The year is 878 AD, the embattled English king Alfred the Great has mounted a heroic defence at the battle of Edington, and blunted the Viking invasion. Chastened but not yet broken the Nors...Read allThe year is 878 AD, the embattled English king Alfred the Great has mounted a heroic defence at the battle of Edington, and blunted the Viking invasion. Chastened but not yet broken the Norse warlords have settled across Britain. For the first time in nearly 80 years, the land is...Read allThe year is 878 AD, the embattled English king Alfred the Great has mounted a heroic defence at the battle of Edington, and blunted the Viking invasion. Chastened but not yet broken the Norse warlords have settled across Britain. For the first time in nearly 80 years, the land is in a fragile state of peace.