The Hammer and the Cross

The Hammer and the Cross

480 pages
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Published: 1 Jan 1993
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ISBN: 9780812523485

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Tor Books

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865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests.Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to carve out a kingdom--and launch an all-out war between....The Hammer and the Cross.