The Harrying of the North seriesThe series is woven around historical fact and tells the story of Hravn and Ealdgith, friends in their midteens who witness, then flee from, the Harrying of the North in Richmondshire in January 1070. It follows their rapid transition from adolescence to adulthood, their evolving relationship and changing fortunes. The series brings to life the Northern Dales, Cumbria and Northumberland at a time of great social upheaval and in so doing it explores how English daily life was affected and forced to change.Hravn is NorseCumbrian by birth, and Ealdgith is Angle. An underlying theme is how these races blended together to form the English nation within the North.The Year 1070 SurvivalTorn away from their homes and families due to the sudden and devastating Harrying of the North by William the Conquerors soldiers, teenage friends Hravn and Ealdgith are forced to flee through the Yorkshire Dales in the bitter winter of 1070.Theirs is a tale of harsh survival and rapid transition from adolescence to adulthood under the constant threat of discovery, slavery or death at the hands of the Norman invaders or vicious outlaws.Ealdgith is the daughter of an English thegn and kinswoman of Earl Gospatrick of Northumberland and Cumberland. He is an historical character and one of the leaders of the English rebellion that triggered the Harrying of the North. Their intention is join him in Cumberland.As they flee through Wensleydale, Ealdgith disguises herself...

Binding: Paperback;284 pages; Publisher: Rod Flint; Classification: N/A; Weight: 432.07 g; Dimensions: N/A

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