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Sigurd the Lucky challenges Ealdred's bodyguard Mauger in an ancient duel called the holmgang, and only one will walk away with his life.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311794532725,"sku":"9780552157902","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780552157902_3e810f7e-4655-47ab-b851-91593b86f606.jpg?v=1786013885"},{"product_id":"9780552162418","title":"Brothers' Fury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFans of Bernard Cornwell will love this action-packed page-turner set during England's bloody and brutal Civil War, written by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LANCELOT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Giles Kristian. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fantastic, powerful, blood-stirring...it's done with such panache, such daring, such glory that you'll be aching for the next instalment.\" -- MANDA SCOTT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enthralling, excellently researched and lyrically imagined...\" -- ROBERT LOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Could not put this down. 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