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    Last Tales of Mercia 7: Godric the Thegn
    Last Tales of Mercia 7: Godric the Thegn
    Last Tales of Mercia 7: Godric the Thegn
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    Last Tales of Mercia 7: Godric the Thegn

    By Jayden Woods

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    When Richard FitzScrob asks Godric to hunt for the youth who desecrated his castle, Godric's loyalty to King Edward and the Normans will be put to the test. 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 dateJul 4, 2012
    ISBN9781476088471
    Last Tales of Mercia 7: Godric the Thegn
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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 7 - Jayden Woods

      Last Tales of Mercia 7:

      Godric the Thegn

      Jayden Woods

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012 Jayden Woods

      Edited by Malcolm Pierce

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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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      SHROPSHIRE

      1054 A.D.

      Godric had heard many descriptions of the first Norman castle in Shropshire, but today he observed it in person for the first time. He did not feel especially impressed. Sections of a stone curtain wall rose and fell inconsistently between gaps filled by palisades. Godric surmised that the Normans had run out of stone not far into the project, or something to that effect. Perhaps they’d used all available rocks on the gatehouse, which looked formidable enough. It was the first structure on the castle to be made entirely of stone and mortar. But it would serve little purpose if the walls remained unfinished and the lord had no safe home to sleep in. Altogether the construction of the castle appeared irregular and sloppy, which no doubt resulted from the reluctance of the laborers. Godric wondered why more of the Normans didn’t do the work themselves, if they were such experts.

      As he rode across the swing bridge, Godric studied the Norman guards on the other side. They failed to impress him, also. After hearing so many rumors of their bullying nature and military prowess, Godric found they paled in comparison to the Jomsviking warriors with whom he’d once fought. These were ordinary men dressed in chainmail, their bodies drooping under the heat of the summer sun and the boredom of a long day. They stared back at him with wary glances, their gazes lingering especially long on the eyepatch covering the scarred flesh of his right socket.

      I’m Thegn Godric, he told them. Lord Richard FitzScrob wanted to talk to me?

      The guards exchanged surprised looks,

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