Book cloak of ashes women of beowulf book

Mourning Beowulf s death and sensing an urgent summons from her long absent mother Freawaru leaves Geatland to cross the whale road She leaves having blood on her hands for she has killed a man Her journey takes her first to Norway land of the Brondings where a strange young girl unexpectedly enters her lifeShe next returns to Denmark to the court of her old nemesis Hrothulf now the respected King Hrolf Kraki There she seeks clues to her mother s whereabouts clues from the mounds of the dead and from her old rune master Unferth Hrolf s court is itself in peril from the king s half sister the witch ueen Skuld When Freawaru attempts to assist Hrolf sobering conseuences resultGathering her people and her courage Freawaru sails for Angle land where she confronts the threat of a new religion Her gifts as a seeress and healer are repeatedly tested as she struggles to create a home for herself and her followers in East Anglia Her acts and decisions there as she strives to stay true to the goddess will affect the ruling house and the fate of its king the redoubtable R dwaldHow will she live up to the demands placed upon her Cloak of Ashes Women of Beowulf 3This is the third book in The Women of Beowulf series This trilogy takes you on an amazing journey through ancient time depicting the daily lives of the women of that era It is well researched full of history and remarkably entertaining I highly recommend it English An excellent ending to an excellent series 5 stars English .

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