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Danish Sword
England under Æthelred is wealthy but politically weak, while the Danish royal house is divided by its own rivalries. Edmund Ironside begins to emerge as a capable English leader just as Prince Cnut seeks the forces and alliances needed to challenge for power across the North Sea.
Sven Saxon Sword becomes one of the men who turn Cnut’s ambition into a military campaign. Bound by the oath attached to his weapon, he helps organise the Danish invasion while facing opponents among English, Scots and Danes whose loyalties may shift with fortune. The novel follows the struggle that will determine whether Æthelred’s line can hold England and whether Cnut can transform a disputed claim into a durable kingdom.
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