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When Bjarni, a young Viking, breaks a solemn oath, the community of the Norse settlers in the Angles' Land forces him into exile. For five years he roams the rugged coast of Scotland aboard various ships, learning the ways of the sea and observing the bitter rivalries among the local clan chiefs. Through his eyes the reader discovers the life of seafaring Norse youth and the complex social fabric of AngloβScandinavian Britain before the Norman conquest.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: History/Medieval History
Authors: Rosemary Sutcliff
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