Wulf the Saxon
Author: G. A. Henty

Description from Amazon.com: [Editor's Review] Historical novel, set at the time of William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings (1066). The Preface begins: " Although the immediate results of the Battle of Hastings may have been of less importance to the world than were those of some other great battles, the struggle has, in the long run, had a greater influence upon the destiny of mankind than any other similar event that has ever taken place. That admixture of Saxon, Danish, and British races which had come to be known under the general name of English, was in most respects far behind the rest of Europe. The island was, as it had always been,--except... [more at Amazon link below]

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