A Warlord's Bargain
Chris Thorndycroft
As war consumes Britain, the struggle for a nation continues.
South East Britain, 447 A.D. Hengest and Horsa - two Jutish exiles - have made names for themselves as raiders and pirates, plundering the coast and striking terror into the hearts of merchants and British noblemen. They take what they want and, as their power grows, they set their sights on larger prizes.
But in the Byzantine corridors of the great town of Londinium, the ruling powers are plotting war. Lord Vertigernus, head of the Council of Britannia, desires an alliance with these pagans from across the sea and will stop at nothing to get it. Soon, Hengest and Horsa are drawn into the political power plays of post-Roman Britain where little is what it seems and none are to be trusted.
Ambrosius Aurelianus - the last military master of the Britons - marches north to wage war on the Picts. Hengest and Horsa ride under his banner as mercenaries fighting for the land promised them by Lord Vertigernus. As shields are splintered and blood is shed in the dim forests of the north, events are put in motion that will have both catastrophic and defining results for the struggling island of Britain.
Duration - 8h 53m.
Author - Chris Thorndycroft.
Narrator - Guy Barnes.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2015 Christopher Thorndycroft ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Chris Thorndycroft
Guy Barnes
The Hengest and Horsa Trilogy
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
As war consumes Britain, the struggle for a nation continues. South East Britain, 447 A.D. Hengest and Horsa - two Jutish exiles - have made names for themselves as raiders and pirates, plundering the coast and striking terror into the hearts of merchants and British noblemen. They take what they want and, as their power grows, they set their sights on larger prizes. But in the Byzantine corridors of the great town of Londinium, the ruling powers are plotting war. Lord Vertigernus, head of the Council of Britannia, desires an alliance with these pagans from across the sea and will stop at nothing to get it. Soon, Hengest and Horsa are drawn into the political power plays of post-Roman Britain where little is what it seems and none are to be trusted. Ambrosius Aurelianus - the last military master of the Britons - marches north to wage war on the Picts. Hengest and Horsa ride under his banner as mercenaries fighting for the land promised them by Lord Vertigernus. As shields are splintered and blood is shed in the dim forests of the north, events are put in motion that will have both catastrophic and defining results for the struggling island of Britain. Duration - 8h 53m. Author - Chris Thorndycroft. Narrator - Guy Barnes. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2015 Christopher Thorndycroft ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Beginning
Duration:00:00:36
Chapter 1: Horsa
Duration:00:08:53
Chapter 2: Hengest
Duration:00:10:22
Chapter 3: Horsa
Duration:00:07:46
Chapter 4: Hengest
Duration:00:04:03
Chapter 5: Octa
Duration:00:03:45
Chapter 6: Hronwena
Duration:00:14:32
Chapter 7: Aesc
Duration:00:05:49
Chapter 8: Hengest
Duration:00:06:55
Chapter 9: Gurangon
Duration:00:08:27
Chapter 10: Hengest
Duration:00:08:08
Chapter 11: Vitalinus
Duration:00:27:04
Chapter 12: Hronwena
Duration:00:04:39
Chapter 13: Hengest
Duration:00:10:17
Chapter 14: Aurelianus
Duration:00:14:28
Chapter 15: Hengest
Duration:00:11:03
Chapter 16: Aesc
Duration:00:14:49
Chapter 17: Vortimer
Duration:00:12:18
Chapter 18: Hengest
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 19: Horsa
Duration:00:18:56
Chapter 20: Hengest
Duration:00:12:30
Chapter 21: Horsa
Duration:00:07:43
Chapter 22: Bishop Lentilus
Duration:00:03:25
Chapter 23: Vortimer
Duration:00:20:58
Chapter 24: Hengest
Duration:00:07:35
Chapter 25: Aesc
Duration:00:04:39
Chapter 26: Aureliana
Duration:00:20:52
Chapter 27: Horsa
Duration:00:02:31
Chapter 28: Hengest
Duration:00:04:49
Chapter 29: Hronwena
Duration:00:07:26
Chapter 30: Horsa
Duration:00:07:23
Chapter 31: Hengest
Duration:00:08:01
Chapter 32: Hronwena
Duration:00:04:46
Chapter 33: Vortimer
Duration:00:07:07
Chapter 34: Horsa
Duration:00:06:18
Chapter 35: Hronwena
Duration:00:03:32
Chapter 36: Aureliana
Duration:00:08:05
Chapter 37: Hengest
Duration:00:11:44
Chapter 38: Hronwena
Duration:00:26:25
Chapter 39: Hengest
Duration:00:07:09
Chapter 40: Horsa
Duration:00:14:29
Chapter 41: Hronwena
Duration:00:27:26
Chapter 42: Maelona
Duration:00:07:05
Chapter 43: Auraliana
Duration:00:06:52
Chapter 44: Hronwena
Duration:00:04:07
Chapter 45: Vortimer
Duration:00:04:43
Chapter 46: Hronwena
Duration:00:14:59
Chapter 47: Aesc
Duration:00:13:53
Chapter 48: Hronwena
Duration:00:20:22
Chapter 49: Horsa
Duration:00:03:23
Chapter 50: Hengest
Duration:00:05:26
Chapter 51: Horsa
Duration:00:06:16
Chapter 52: Hronwena
Duration:00:02:09
Chapter 53: Vortimer
Duration:00:05:47
Chapter 54: Aesc
Duration:00:02:53
Chapter 55: Galana
Duration:00:04:29
Authors note
Duration:00:07:08
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:20