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The Brunanburh Series

The Brunanburh series traces the struggle to create and preserve a united English kingdom under Æthelstan and his successor Edmund. Moving from Æthelstan's accession through the coalition of Scots, Britons and Dublin Norse defeated at Brunanburh, the novels continue into the renewed wars for York and Northumbria after his death. The sequence combines royal politics, shifting alliances and large-scale warfare during the formation of England.

Reading order

Books in this series (4 books)

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1. King of Kings

M J Porter

4.1(1,313)

AD925 Athelstan is the king of the English, uniting the petty kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, the Danish-held Five Boroughs and York following the sudden death of his father, King Edward. His vision is to unite the realms of the Scots and the Welsh in a peace…

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2. Kings of War

M J Porter

4.6(1,449)

Can the King of the Scots and the Dublin Norse triumph against a united England? AD 934. King Athelstan of the English has been successful in uniting the many kingdoms of Britain against one enemy, the Viking raiders. But men who are kings don’t wish to…

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3. Clash of Kings

M J Porter

4.5(1,129)

Can the Norse and the Scots exact their revenge over the mighty King Athelstan of the English? AD 937. After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms,…

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4. Kings of Conflict

M J Porter

4.5(564)

Can King Edmund of the English banish the Norse invaders from England one final time? AD 942. In the wake of the agreement reached at Lincoln between Edmund and Anlaf Sihtricson of the Norse, Edmund returns to Wessex to reflect and rebuild, impatient to reverse his…