The Hammer and the Cross
Book 1 of The Hammer and the Cross
Language: English
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: Nov 15, 1994
Words:
163008
Flesch:
94.33
DDC:
813.54
FAST Tags:
Great Britain,
Vikings,
Middle Ages
LCC:
PS3558.A667
LC Genre:
Literature>American and Canadian>Fiction>20th Century>1945-1999
Book Details
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Description:
865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests.
Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to carve out a kingdom--and launch an all-out war between....The Hammer and the Cross.