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Saxon Warrior

Set during the troubled final decades of Anglo-Saxon England, the Saxon Warrior series follows Beornoth, a battle-hardened thegn drawn repeatedly into the defence of King Æthelred II's kingdom. Beginning with renewed Viking attacks in 989 and moving through the Battle of Maldon and the intensifying Danish threat, the novels combine shield-wall warfare with court politics, divided loyalties and Beornoth's search for redemption. Historical rulers and commanders including Æthelred the Unready, Olaf Tryggvason, Sweyn Forkbeard, Byrhtnoth and Thorkell the Tall shape a sequence that traces England's weakening resistance to Scandinavian conquest.

Reading order

Books in this series (6 books)

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#1 – Warrior and Protector

Peter Gibbons

England, 989. Two generations after the fall of Erik Bloodaxe, renewed Viking attacks threaten the peace built by the descendants of Alfred the Great. Olaf Tryggvason and Skarde Wartooth sail for the English coast seeking vengeance and conquest, while Beornoth, a scarred and battle-hardened Saxon thegn,…

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#2 – Storm of War

Peter Gibbons

England, 990. King Æthelred II rules a divided kingdom influenced by his mother, Queen Ælfthryth, and powerful churchmen. Sensing weakness, Olaf Tryggvason brings the Jomsvikings to the English coast in search of plunder and political advantage. Byrhtnoth of Essex and his thegn Beornoth gather a hard-fighting…

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#3 – Brothers of the Sword

Peter Gibbons

England, 991. Olaf Tryggvason and Sweyn Forkbeard threaten the kingdom with powerful Viking fleets, forcing Ealdorman Byrhtnoth of Essex to confront an invasion with inadequate support. Beside him stands Beornoth, torn between his duty to the kingdom and the people he wishes to protect. The campaign…

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#4 – Sword of Vengeance

Peter Gibbons

England, 992. In the aftermath of the English defeat at the Battle of Maldon, survivors and royal officials search for those responsible for the collapse of Byrhtnoth's army. Beornoth emerges from the fighting determined to punish the flight that exposed his comrades to slaughter. Acting under…

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#5 – Enemies of the Crown

Peter Gibbons

England, 994. King Æthelred's authority is weakening as bishops, nobles and rival factions compete to direct royal policy. Sweyn Forkbeard's growing power encourages further Viking attacks, while Beornoth is summoned back into service to carry out the king's reprisals against suspected enemies. Forced to campaign alongside…

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#6 – Death of a Kingdom

Peter Gibbons

England, 1004. The kingdom is fractured by Viking invasion and the increasing influence of Eadric Streona over King Æthelred. Sweyn Forkbeard expands his ambitions while Thorkell the Tall leads a formidable army against the English. Beornoth, older and burdened by years of war, is drawn into…