Barbara R. (Crop4Fun) reviewed Swords Across the Thames (Warrior Queen Series) on + 1217 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is the story of the little known Queen Aethelflaed, nicknamed "Lae." The tale takes place in the late 9th & early 10th centuries when women where supposed to be dominated by men. Lae doesn't know she is not supposed to be an outspoken warrior, military leader and wife and mother. She does it all, except her success as a mother is not what she had hoped for. She was Queen of Mercia and strove to rid her land of the Vikings. It was her greatest dream partially realized by the wars she, her husband "Red," brother "Edward," and her esteemed father "Alfred the Great" waged on the Danes.
Although, she bravely tries to hate the enemy she unwillingly becomes a friend to Eiric son of a Viking leader and his family. The story is beautifully told with much description of the times she lived in and the traditions she tried to follow but ended up breaking. She was a strong willed character who was born before her time.
Although, she bravely tries to hate the enemy she unwillingly becomes a friend to Eiric son of a Viking leader and his family. The story is beautifully told with much description of the times she lived in and the traditions she tried to follow but ended up breaking. She was a strong willed character who was born before her time.
