num_pages: 440
description: This saga of yearning and mystery travels across oceans and continents to Iceland, Greenland, and North America during the time in history when Anglo-Saxons battled Vikings and the Norsemen discovered America. The marked contrasts between powerful royalty, landless peasants, Viking warriors and noble knights are expertly brought to life in this gripping tale of the French prince named Rumon. Shipwrecked off the Cornish coast on his quest to find King Arthur's legendary Avalon, Rumon meets a lonely girl named Merewyn and their lives soon become intertwined. Rumon brings Merewyn to England, but once there he is so dazzled by Queen Alrida's beauty that it makes him a virtual prisoner to her will. In this riveting romance, Anya Seton once again proves her mastery of historical detail and ability to craft a compelling tale that includes real and colorful personalities such as St. Dunstan and Eric the Red.
language: English
title: Avalon
titlecomplete: Avalon
characters: Sigurd, Queen Alfrida, Merewyn, Eirik the Red, Rumon, Ketil
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Medieval, Fantasy, Classics, British Literature, Historical Romance, Romance, Fiction, Arthurian
ratings_count: 4179
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Chicago Review Press