Book Review – Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon England by Edoardo Albert and Paul Gething – historical non-fiction/fiction

Here’s the blurb;

“Warrior tells the story of forgotten man, a man whose bones were found in an Anglo-Saxon graveyard at Bamburgh castle in Northumberland. It is the story of a violent time when Britain was defining itself in waves of religious fervour, scattered tribal expansion and terrible bloodshed; it is the story of the fighting class, men apart, defined in life and death by their…

Someone once asked where the best place to hide would be during an Armageddon. The same answer applies to the best location for a lair if you wanted to be the most powerful evil villain. My answer – the Library. Knowledge brings power, and in an apocalyptic event, odds are pretty good that the interweb will be but a distant memory. If you can’t find what you need at a library, you sure as heck…

WWW Wednesday – 13 September 2017

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Taking on a World of Words blog. To participate and visit other blogs who participated, click here.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently Reading

  I am currently reading Shieldwall by Justin Hill as I have received the second book to review but have not read the first…

Edwin by Edoardo Albert

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Edwin by Edoardo Albert is a book about Edwin, obviously, the High King or Bretwalda of England. Having his throne usurped by Aethelfrith, Edwin is hiding in different courts. The last court is the one of Raedwald, who is tempted by the riches he could get in exchange for Edwin’s life.

It is no spoiler if I write that Edwin survives that since the book is about him. I shall not tell you,…

Oswiu: King of Kings by Edoardo Albert

Title: Oswiu: King of Kings Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Edoardo Albert Rating: 4.4

Oswald’s head is on a spike Can Oswiu avoid the same fate?

The great pagan king Penda set a trap, and when the brothers Oswiu and Oswald walked in, only one came back alive.

Rumours abound that the place where Oswald’s body is strung up has become sacred ground–a site of healing for those who seek it.…

Oswiu: King of Kings by Edoardo Albert

Title: Oswiu: King of Kings Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Edoardo Albert Rating: 4.4

Oswald’s head is on a spike Can Oswiu avoid the same fate?

The great pagan king Penda set a trap, and when the brothers Oswiu and Oswald walked in, only one came back alive.

Rumours abound that the place where Oswald’s body is strung up has become sacred ground–a site of healing for those who seek it.…

Kregel Tour: Edwin High King of Britain by Edoardo Albert #grow4christ @KregelBooks #bookreview

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  About the Book:

Note: This is not a specifically Christian book.

In 604 AD, Edwin, the deposed king of Northumbria, seeks refuge at the court of King Raedwald of East Anglia. But Raedwald is urged to kill his guest by Aethelfrith, Edwin’s usurper. As Edwin walks by the shore, alone and at bay, he is confronted by a mysterious figure–the missionary…