Synopsis/Details
England, 1066.
In the shadow of conquest, faith and fury collide.
When Viking raiders storm Lindisfarne, a young monk hides a fragment of sacred text—an act of defiance that will echo through generations. Nearly three centuries later, in the uneasy peace of Jórvík (York), Ælfwynn, a sharp-witted English scribe, inherits that relic and a bloodline that refuses to kneel.
As the north braces for war, she crosses paths with Brandr, a disillusioned shipwright of Norse descent. Bound by loyalty to no king, Brandr is drawn to Ælfwynn’s courage and fire. Their bond deepens as the storm of history gathers: the Viking remnants under Harald Hardrada clash with English forces at Fulford and Stamford Bridge, painting the fields red with the last roar of the old gods.
When the Norman invaders rise in the south, Ælfwynn and Brandr find themselves swept into the brutal tide of conquest. York burns, alliances crumble, and survival demands more than faith. Amid the ruins, Ælfwynn emerges not as a victim but a leader—organising resistance from the ashes, wielding words and steel alike.
Haunted by fire and betrayal, she and Brandr strike back at the occupiers in a final act of rebellion: a night of blood and vengeance that will mark the birth of legend. Beneath the smoke and banners, the wolf and the cross stand together—symbols of the old world and the new, refusing extinction.
The Wolf and the Cross is a visceral historical epic of survival, love, and revolt—where the line between pagan and Christian, conqueror and conquered, blurs in the forge of war
