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Between Crown and Sword by aimeep08
Fandoms: The Last Kingdom (TV), The Warrior Chronicles | The Saxon Stories - Bernard Cornwell
25 May 2026
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Ælfgifu of Wessex was born to stand in the shadow of men: sister to a king, pawn in a God-given order, a woman whose duty is to endure in silence. Between the weight of the crown and the threat of the sword, her life was meant to be one of obedience, not choice.
War changes that.
As Alfred's fragile kingdom is torn by invasion and treachery, Ælfgifu finds herself drawn into the heart of the struggle, caught between the brother who needs her loyalty and the warriors who hold her heart. From the hush of Winchester's chapel to the smoke of the shieldwall, from the marshes of exile to slave ships and northern roads, Ælfgifu must decide who she is when no man speaks for her. In a world ruled by oaths and kings, she will learn that some vows are forged not in courts or churches, but in the space between crown and sword-where a woman's heart chooses its own fate.
Leofric x OC
Finan x OC