Thurkill’s Battle

Name: Thurkill’s Battle
Rating: 4.4 (534 reviews)

by Paul Bernardi Book 2 in the Huscarl Chronicles series.

First published 2021

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December 1066. Harold Godwinson is dead and William of Normandy is closing his grip on England, but the remaining English lords have proclaimed the young Edgar Ætheling king in London. Thurkill marches with his men to support Edgar and defend the city, only to watch political resistance collapse as William advances and is crowned on Christmas Day. With the national struggle apparently lost, Thurkill turns north in the hope of building a new life with Hild.

Personal vengeance soon follows him. Robert FitzGilbert, seeking payment for his brother’s death, forces Thurkill back into violence while the political order around them is being remade by Norman conquest. The novel shifts the Huscarl Chronicles from the great battles of 1066 to the uncertain months after Hastings, when English submission, land seizure and private blood feuds existed side by side.