her royal lover, Adela makes a play for Allan-a-Dale, putting his life in jeopardy. Allan-a-Dale visits Conisbrough Castle and Adela takes a fancy to him. To make matters worse, Allan falls in love with her sister...

1146 — Edessa falls to the forces of Zengi. In response, Pope Eugene III preaches the Second Crusade. His call to arms is heard all over Europe, even in the remote town of Coningsburgh where William de Warenne is inspired to take the cloth cross. However, he soon finds that religious zeal is one thing, but the harsh realities of fighting a jihad driven enemy in a torrid climate are quite another.

Attila explodes on the world, threatening to bring down the Roman Empire, and few can stand against him. Waldere is one, who, after escaping from Attila, and fighting single-handed, dispatches eleven of his attackers. Another is Aurelius, Britannia's rightful king, but in exile in Armorica. These heroes, and many others, join forces with Aetius, who has put together a shambolic army of allies, auxiliaries and and foederati, the last that Rome will ever field – but is it enough to protect the Empire from the fury of Attila? This is the second part of the English Dawn pentalogy, which tells...