KING of ATHELNEY

Jørren has risen high in the service of King Ælfred but when he is sent to forge an alliance with the King of Mercia he finds that his mission is doomed to failure from the start and he is taken prisoner by the Danes. He escapes execution and returns to Wessex to find that he was assumed to be dead and another has been given his lands. When personal tragedy strikes he falls into a pit of despair, angry and bitter at his misfortune. However, when he is asked to establish a fleet of ships with which to fight the Vikings at sea he finds a new purpose in life. Just when his fortunes seem to be restored he loses everything again. Ælfred is betrayed and he and Jørren are forced to flee into the marshlands of Athelney. With only a handful of warriors and a few monks to support them, will they be able to defeat the Danes and retake Wessex?This is H A Culley's second novel in the series The Saga of Wessex and the Danes.