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In a period when Saxon freedom is crushed beneath the iron rule of King William the Conqueror, the cry for a champion echoes across England. Young Edward Aelredson, Thane of Denby, answers that call after being forced from his home. He takes shelter in the ancient forest of Sherwood, where he plans to stir rebellion amid its green and silent bowers.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Parke Godwin
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