Britain, early Middle Ages, long war. Time after time, Norman armies invaded Mercia and Wessex, slaughtering the Saxons in battle, but they never managed to conquer the entire British island. The brave and experienced commander Uhtred of Bebbanburg has so far successfully repelled the attacks of the invaders, but this time he is threatened by a new enemy, whose name spreads fear on both sides of the Irish Sea - King Ragnall. He wants to become king of Britain and enlists the support of the ruler of Dunholm, the sorceress Brida. In her distant youth she loved Uhtred, and the stronger her current hatred for him. But truly inhuman anger boils in her against Christians. Brida vows to restore the country's faith in the ancient gods and prepares terrible revenge for her former lover. Uhtred falls into a skillfully placed trap... The ninth novel from the “Saxon Chronicles” series. For the first time in Russian!