{"product_id":"the-raven-banner-9781801107433","title":"The Raven Banner","description":"\u003cp\u003e'FAST-PACED, DETAILED AND BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN [FOR] FANS OF BERNARD CORNWELL, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN AND THEODORE BRUN' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEinar Unnsson will be a great warrior, whether he wants it or not. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAD 935 - Late Winter, City of Jorvik. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEinar Unnsson\u003c\/b\u003e is destined to be a great Icelandic warrior. He has already defeated the men sent to kill him by his notorious father, Jarl Thorfinn, the 'Skull Cleaver' of Orkney. He has a gift that makes him lethal in battle. Yet he has cast it all off to be a bard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen three men attack him, Einar's poetry provides little protection. Luckily, the skilled archer and Norse-Irish princess Affreca saves him. She'd assumed Einar had left to raise an army, challenge Thorfinn and seize the Jarldom of Orkney. Now she's determined to set him back onto his rightful path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEinar soon finds himself entangled on Affreca's own mission. She's seeking the Raven Banner for King Eirik. Legend has it that the banner is imbued with powerful magic. That it was a gift from the Norse God Odin and any army that marches behind it will be victorious. The quest sets events in motion that are beyond Einar's control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEinar has no choice but to face his fate and swing his sword once more... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Tim Hodkinson: \u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexcellently written\u003c\/b\u003e page-turner, with a feel for the period which invites you into the era and keeps you there' \u003ci\u003eHistorical Writers Association\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003egripping action adventure\u003c\/b\u003e like the sagas of old; and once finished, you just want to go back and read it all over again' Melisende's Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Head of Zeus -- An Aries Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801107433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.10d","brand":"Tim Hodkinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391888355509,"sku":"9781801107433","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f8337dfa-822a-4600-8efc-9bb9ff7a96f0.jpg?v=1719949111","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-raven-banner-9781801107433","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}