num_pages: 480
description: 865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests.Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to carve out a kingdom--and launch an all-out war between.... The Hammer and the Cross.
language: English
title: The Hammer and the Cross
titlecomplete: The Hammer and the Cross (Hammer and the Cross, #1)
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical, War, Historical Fantasy, Medieval, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mythology
ratings_count: 1281
series: Hammer and the Cross
publisher: Tor Books