A Saxon noblewoman, Aislinn, was turned to slave and mistress (read harlot) when Norman's invaded and overcame the Saxon homestead. Wulfgar used her as a slave but treated her somewhat kindly in bedroom matters. I honestly don't see how the vanguished can turn around and love the man responsible for raping and degrading her before her people. Sure it ends in marriage but how do you get over the grievous things done to you?
This is a 500 page book with a story that could have easily been told in 300. Woodiwiss dragged out the "romance" between Wulfgar and Aislinn to a point where it became repetitive and boring. I liked Aislinn and felt immense pity for her and her situation. I can honestly say that I would not have survived Medieval times if this is how women were treated. I'd rather be dead than submit to some vengeful barbarian. It may be romantic in the writing (not) but in the living...I think not. I usually enjoy Medieval tales but the male characters just were not at all likeable.
This is a 500 page book with a story that could have easily been told in 300. Woodiwiss dragged out the "romance" between Wulfgar and Aislinn to a point where it became repetitive and boring. I liked Aislinn and felt immense pity for her and her situation. I can honestly say that I would not have survived Medieval times if this is how women were treated. I'd rather be dead than submit to some vengeful barbarian. It may be romantic in the writing (not) but in the living...I think not. I usually enjoy Medieval tales but the male characters just were not at all likeable.
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