Loved itthe Pagan Lord I think the two installments before this I was feeling a bit down with the series but then this revived my absolute love for it
The Pagan Lord (2013)
Others: Positive As the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, prepare to invade England, Uhtred, who is now out of favor with the new king, leads a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, but is soon drawn into the bloodiest battle yet that will decide the fate of the entire English nation.
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- 9780007331925
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- 320 pages
Genres: historical fiction
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