Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest

Author: G. A. Henty

Return to the days of the Norman invasion of England and fight alongside a nobleman serving the last of England’s Anglo-Saxon monarchs.

Wulf of Steyning, a Saxon thane loyal to King Harold Godwinson, boldly captures a castle in the Welsh wars, risks his life to rescue his shipwrecked sovereign, and combats Norsemen at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

$27.95

SKU 9780486475950 Categories Historical Fiction (13-18), Historical Fiction (8-12) Tags England, France, G.A. Henty

Description

Wulf and his comrades resolutely stand by King Harold in a series of adventures that climax at the Battle of Hastings.

Generations of readers have thrilled to this tale of loyalty and courage in eleventh-century Britain and Normandy. Author G. A. Henty created it in conjunction with his popular series of storybooks in which young characters, inspired by their encounters with real-life figures, perform heroic deeds.

Historical fiction at its very best, Wulf the Saxon offers boys and girls an exciting adventure in the medieval world.

G. A. Henty (1832–1902) penned a series of immensely popular works of juvenile historical fiction. Many of his books center on a fictional character who interacts with famous people of the era.

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