Bretland Trilogy

A fisherman's son, Alun ap Drystan worships his grandfather Iolyn, a renowned former warrior. The old man is worried about the future of his homeland, and to help, he sends father and son to visit a reclusive seer with Druidic blood.Speaking in riddles, the seer tells Alun the find the Battle Prince: together, they will be the saviours of Gwynedd, and that he will be a great warrior, mingling with the greatest in the land.After a chance meeting with the cattle breeder Iowerth and his son, Cadfael ap Iowerth, Alun realises that the youth's name in Old Welsh means Battle Prince: his foretold comrade. The youths soon become inseparable friends and blood brothers. But can the seer's prediction be correct?A riveting, meticulously researched historical adventure set in early medieval Wales, 'Rhodri's Furies' is the first book in John Broughton's BRETLAND TRILOGY of historical novels. John Broughton was born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire UK in 1948: just one of the post-war baby boom. After attending grammar school and studying to the sound of Bob Dylan, he went to Nottingham University and studied Medieval and Modern History.He decided to take up writing again late in his career. The fruit of that decision was his first historical novel, Die for a Dove, an archaeological thriller, followed by The Purple Thread and Wyrd of the Wolf. Both are set in his favourite Anglo-Saxon period.

After charismatic king Rhodri Mawr of Gwynedd is killed in battle, people call his son Anarawd's victory over the Mercians at the Battle of the Conwy, a few years later, "God's vengeance for Rhodri".Rhodri awakened nationalist sentiment among the small Welsh kingdoms at a time when Saxon Wessex threatened the Welsh with dominion. Meanwhile, Mercia never renounced her claim to lands across the Wye and the Vikings threatened the long coastline.Despite these outside threats, one descendant of Rhodri succeeded in uniting the whole of Wales under his kingship. Find out who in 'Avenging Rhodri', John Broughton's meticulously researched historical adventure set in 9th century Wales. John Broughton was born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire UK in 1948: just one of the post-war baby boom. After attending grammar school and studying to the sound of Bob Dylan, he went to Nottingham University and studied Medieval and Modern History.He decided to take up writing again late in his career. The fruit of that decision was his first historical novel, Die for a Dove, an archaeological thriller, followed by The Purple Thread and Wyrd of the Wolf. Both are set in his favourite Anglo-Saxon period.