Sworn Sword by James Aitcheson
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Sworn Sword is an historical novel set in the 1060s in England. James Aitcheson is a scholar, and the story of Tancred a Dinant, a knight in the service of William the Conqueror, is painstakingly researched, opening a window into a distant period of British history.
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Update: Yesterday was Independent Bookstore Day and I ordered the first two volumes of this.
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