Bede: The Word Warrior, Robert Stott, 2022, Amazon, Historical fiction
Eighth century England is a muddle of factious kingdoms. Each nation fears its neighbours. Confrontations, massacres and suffering are rampant.
In his monastery at Jarrow, monk Bede shivers in disbelief at this futile hostility and misery. He feels compelled to promote peace between the warring nations. But how? He is a monk, what chance has he?
Determined to foster unity Bede faces severe challenges: the church is riddled with corruption, his inept king needlessly provokes war, and senior churchmen censure his naive peace-keeping efforts. Bede’s own beliefs sabotage his mission. Bede is resolute. After many failures, he adopts a course to create unity.
But the path is fraught with danger.
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