{"product_id":"the-thegns-daughter-9781918587135","title":"The Thegn's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorthumbria, 867 AD. A daughter denied her birthright. A Viking invasion that will change everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElfwyne has spent her life doing the work of a leader without ever being allowed to become one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the daughter of the thegn of Strean shalch, she understands its people, its land and its responsibilities better than most. Yet in a world ruled by men, her future has already been decided for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the Viking ships arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Norse warrior Njal Bjornsson and his followers seize the settlement, Elfwyne's old life is shattered. Her husband is dead, her home is changed forever and her own father bargains with the invaders to preserve his position. As part of the agreement, Elfwyne is taken as a hostage while the Norse establish a settlement of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong her captors is Ragnar, an older warrior hardened by battle and haunted by losses of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins in distrust slowly becomes an unexpected friendship. Ragnar sees strength in the woman others have tried to control, while Elfwyne begins to discover a world in which some of the rules that have governed her life no longer apply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Saxon and Norse are divided by more than bloodshed. Faith, loyalty, honour and ambition threaten the fragile peace, while old betrayals refuse to remain buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between two peoples and two ways of life, Elfwyne must decide who she truly is and whether the future she was always denied might finally be hers to claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in atmosphere, conflict and slow-burning romance, \u003cem\u003eThe Thegn's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping tale of Vikings and Saxons, love and loss, faith and power, and one woman's journey from bargaining piece to leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crear Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918587135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"L. J. Morton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405806166197,"sku":"9781918587135","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781918587135.jpg?v=1790791551","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-thegns-daughter-9781918587135","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}