Within a year of being crowned, Eadred (946-55) was faced with possibly the most feared, most ruthless and most famous Viking to set foot on English shores. The battle to save Northumbria from Viking control was also fought in conjunction with a battle against a truly debilitating illness. Like his brothers before him, in securing the legacy of his forebears, he could not fail.

Characters

Eadred - King of England (946-55)

Edmund I - King of England (939-46), elder brother of Eadred

Eadgifu - third wife of Edward, mother of Eadred

Edward the Elder - King of the Anglo-Saxons (899-924), father of Eadred

Aethelstan - King of the Anglo-Saxons (924-37), King of England (927-939), half-brother of Eadred

Eadburh - sister of Eadred

Eadwig - son of Edmund and Eadred’s successor

Alfred - King of the West-Saxons (871-886), King of the Anglo-Saxons (886-899), grandfather of Edmund

Dunstan - Abbot of Glastonbury

Aethelwold - Abbot of Abingdon

Aethelstan Half-king - Alderman of East-Anglia

Oda - Archbishop of Canterbury

Hywel Dda - King of Deheubarth

Oswulf I - Earl of Bamburgh, commander of Northumbria

Wulstan - Archbishop of York

Olaf Sihtricson - King of Northumbria (941-44, 949-52)

Eric Bloodaxe - King of Northumbria (947-48, 952-54)

Credits

Viking Calls - Marcus Dellicompagni (www.poundsound.uk)

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