{"product_id":"2940152453836","title":"Empty Triumphs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Baltic (985-6) Ethelwulf the Wanderer and his company arrive in the court of the aged Harald Bluetooth in Denmark. Along with the giant Thorgrim the Short, Ethelwulf is persuaded to help a Wendish tribe plundered by the mysterious Sons of Hel. There follows the horrors of pagan rites, the treachery of a king and then the enforced recruitment into the forces of Styrbjorn, claimant to the Swedish throne. The attempt is a disaster and Ethelwulf has to somehow slip away without the slur of ‘niddering’.\u003cbr\u003eWith extensive factual End-Notes\u003cbr\u003ePart 5 of a nine part series set in the 10th century Viking world. Here the background is a pagan world of the Baltic Sea, with a divided Viking society and savage neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bob Hyslop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122612977904,"sku":"2940152453836","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152453836_p0.jpg?v=1764021520","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152453836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}