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Aelfraed

by Griff Hosker 3 books in this series

The Aelfraed trilogy follows Saxon survivors through the violent aftermath of 1066. Beginning before the Battle of Hastings and continuing through resistance, outlawry and exile, the series uses the collapse of Harold Godwinson’s England to follow housecarls and rebels forced to decide whether to keep fighting, submit to Norman rule or seek service beyond England. It is a compact post-Conquest sequence about loyalty, defeat and survival.

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Books in this series (3 books)

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1. Housecarl

Griff Hosker

4.4(1,353)

Aelfraed’s life changes when his uncle Aethelward takes him into the household warriors of Harold Godwinson. Training among professional fighting men gives him a place in the turbulent politics of late Anglo-Saxon England, and campaigns against the Welsh bring him both experience and a growing reputation.…

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2. Outlaw

Griff Hosker

4.4(1,206)

After the English defeat at Hastings in 1066, Aelfraed and the remnants of his northern war band refuse to accept Norman rule. With the old Saxon leadership broken, they retreat into the forests and continue a resistance that forces them outside the law as William’s men…

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3. Varangian

Griff Hosker

4.4(1,230)

The novel follows the last two Housecarls from Harold Godwinson’s army who, forced from England by the Normans, journey down the Russian rivers to join the Varangian Guard where they fight, once more the Normans from Italy. The two men have to fight not only barbarians…

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