Silver Hammer, Golden CrossA Peace which must be defended. A vow which must be broken. It is the final decade of the ninth century. The Peace between Wessex and the Danes long settled in the Danelaw erodes. A new onslaught of Danes attacks Angle land, trying once and for all to destroy lfred. Ceric of Kilton, now a young man, travels across Kingdoms to visit his friend, Hrald of Four Stones and to see Ashild, who he desires for his wife. But renewed hostilities threaten Ceric's