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Wyrd of the Wolf
Southern England, seventh century. Cynethryth, the sixteen-year-old daughter of an ealdorman, is promised in marriage to secure her family’s position during wars among rival Saxon kingdoms. Captured by invading warriors, she is brought before another king whose cause threatens her people but whose character wins her loyalty and love.
Cynethryth’s choices draw her into the conquest of the Isle of Wight and the final suppression of pagan rule in southern England. Forced to choose among kinship, faith and personal attachment, she becomes an active participant in the political and religious transformation that follows the victorious king’s campaign.
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