989 AD. Alfred the Great’s dream of a united England has been forged by his daughter Aethelfaed and grandson King Aethelstan._x000D_The Vikings have been expelled from York following the death of Erik Bloodaxe and for two generations there has been peace between Saxon and Dane._x000D_A new Viking warlord Olaf Tryggvason seeks revenge for Bloodaxe's death and the slaughter that followed and has set his sights on a fresh assault on England's shores. With Skarde Wartooth they set sail for Saxon lands hungry for glory conquest and vengeance._x000D_Beornoth a brutal and battle-hardened Saxon Thegn is called to arms to fight and protect the Saxon people from the savage Norse invaders. On a personal crusade he joins the army of Byrthnoth Lord of the east Saxons in a desperate fight against the bloodthirsty Vikings._x000D_Beornoth must lay his own demons to bed survive vicious attacks and find redemption for his tragic past.
