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Across the Narrow Sea Book I: The Shore of Hengist: A Dual-Language Historical Novel in English and German
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Series: Across the Narrow Sea, Book 1
General FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 25 2026
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Volume I follows the first stage of the Germanic arrival in post-Roman Britain. Leofgar, a young Saxon warrior, crosses the sea with a warband expecting payment and opportunity. The Britons, led by rulers such as Vortigern, need mercenaries to defend against raiders and rival British lords, but the bargain quickly becomes unstable when Saxon families, tools, seed, and livestock begin arriving.
The British counterweight is Marcus Aurelius Varro, a Romano-British landholder trying to preserve order as Roman authority fades. His family, including Severina, Elen, and Lucius, represents the old British world now under pressure. Chapters 1-8 trace the movement from mercenary service to settlement: coastal landing, fragile alliances, recovered captives, disputes over grain, the pagan feast, and the first serious violence at Thanet.
The volume ends with the Saxon presence no longer temporary. The shore has become a foothold.
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