The King's Hounds

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From the recent novels I've read set during the Norman conquest, I've now moved back 50 years to an earlier invasion of England, that of the Danish King Canute, 1000 years ago this year. He defeated the English King, Edmund Ironside in 1016, and they made a deal to divide the country between them...

from teckelvik

I enjoyed this mystery. The story is clearly written and the setting is one that is fairly new to me - the 10th century Danish kingdom of England under King Cnut. I enjoyed the characters was happy to spend some time in their company. The biggest problem that I have with this book is that it is t...

from eyes.2c

I'm addicted! Ok, I'm addicted already to this series. Certainly I hope for more translations to follow. King Cnut is in Oxford to hold a Witenagemot (a National council assembly of the King, nobles and bishops) trying to bring the various English peoples now under his command (Angles, Jutes, Sax...

from janerawoof

Delightful first installment of a medieval mystery series fea turing a Saxon ex-monk illuminator, Winston and his partner, Halfdan, a landless Danish/Saxon noble during their reign of King Canute of Denmark, who is ruling a unified England. The duo, at the behest of the king, work together to sol...

from cyderry

In this new medieval mystery series, Cnut of Denmark in 1018 has conquered the Saxons and is in the process of unifying England. The country is still unsettled so when a nobleman is found murdered, the king selects a Dane, Halfdan, and a Saxon, Winston, to investigate and find the murderer. Cnut ...