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A Peace which must be defended. A vow which must be broken. It is the final decade of the ninth century. The Peace between Wessex and the Danes long-settled in the Danelaw erodes. A new onslaught of Danes attacks Angle-land, trying once and for all to destroy lfred. Ceric of Kilton, now a young man, travels across Kingdoms to visit his friend, Hrald of Four Stones – and to see Ashild, who he desires for his wife. But renewed hostilities threaten Ceric s hopes for deeper ties between strongholds. And hundreds of leagues away on the Baltic island of Gotland, Hrald s father Sidroc the Dane must defy his Gods. The revered Hammer of Thor. The sacred Cross of the Christians. And the conflict that pits two beliefs, two great war-chiefs, and three young people against each other. A New Generation Beckons You…