Torstein is driven into exile on the Orkney Islands. Plagued by thoughts of revenge, he looks continuously eastwards, towards Vingulmork, which was so villainously stolen from him. As if this isn’t bad enough, Ros – his father’s murderer – has now taken over Torstein’s estate. Torstein and his men travel to Canterbury, where Torstein hopes the monks will be able to heal his critically injured son – either voluntarily, or with swords pressed to their throats.
Meanwhile, the battle for England is underway – the aging Sweyn Forkbeard is determined to overthrow Ethelred and make himself ruler of the great Danish-English kingdom. Torstein knows that he must now choose his allies with care. He knows that he will be expected to fight for the Danish king, and take English land for him. He also knows that he is a wanted man, and that fewer and fewer of his old allies remain. Torstein fears for the safety of his wife Sigrid and their sons.
The fourth book in the Jomsviking series transports readers back in time to the dramatic years in which England was ravaged by an invasion that would change the course of history. There will be a war, where Danes fight against Danes and Saxons against Saxons, and where a warlord’s loyalties cannot always be trusted. Torstein will have to fight for his life. And, for the first time, be forced to enter into battle alongside his young son.
Part of the Jomsviking series
Foreign sales
Poland, Virtualo/Empik Go
Germany, Penguin Random House
Hungary, Central Media Group
Praise:
5 out of 6 stars “There is still plenty of momentum in the saga series about Torstein, a knarrsmith and Jomsviking. Volume four is a new peak. […] Bull-Hansen’s Jomsviking series shares many similarities with Bernard Cornwell’s endless Saxon Stories series about Uhtred, which has also appeared on TV as The Last Kingdom. … But even if Cornwell got there first, Bull-Hansen still comes away from the comparison in good shape. He has more tricks than sword-wielding action, and consistently maintains a superior literary quality.”
-Adresseavisen
5 out of 6 stars “Getting started on Bull-Hansen’s series of books about Torstein Herse, his family and brothers in arms, can be an infectious undertaking. The immense momentum he serves up in an inferno of bold battles and stinging betrayal is like a torchlit procession of inflamed tension. It reels you in, and there’s no cure. […] He is a master, and Danelov’s Land is a masterpiece of a book, a story swathed in surrender and defeat, but also in love, loss, sympathy and sorrow. The narrative is a lava flow of brutality, breathlessly exciting as the plots unfold. A text brimming with Bull-Hansen’s extraordinary knowledge, a text with impulse, never stiff or creaky.”
-Fredrikstad Blad
5 out of 6 stars “… The fourth Torstein Herse book maintains the same high standard as its predecessors. […] There is a real art to composing a credible ‘modern’ saga language, as is done here. […] For those interested in history, reading the Jomsviking books is an experience. […]… And luckily there is more to come. I, for one, am happy about that.”
-Bok365
