Witch or saint? That is the question Britta cannot answer as
she tries to connect to the mysterious power she lost just
as she discovered it. The many gods have not yet faded
before the one God in Dark Age Britain, and miracles are
still possible. DANEGELD is a carefully researched journey
into another time and place, filled with adventure, laced
with passion and magic.
All Britta wants is to reclaim her enigmatic gift, lost when
Offa, a mighty Saxon thegn, raped her long ago. Karn, proud
Viking warrior, is tried of wandering the world. He wants
land where he can live in peace. That seems impossible for a
fourth son. Their paths collide when Karn and his Vikings
raid Britta's village. Offa captures Karn and tortures him.
Britta is driven to heal him by a vision she hopes is the
return of magic. But she cannot make his body whole. Pursued
by Offa into the chaos of a world preparing for the final
confrontation between Saxon and Dane, Britta and Karn both
journey back from personal devastation to find new kinds of
strength. Each must see past a traditional enmity to find
their growing attraction to each other. Their struggle to
carve a common language and a common destiny echoes the
process alive in the land, as Saxon and Dane combine to
build the island kingdom that will be called England.
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