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Warriors of the Way: The Hammer and the Cross / One King's Way (Hammer and the Cross, Bk 1 & 2)
Warriors of the Way The Hammer and the Cross / One King's Way - Hammer and the Cross, Bk 1 & 2 Author:Tom Shippey (writing as Harry Harrison), John Holm THE HAMMER AND THE CROSS (Hammer and the Cross, Bk 1) — 865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests. — Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is t... more »orn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to carve out a kingdom -- and launch an all-out war between...
ONE KING'S WAY (Hammer and the Cross, Bk 2)
A craftsman, visionary, and warrior, Shef has risen from slavery to become king of a mighty Viking nation. But his growing kingdom menaces all of Europe, and he has made many powerful enemies.
Chief among his enemies are the Knights of the Lance, a fanatical order of soldiers sworn to bring Shef down, no matter what the cost. To defeat Shef, they will go to extraordinary lengths to find the sacred spear of Christ -- and resurrect the Holy Roman Empire.
Driven by dreams, Shef battles to change the course of history, but even the gods themselves may be plotting against him....« less