#1 – Rhodri’s Furies
Gwynedd, ninth century. Alun ap Drystan grows up admiring his grandfather Iolyn, a veteran who fears that Viking raids and Saxon pressure will overwhelm the Welsh kingdoms. A reclusive seer tells Alun to find a ‘Battle Prince’ with whom he will help save Gwynedd, and he…
#2 – Avenging Rhodri
Wales, late ninth century. Rhodri Mawr has been killed in battle, leaving his sons to defend a divided inheritance against Mercia, Wessex and renewed Viking attack. Anarawd of Gwynedd must establish his authority while preserving the wider sense of common purpose that his father created among…
#3 – Hywel the Good
Wales, early tenth century. Hywel of Seisyllwg marries Elen, heiress of Dyfed, in a union that joins affection with dynastic opportunity. As he gains authority in southern Wales, he develops a reputation for measured judgement and attempts to strengthen his realm through alliances, administration and the…