Henty gives a vivid picture of the horrors of the Danish invasions of England. For almost three centuries, Europe was almost shattered by the waves of invasions by the marauders from the north. The resistance to them, the gradual conversion of them, and the new Europe that emerged constitute a dramatic story. Mr. Henty gives us a fine fictional tale of one portion of that history. Accompany Edmund, a young Saxon thane, as he enlists in the service of King Alfred. Time: 870; place: Britian; main event: Viking invasions.
