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St. Brice's Day, England, Anno 1002. At the order of King Aethelred, thousands of Danes are murdered in a frenzy of ethnic cleansing. Outraged, the Danish king, Sweyn Forkbeard, swears he will take Aethelred's head, and his crown. But Sweyn needs allies. Chief amongst his supporters is Aelfgifu, an English noblewoman and head of a once great family. She has her own reasons to hate Aethelred and as a pagan, she is sympathetic to the Danish cause. When Aelfgifu marries Sweyn's son, Canute, war is inevitable. But if Aethelred is weak, Emma, his Norman queen, is not. And she will stop at nothing to destroy the woman at the heart of the Viking army. Love, ambition and revenge combine in an epic struggle for justice during the most turbulent period in England's history.
The Northern Queen, by Kelly Evans- Amazon Sales Rank: #2110915 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .82" w x 5.50" l, .91 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 326 pages
About the Author Kelly Evans is a Canadian writer, with a passion for history, horror and writing. Kelly’s first novel with Nordland Publishing is “The Northern Queen,” an epic tale of love between one of the most enigmatic men the Viking world ever produced, Canute the Great, and his Pagan wife, Aelfgifu.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Northern Queen By Lily9999 I went into this book a little prejudiced...I had always read books where Emma was the heroine and Aefgifu the villain. But, I was curious to see if the author could pull it off. She did...magnificently! This is the story of Aelfgifu, first wife of Canute, King of England, Denmark and Norway. Her family had a very rough existence under Aethelred the Unready. Her father killed and her brothers blinded. Her family had been a powerful force in Northumbria so she was considered a politically appropriate match for Canute. In The Northern Queen it is a love match, as well.We get to tag along as Aelfgifu goes through all the trials and tribulations of being a medieval queen. From being terrified for her children's lives to ruling territories in her husband's name. She had to deal with a jealous second wife, Emma, who came from a very powerful family, herself. A family that got Emma crowned as queen, while Aelfgifu was pushed into the background, or was she? This book has it all...heroines, villains, battles, love and hate! Adventures and political scheming abound! And, importantly for me, no anachronisms. Kelly Evans knows her history and is a gifted storyteller.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A woman of spirit in an impossible situation By Mercedes Rochelle In the early days of the Viking conquest, Canute took a wife. She was a daughter of the pro-Danish northern aristocracy, where Swegn Forkbeard and his son could rely on strong support. This could certainly have been a love match, and so it was in The Northern Queen. For a while, at least, Aelfgifu basked in Canute’s glory. Although they were married More Danico (in the Danish way), their union was recognized even after he became king. Alas, Aelfgifu had no reason to suppose she would be other than Canute’s queen, so she was in for a big shock when Canute announced he would marry Aethelred’s widow, the Norman Emma, in a Christian ceremony. It was all for reasons of state. By way of compensation, Canute set Aelfgifu up to rule the north as his “deputy”, so to speak. Small compensation it proved, nonetheless. What we see in this novel is a lot of frustration, a lot of waiting, and much rancor.Queen Emma is portrayed as an incorrigible villain, able to strike from a long distance away; I think this is a little over the top but it does add tension to the plot. Emma was as jealous of Aelfgifu as the other way around, and the venomous contention between them plagued Aelfgifu for the rest of her days. This competition was passed on to their sons, and Canute’s inheritance was bitterly fought.There’s plenty of evidence that Canute did not put aside his first wife when he took the second. He even sent her and his first son Swegn to rule as his regents in Norway, though they were eventually ousted in a bloody coup. Did Canute misinterpret Aelfgifu’s capacity to rule, or was she doomed from the start? It’s hard to say. She tries her best without much help from his end aside from a few words of encouragement. She must have felt pretty much abandoned by this point.I was curious to know how Kelly was going to handle her son’s reign, for Harold Harefoot has not been treated kindly by historians. However, in this novel it was his mother who took the reins of government into her own hands, at least initially, relieving him of responsibility. The sequence of events is a bit jumbled, and we don’t get a good feel for Harold as king. How deeply implicated was he in the torture and murder of Alfred Aetheling? Alas, we are not to know, for the most damning accusation normally laid against Harold—and Godwine—was deflected to Emma. Aelfgifu’s rival knew no bounds.Overall, I think Aelfgifu was nicely portrayed in this novel, rounding out the usual one-dimensional descriptions given by historians. She is very much a flesh-and-blood character, and the author did a good job describing how a woman of her spirit could deal with the impossible position Canute put her in. This is a fine debut novel, very well written and a smooth read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A historical fiction joy of a read By Brian Risius Beautifully written. Was a pleasure to see the point of view from the wife's perspective of a turbulent time in England. You get to see the protagonist, Aelfgifu, at her strongest and her weakest. I'm the kind of reader that prefers books with more action, but I was hooked on this one until I ended three days after I started. It is definitely a book worth buying and reading.
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