Publisher's Synopsis
"Gripping...a rattling good story, told in strong clear prose...unforgettable." SPECTATOR "Fascinating" GUARDIAN In 1066 a "jumped-up little Norman and his bunch of psychopaths" cross the water and alter the course of English history. Three years later and Walt, King Harold's only surviving bodyguard, is still emotionally and physically scarred by the loss of his king and country. Wandering through Asia Minor, headed vaguely for the Holy Land, he tells his extraordinary story.
