Historical novel. Uhtred the warrior saved the last English kingdom at the Battle of Ethandun. Now he returns to his war-torn homeland. He enters the service of King Guthred of Northumbria, whom he himself freed from Danish captivity. But his new master betrays him. Chained to the oars of a slave ship, Uthred begins a journey into the unknown. Will he ever set foot on English soil again.
