The Saxon Warrior Series 4-6

Discover the brutal, brilliant, action-packed Saxon Warrior series from BESTSELLER Peter Gibbons'A power house of a novel told with the pace of a charging war horse' – Adam Lofthouse'Thunderously atmospheric! Gibbons once again proves himself a master of Viking & Dark Age lore' – Gordon Doherty This boxset contains books 4-6 of the Saxon Warrior Series from Peter Gibbons

• Sword of Vengeance • Enemies of the Crown • Death of a Kingdom Sword of Vengeance

992AD: King Aethelred the Unready’s army has been defeated at the historic Battle of Maldon by Viking invaders led by Olaf Tryggvason and King Sweyn Forkbeard. The strategic turning point of the battle was when Godric, an East Saxon Thegn, fled the battlefield taking with him the Saxon army, leaving behind his brothers to be massacred in a welter of blood and Norse axe blades. Saxon warrior Beornoth emerges from the ashes of defeat with his heart aflame with vengeance and when King Aethelred sends for Beornoth with orders to punish those traitors responsible for the crushing defeat, he heeds the king’s call. Can Beornoth triumph over insurmountable odds in this pulse pounding quest for retribution?

Enemies of the Crown

994AD: King Aethelred the Unready’s rule falters. Policies recommended by the controlling bishops invite more attacks upon his Saxon kingdom as Sweyn Forkbeard, Viking battle-king of the Danes, grows in power; bloodthirsty for conquest. Beornoth, Viking-killer and kings thegn believed his days in the shield wall to be over until summoned by the king to enforce a policy of retribution against his enemies. In a time of shifting loyalties, alongside a savage warband of cruel Norman warriors, Beornoth embarks upon a brutal quest to rid England of King Aethelred’s so-called Viking enemies. However, when this murderous campaign leads to the door of an old friend, Beornoth must choose sides, as his loyalty to king, country, and his brothers of the sword are put to the test…

Death of a Kingdom

1004 AD: The fate of a fractured and embattled nation hangs by a thread. Eadric Streona grows in power, controlling an even-weaker King Aethelred the Unready. No man dares to stand to oppose him. King Sweyn Forkbeard of Norway has unleashed his fearless Viking warlord Thorkell the Tall upon England’s shores with his eye firmly on the weakened Saxon throne. Can the Vikings unite to conquer the English and claim the crown? Lord Beornoth, the Viking-killer lives on, beset by the ravages of age and tortured by his past, At the Kings bequest he is plunged into the brutal twilight of Saxon rule, where loyalty, courage, and sacrifice are tested on blood-soaked fields. Armies clash and the throne of England becomes the ultimate prize. In the face of a Viking invasion, Beornoth faces his greatest battle in this unflinching fight through the last days of Saxon England…

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E-bog: 5. maj 2026