Publisher's Synopsis
After the death of King Alfred, a small town in Wessex is plunged into conflict and kinship rivalry. A royal prince flees leaving his slave behind. Udda lives in hiding but renders a service to a noble. From slavery to owning land, the Saxon descendants of Udda are involved in murder and conflict in order to keep what is theirs. Brutal Danish raids threaten the very existence of the family and the town; tales of brutality and cruelty lingering in the memories and sagas of the times.
