AD 633.
Men and women strive to seize control of their destinies in a time of despair, and the land is rife with danger as warlords vie for sup.
In a period of great upheaval for Dark Age Britain, all he finds is death and war.
He must learn to fight with Sword and shield to defend the war-ravagedkingdoms of Northumbria.
As an outsider in the kingdom of Bernicia, he is compelled to join his brother, Octa, as a warrior in the household of King Edwin.
Beobrand is a young man with a shadowy past.
AD 633