Living in the present days of peace and tranquility it is difficult to picture the life of our ancestors in the days of King Alfred, when the whole country was

The Dragon and The Raven is a tale of England before it was England, back in the days when the Saxons were dealing with the raiding Vikings during the 9th centu

In 9th-century Normandy, Norse Shieldmaiden Halla and Frankish Christian Taurin struggle to preserve their marriage as fanatics on both sides threaten to destro

The Dragon and the Raven is written by G. A. Henty. This book is also know as The Days of King Alfred. The story is set in the late 9th century during the rule

Listen... The furious clangor of battle. The harrowing singing of steel. The desperate cries of wounded animals. The gasps of bleeding, dying men. The slow, dee