βThe Lost Tales of Merciaβ are ten short stories set in England near the end of the Viking Age. These swashbuckling tales, based heavily on true events, educate and entertain simultaneously. The Sixth Tale is the wildest yet. Meet a spited orphan named Alfgifu and the young Viking King, Canute. Toge
The Ninth Lost Tale of Mercia: Runa the Wife
β Scribed by Jayden Woods
- Publisher
- Feedbooks
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 34 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Runa expects to live her entire life isolated in the woods until she meets Thorkell the Tall. She tries to conform to society through a traditional marriage, but at a very high cost to them both.
The Lost Tales of Mercia are ten short stories set in the Viking Age. They can be read in any order. Though fictional, they are heavily researched and feature many real historical figures as described in the ancient texts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. They are intended as a creative interpretation of what might have and could have happened.
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