The Cold Hearth
Pettersen, Garth
"The sons of Cnute are dead men." The dying words of his brother's assailant travel across the North Sea to the English Midlands.
Harald, the king's second son, receives the warning while rebuilding a hall where he hopes to farm and lead a peaceful life with Selia, his Frisian wife. But as the hall nears completion, they learn the family who lived there before them all perished in a single night of bloodshed. Could the grounds be cursed?
Now the threat of unknown enemies casts a long shadow. Should they distrust the brooding Saxon neighbor or the two weapon-bearers they hired for protection? Should they suspect either of the two women they have taken on with the other hirelings? Only their Jewish warrior friend, Ravya ben Naaman, seems above suspicion.
"This was quite a story, of course action and adventure, violence and mayhem; but also tenderness and caring, duty and honor and living with integrity." Books Are Theatre of the Mind Reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐