THE BANNEDEngland, 845 AD: Heregar, the son of Herewulf, lives the privileged life of a Thane on his lands in Somerset. One day, however, he is arrested and accused of conspiring to murder the king. The accusations are a lie, and Heregar expects to be exonerated by his neighbors. But when he learns that the chief accuser is his neighbor Thane Matelgar, whose daughter Alswythe he loves, all hope of acquittal is lost. In court he is declared an outlaw and exiled. His only chance of survival is to escape. When he encounters Danish Vikings, he faces a difficult choice between revenge and loyalty to his people, especially to the traitor Matelgar, who turned against him. What will be his choice?This is the fifth book in the eight-volume series „IN DARK AGES“ by Charles W. Whistler.IN DARK AGESThe stories of the „IN DARK AGES“ series by Charles Watts Whistler take place in medieval England and span a period of over 400 years. The series consists of a total of eight volumes.HavelocThe Prince of CornwallWar of the Saxon KingsWulfric the Weapon ThaneThe BannedViking of the KingAgainst Vikings800 VikingsThe individual volumes are complete, self-contained books that can be read independently of the other volumes of the series. The overall connection of the series results from the chronological order and embedding of the events in the historical context.Whistler places great emphasis in his books on a realistic portrayal of life in the early and high Middle Ages. The archaic style of language he uses creates an atmosphere of harshness and gloom.Experience individual destinies, love, betrayal and struggle. Get an authentic and vivid impression of England in the dark times of the Middle Ages. And see how the Norsemen shook the world of that time.Eight battles to the death. Eight journeys back in time, with a look at real people in a bygone era. Eight independent Viking stories that will really captivate you.Readers comments:“The characters created by the author fit perfectly into the true events of history. Immensly entertaining.“ – Philipp L. Rivera“Informative, adventurous, exciting. Thorough, Colourful, Riveting. What more can I say… Buy it and get bitten by the bug… I’m serhing for more. This one reminds me of Bernard Cornwell´s Series.“ – Alan Trudgett