"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Hill, Justin Shieldwall ISBN 13: 9780349123370 Shieldwall Hill, Justin 3.97 avg rating (392 ratings by Goodreads) Softcover ISBN 10: 0349123373ISBN 13: 9780349123370 Publisher: Abacus, 2017 This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. But an old enemy, the treacherous Earl Eadric, dogs Godwin's footsteps, and as the final battle approaches, around the valiant English the trap begins to close. With epic courage and ferocity, Godwin and Edmund repel the butchering Danes in three great battles. Godwin must traverse the meadows, wintry forests and fogbound marshes of Saxon England, raising armies of monks, ploughmen and shepherds against the Viking invader. When Ethelred's son Edmund takes the throne, determined to succeed where his father failed, he plucks Godwin from domestic peace to be right-hand man in his loyal shield wall.
One man lives to bear witness to the upheaval: Godwin, barely out of boyhood and destined to become one of his country's great warriors. King Ethelred lies dying and the England he knew dies with him the warring kingdoms of Mercia, Wessex and Northymbria tremble on the brink of great change. But an old enemy, the treacherous Earl Eadric, dogs Godwin's footsteps, and as the final battle approaches, around the valiant English the trap begins to close.The year is 1016 and England burns while the Viking armies blockade the great city of London. The year is 1016 and England burns while the Viking armies blockade the great city of London.
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