Bright Blade

Byrhtnoth thinks only of killing the man who stole his sword and wounded his wife. But the blade of revenge can strike both ways. Erik Bloodaxe has broken his oath and claimed the throne of York. In his anger, King Eadred sends his army to ravage Northumbria. Sent north with the ships, Byrhtnoth suffers storms at sea and fire on land. After an encounter with an old enemy he is left broken, in mind and body. Can Byrhtnoth survive until help arrives?Will he ever fight again?