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A Thane of Wessex: Being a Story of the Great Viking Raids into Somerset
by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
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20 totalA THANE OF WESSEX: - BEING A STORY OF THE GREAT VIKING RAIDS INTO SOMERSET. - By Charles W. Whistler
CHAPTER I. OUTLAWED! - CHAPTER II. THE FIGHT WITH TWO. - CHAPTER III. BY BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. - CHAPTER IV. THE SECRET MEETING. - CHAPTER V. THE VIKINGS ARRIVE. - CHAPTER VI. IN THE WOLF'S DEN. - CHAPTER VII. OSRIC THE SHERIFF. - CHAPTER VIII. THE FIRES OF STERT. - CHAPTER IX. IN BRIDGWATER. - CHAPTER X. FLIGHT THROUGH SEDGEMOOR. - CHAPTER XI. EALHSTAN THE BISHOP. - CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT LEVY. - CHAPTER XIII. A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD. - CHAPTER XIV. ELGAH THE FISHER. - CHAPTER XV. THE GREAT FIGHT AT PARRET MOUTH. - CHAPTER XVI. AT GLASTONBURY. - CHAPTER XVII. ALFRED THE ATHELING. - CHAPTER XVIII. PEACE IN THE LAND.
CHAPTER I. OUTLAWED!
CHAPTER II. THE FIGHT WITH TWO.
CHAPTER III. BY BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE.
CHAPTER IV. THE SECRET MEETING.
CHAPTER V. THE VIKINGS ARRIVE.
CHAPTER VI. IN THE WOLF'S DEN.
CHAPTER VII. OSRIC THE SHERIFF.
CHAPTER VIII. THE FIRES OF STERT.
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The story opens on a quiet hill overlooking the River Parret, where a young, newly‑inherited thane of Somerset stands before the Folk Moot, eager to rule as his father once did. His confidence soon draws the attention of Matelgar, the richer and more cunning thane of Stert, whose flattering friendship masks a deeper ambition. As the new ruler voices concerns about the king’s policies, he unwittingly steps into a web of rivalry and deceit that will test his loyalty and judgment.
One night the king’s men storm his hall, accusing him of treason and dragging him away in chains. Forgotten in the darkness of his prison, he clings to the hope that his supposed ally might intervene. When he is finally led back into bright spring sunlight, the land is already stirring with rumors of great Viking raids, hinting that the battle for his honor has only just begun.
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en
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~6 hours (354K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jul 29, 2004
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
1856–1913
A doctor-turned-clergyman who brought the Viking Age and early medieval England to life, he wrote brisk historical adventures grounded in chronicles, sagas, and archaeology. His stories are known for mixing scholarship with the pace of a classic tale.
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