2011 programme
James Aitcheson: Sworn Sword
James Aitcheson’s first novel, Sworn Sword, is set in the years following the battle of Hastings. In the depths of winter, 2,000 Normans march to subdue the troublesome province of Northumbria. Tancred a Dinant, an ambitious knight, is among them, hungry for battle, for silver and for land. But at Durham the Normans are ambushed in the streets by English rebels. In the battle that ensues, their army is slaughtered almost to a man. Chaired by Giles Gasper of Durham University.
Friday 21 October at 12.30pm
Durham Town Hall
Market Place
Durham
DH1 3NJ
Tel: 0191 301 8494
Booking info
Tickets: £6/£4 (concs & Friends)