The great British commander Utred has reached old age and dreams of peaceful days in the ancestral nest, his beloved Bebbanburg. Many years ago, having won a decisive battle, Utred raised thelstan, the grandson of Alfred the Great, to the throne of Wessex. The young king swore to his friend and mentor Lord Utrecht never to fight him or invade his native Northumbria. This is a broken oath.... The enemies of thelstan, who want to take over the Saxon kingdoms, turn to Utrecht for support. Will the Lord rise under their banners? Will Alfred the Great’s dream of uniting all English-speaking peoples under one monarch come true? For the first time in Russian!