KING IN THE NORTH (OSWALD OF NORTHUMBRIA) (PB)

Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure – an exiled prince who returned in blood and glory to reclaim his birthright – is all but forgotten. A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, and the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn. In this panoramic portrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist and biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history.