Flame BearerBritain is at an uneasy peace. After their bloody defeat of Danish held East Anglia, the West Saxons stand victorious while the Mercians have taken back their land on the border of Northumbria, the last kingdom of Britain still ruled by the pagan northmen. A precarious truce exists between thelfl? ds Mercia and Northumbria, now ruled by Uhtred of Bebbanburgs son in law, Sigtryggr. Under the cover of this fragile calm, Uhtred must begin his campaign