Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce, has proved himself in battle and won the support of his King, Aethelred II, but the spectre of Swein of Denmark, the man who partially blinded him five years before, has suddenly become a harrowing reality. As the Viking raids intensify, conflict at the King's Witan and amongst his Councillors grows and Leofwine finds himself still treading a difficult path between loyalty and the twisted self-interests of the men the King surrounds himself with. Can Leofwine weather more storms and grow his own power base, or will his King, once and for all, lose patience with his broken Ealdorman?
- ISBN10 1291725040
- ISBN13 9781291725049
- Publish Date 3 August 2014 (first published 28 January 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu Press Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 194
- Language English