Danish Sword

Danelaw Saga #4

by Griff Hosker

King Æthelred was the worst King of England but, in his second son, Edmund Ironside, was a king in the mould of King Alfred. Prince Cnut has his own problems for his brother refuses to share the crown of Denmark with him. It is Sven Saxon Sword, wielding Oathsword who orchestrates the campaign that brings the Danish fleet to invade England. The oath he made on the sword is now a fetter, tethering him to the fate of Prince Cnut of Denmark.

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2023

About the author

I was born in 1950 in Lancashire and attended a boy’s grammar school. After qualifying as an English and Drama teacher in 1972, I worked in the North East of England for the next 35 years. During that time I did write, mainly plays, pantos and musicals for the students at the three schools in which I worked.

When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.

My decision to begin writing was one of the best I have ever taken.

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Reviews

[New Achilles · Rating 4 out of 5]

You have to rate this guy fairly high for no other reason than just how darn prolific he is. The books are always well researched and give a nice sense of place with the battle scenes pretty good, but the characters usually are around two dimensions. The protagonist is always a little too perfect, and they all seem to have the same angst and pretty much for the same reasons all around their family, arrogant kings and so forth. So you read them mainly to be carted around to get a good feel for the time, place and politics. The characters are mainly interchangeable through the majority of his books. The trick is not to read too many of them in a row so that doesn’t start jumping out at you.

[Steve Minnick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hosker leaves you excited and hungry!

Hosker leaves you excited and hungry!
This, being the 4th book of the Danelaw Saga is a must read for all Griff Hosker fans and this series is a must read for all who love historical fiction about the 11th century!!

Griff Hosker is the best Storyteller for medieval history!!!!