Sondwic, 1011-12 AD
Sondwic, 1011-12 ADThe only way to gain access to his brother was to dispatch a message to Aelfwynn by using extreme caution and a significant sum of silver coins. The Viking camp was far too dangerous a place for a Saxon ealdorman to venture alone. When Aelfwynn received his brief note, his response was to send a band of six armed warriors to escort Folcwin to his tent.
Acutely aware of the peril he was in, the ealdorman knew that he must tread lightly with his brother. To anger him being in so vulnerable a position was out of the question, yet his heart was full of rancour for Aelfwyn’s fraternising with the Vikings whilst Canterbury smouldered, its citizens slaughtered or seized as hostages.
On meeting after so long, they fell into a brotherly embrace, and after t
