Sondwic, Kent, 1009 - 1011 AD
Sondwic, Kent, 1009 - 1011 ADLoyalty to the king had not been an issue for Folcwin. Like many other nobles, he had privately questioned Aethelred’s rash decision to order the m******e of the Danes in his kingdom six years previously. He had not voiced his qualms at the time and since he owed his position and privileges to Aethelred, outwardly he had always displayed unwavering fealty to the king.
Sitting with his closest comrades, Thegns Helmfrid and Grimwald, he supped ale and chatted about the latest startling news to reach Sondwic.
Helmfrid’s grey eyebrows knitted in a deep frown— a sure sign he disapproved of something or someone and his words confirmed it.
“True there’s a case to be made that the king has been unfortunate, but I’d sustain another argu
