Rebel Warrior (Medieval Warriors #3)
“To his mind, this level monotonous part of Northumbria lacked the beauty of Talisand with its rolling hills and rivers. Nor did it possess the majesty of Scotland’s lochs and mountains.
As he lifted his gaze to the white clouds drifting aimlessly above, he was thankful the day would at least be without rain.
He reached down to stroke Artair’s neck as he glanced at the backs of Duff and the king, thinking how it would be to once again face hundreds of Norman swords. The well-trained knights were... formidable, but he had learned much in the half dozen years since his first encounter with them at Senlac Hill and no longer feared their blades.
The landscape changed as they approached Alnwick. The moor gave way to grass and shrubs and finally he glimpsed green meadows fringed by dense stands of trees.
It was the middle of the morning when they entered a forested area and the king raised his fist, halting the column of men. In the distance, Steinar saw a timbered castle set upon a grass-covered hill the Normans called a motte.MoreLess
As he lifted his gaze to the white clouds drifting aimlessly above, he was thankful the day would at least be without rain.
He reached down to stroke Artair’s neck as he glanced at the backs of Duff and the king, thinking how it would be to once again face hundreds of Norman swords. The well-trained knights were... formidable, but he had learned much in the half dozen years since his first encounter with them at Senlac Hill and no longer feared their blades.
The landscape changed as they approached Alnwick. The moor gave way to grass and shrubs and finally he glimpsed green meadows fringed by dense stands of trees.
It was the middle of the morning when they entered a forested area and the king raised his fist, halting the column of men. In the distance, Steinar saw a timbered castle set upon a grass-covered hill the Normans called a motte.MoreLess
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