Includes historical note. Originally published in Great Britain in 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers. A hardcover edition of this book was published in the U.S. in 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers. First Harper paperback published 2006. Reissued in 2015. "Now a major BBC America series."
Summary:
In the middle years of the ninth century, the fierce Danes sotrmed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until but one realm remained. And suddenly the fate of all England--and the course of history--depended upon one man, one king.
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