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by Anya Seton
About 78 pages (23,346 words)
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This novel is an epic story that describes the fates of Merewyn of Uther and Romieux de Provence. Theirs is a journey that begins with a chance meeting on the way to Tre-Uther, and continues through England, Iceland, Greenland, and North America. Following the history of England's raids by the Vikings, Archbishop Dunstan's trials as he attempted to bring the masses to a Christian life, and Eric the Red's landing and colonization of Greenland, the story is one of love, devotion, and a basic struggle to survive that begins in the year of our Lord 973.

When Rumon meets Merewyn, he never imagines his life will become so entwined with hers. He is an Atheling after all, on a quest to England to to offer his services to King Edgar. A descendant from King Alfred and Charlemagne,.....

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