Soon to be a major anime series from the makers of Attack on Titan! ENGLAND AT WAR The
foolish King Ethelred has fled and Askeladd's band is one of hundreds plundering the English
countryside. Yet victory brings no peace to the elderly Danish King Sweyn who worries that his
untested sensitive son Canute will never be ready to take the throne. The king's attempt to
force his son to become a man places the young prince within the grasp of the gleeful killer
Thorkell! Whoever holds Canute holds the key to the thrones of England and Denmark - and
Askeladd has his own reasons for joining the fray! "With its rich visual details emotional
pull and strong characters this historical epic is an instant winner." - Anime News Network
Winner of the Japan Media Arts Awards Grand Prize for Manga and the Kodansha Manga Award From
the acclaimed author of Planetes
