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    Last Tales of Mercia 2: Richard the Norman
    Last Tales of Mercia 2: Richard the Norman
    Last Tales of Mercia 2: Richard the Norman
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    Last Tales of Mercia 2: Richard the Norman

    By Jayden Woods

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    When King Edward calls on his allies for military support, the Norman lord Richard FitzScrob must take drastic measures to make his Saxon subjects obedient. Set in the Dark Ages of Engla-lond, the "Last Tales of Mercia" are ten short stories featuring real historical figures and characters from the "Sons of Mercia" series. Though strongly connected to the series, they can be read independently.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJayden Woods
    Release dateMay 6, 2012
    ISBN9781476245263
    Last Tales of Mercia 2: Richard the Norman
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    Jayden Woods

    Jayden Woods is the author's pen name. Jayden is a graduate of the University of Southern California's Writing for Screen and Television program. She lived and worked in Los Angeles for five years before leaving Hollywood to pursue her passion of writing prose and novels. Her published works include the various Tales of Mercia and the related "Sons of Mercia" trilogy, beginning with "Eadric the Grasper."

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      Last Tales of Mercia 2 - Jayden Woods

      Last Tales of Mercia 2:

      Richard the Norman

      Jayden Woods

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012 Jayden Woods

      Edited by Malcolm Pierce

      Cover design based on the Bayeux Tapestry

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      The ten Last Tales of Mercia are stand-alone stories featuring real historical figures and characters from the Sons of Mercia series. You may read them independently as quick glimpses into an ancient world, or as an introduction to the novel, Edric the Wild. For more news and updates on the Sons of Mercia series, visit www.jaydenwoods.com.

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      "Whereupon [Goodwin] began to gather forces over all his earldom, and Earl Sweyne, his son, over his; and Harold, his other son, over his earldom: and they assembled all in Gloucestershire, at Langtree, a large and innumerable army, all ready for battle against the king; unless Eustace and his men were delivered to them handcuffed, and also the Frenchmen that were in the castle."

      —The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, Entry For Year 1051

      LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE

      September 1051 A.D.

      I am very sorry, my lord, mumbled the vassal. But I’ll have the rent for you next week, once we have finished storing the harvest.

      Richard FitzScrob twisted his gloves with his large hands, finding the fabric more useful as a casualty of his anger than protection from the autumn chill. He would have much preferred venting some of his rage upon this hapless churl who most deserved it. Dougal was a so-called free-man, according to the Anglo-Saxon custom, which meant he could own land and entertain his own life beyond the limited duties he owed his landlord. But again and again the tenant had fallen short of his responsibilities to Lord Richard, such as maintaining the fences for Richard’s livestock or giving alms to the church on Richard’s estate. Now, for the first time, Dougal had failed to fulfill his single-most

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