The Fyrd: The Passing of Æthelred

By: Michael Calloway

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

THE FYRD

A Novel of the Last Kingdom

In the dying days of the ninth century, when darkness threatened to swallow the last light of Britain - an unlikely romance blooms.

THE FYRD is a sweeping story of war, faith, and redemption set against the brutal backdrop of the Viking invasions that nearly erased England from the map of Christendom. At its heart lies the impossible bond between Ylva Ulfsdottir—the fearsome She-Wolf of Jutland, a Danish nine-foot wolfwoman warrior—and Eadric, a Saxon fyrdsman whose quiet strength and unwavering faith slowly crack the armor she has worn since childhood.

As the Great Heathen Army tightens its grip and Wessex stands as the last Christian kingdom in England, Eadric is dragged into the storm - Æthelred’s faltering rule, Alfred’s rising fire, and the desperate mustering of the fyrd for battles that will decide whether Britain falls into heathen rule. In the shadow of war and the long, bitter road that follows, Ylva and Eadric must choose what they are willing to sacrifice—for a kingdom, for a soul, and for the most unlikely love that could doom them both.

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