Calling upon Saxon forces the rally and drive the Vikings out of Wessex, Uhtred and Alfred gird for a decisive battle, but treachery awaits.

Driven to hiding in the marshes after the Vikings invade Wessex, Uhtred and Alfred finally make amends and devise a plan for retaking the kingdom.

Uhtred catches the eye of a lovely pagan queen, and his band of raiders becomes mercenaries for a Cornish king. But he soon faces the fury of Alfred.

After rescuing Mildrith, Uhtred joins the fierce battle of Cynuit and vanquishes a forbidding foe, only to have Odda the Younger claim the victory.

After King Alfred betrays Uhtred’s allegiance and turns him over to the Vikings, his Danish brother, Ragnar the Young, scrambles to spare his life.

Uhtred allies himself with newly crowned Alfred, but his commitment to the nascent king jeopardises his bond with Brida.